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Kate Middleton

  • FCA charges City lawyer with insider dealing over maternity brand acquisition

    Legal

    The financial watchdog has charged a City lawyer with five counts of alleged insider dealing for trading in the assets of maternity fashion brand Seraphine Group using confidential information he gained while working on the company’s acquisition. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said Richard Bloomfield, 38, worked on an acquisition of the City-based maternity clothing company [...]

    The FCA said in June any scheme must keep the market afloat in order to curb rising costs for consumers.
  • LK Bennett: Luxury fashion brand loved by Princess of Wales slumps into the red

    Retail

    LK Bennett, the luxury fashion brand loved by the likes of Catherine, Princess of Wales, has slumped into the red. The London-headquartered retailer has reported a pre-tax loss of £3.1m for the 12 months to 27 January, 2024, according to newly-filed accounts with Companies House. The loss comes after LK Bennett posted a pre-tax profit [...]

    Catherine, Princess of Wales, is a fan of LK Bennett. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
  • Strathberry: Profit doubles at luxury handbag maker loved by Princess of Wales and Meghan Markle

    Retail

    Profit more than doubled at luxury handbag maker Strathberry, which counts the Princess of Wales, Jennifer Lopez and Meghan Markle among its fans The Edinburgh-based business has reported a pre-tax profit of £3m for the 12 months to 30 April, 2024, up from the £1.3m it posted in the prior year. Newly-filed accounts with Companies [...]

    Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, is a fan of Strathberry. (Photo by Unique Nicole/Getty Images)
  • Inside the music festival where Kate Middleton partied with underground DJs

    August 13, 2024

    Houghton Festival on the grounds of Houghton Hall returns in August 2025. Adam Bloodworth went to its 2024 edition to follow in the footsteps of unlikely dance music fan, Kate Middleton Alongside ‘Alec Baldwin shoots cinematographer’ and ‘Will Smith punches Chris Rock,’ ‘Kate Middleton goes to underground electronic music festival’ lives high on the list [...]

  • Owner of The Sun hits ITV with legal action over footage of Princess of Wales

    April 24, 2024

    Broadcaster ITV and its production company ITN have been hit with legal action by the publisher of The Sun newspaper

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