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Russian investors increased their share of luxury-home purchases in some of the most expensive neighborhoods in London, Hamptons International said, as Russia Prime Minister Vladimir Putin looks to continue his presidency in March.

The invitation to the show alone was a clue. The heavy black bard luxuriously embossed with deep plum velvety leaves meant Gucci was about to bring the drama.

To mark the 50th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe’s tragic death, Getty Images Gallery will host an exhibition opening March 9.

In celebration of its 15th anniversary, Paris boutique Colette will host a carnival in Paris’ Jardin des Tuileries.

Hollywood was rumored to be working on a modern-day version of "The Bodyguard," even before Whitney Houston's tragic and timely passing, but it appears that the 1992 film will also be turned in to a musical as well.

During London Fashion Week, the Burberry Prorsum AW 2012 show brought out some of the biggest names for the front row including Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Kate Bosworth, Clemence Poesy, Giorgia Surina.

The London Symphony Orchestra said that, newly partnered with BMW, it will conduct a free concert of Stravinsky on May 12 in Trafalgar Square in an effort "to take the finest music to the widest possible audience."

With the upcoming 2012 Olympics in London and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebration, the world-wide excitement was too much for Brazil's Rio Carnival to ignore.

Fashion designer Stella McCartney blew the audience away during her London Fashion Week show with a mixture of illusions, magic and model acrobatics as she presented the Autumn/Winter 2012 season.

UK-based Cunard Line has been associated with the British royal family since 1938 and they are now planning a special celebration uniting all three Elizabeth ships for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

As the nights are getting longer, eating out, and staying out late is again becoming all the more desirable. When you’ve tried all the latest new food trends of the season there’s always the comforting pull of sinking your teeth into a prime rib steak, washed down with a great bottle red. Luckily London has some of the best steakhouses in the world.

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