Mayor of London Boris Johnson pokes his head out between the feather headdresses of Genesis Mas Band members ahead of the Notting Hill Carnival this weekend. The Genesis Carnival Company, a costume design and performance company, was founded by a cofounder of the Notting Hill Carnival, so its members have been performing in the local festival for 30 years. This year the band's theme is "Myths Read more

Prince Harry tried on an immersion suit today as he gets ready to trek across the North Pole with servicemen wounded in Afghanistan. The unaided excursion is an attempt to raise $3 million for the charity Walking With the Wounded. While his brother William is getting tons of attention for his upcoming royal wedding, best man Harry grabbed the cover of British GQ to talk about the cause of wounded Read more

Kate Middleton's sister Pippa got a wedding warmup last weekend at the marriage of fancy-sounding couple Lady Katie Percy and Patrick Valentine. Since the 27-year-old will be at her big sister's side when Kate officially becomes the future queen of England, we can expect to see more of Pippa. From last weekend's photos, we know Pippa enjoys a fantastic fascinator as much as her sister. So what Read more

The Young Victoria comes out this Friday, and since we love period pieces around here we thought we'd dive right into the Victorian era this week. Queen Victoria came to power in 1837, right around the time many of our modern holiday traditions started to blossom. In fact, it was during the Victorian era when Charles Dickens published his classic A Christmas Carol in 1843, cementing the holiday Read more

Today "One & Other" — a living monument in Trafalgar Square, London — kicked off. Sculptor Anthony Gormley invited everyday people to occupy the empty Fourth Plinth in the square, a location usually reserved for statues of kings and generals. For 24 hours a day, for 100 days straight, different people will stand on the Plinth for an hour each in an image of themselves or as a Read more

Heads of states, prominent British women including Naomi Campbell, and Michelle Obama's sleeveless dress, showed up for dinner Wednesday night at 10 Downing Street. The dinner-table conversation, which focused on the financial crisis, didn't get lost in translation — the leaders had microphones and translation capabilities. How intimate! Prior to the dinner, international dignitaries, including Read more

If living in the heart of London's fashionable Sloane Square weren't enough to deem you a style maven, an eclectic apartment with exotic Far Eastern flair certainly would be. A departure from classic dusty, quirky British style, this apartment is full of concept rooms with a slick white, black, and silver palette. To take the full tour, check out this slideshow. Source Read more

This seven-bedroom, four-bath Georgian home in the UK is the former home of a clergyman. It features a hall, chapel, dining room, formal sitting room, kitchen, playroom, and large walled garden, and can be used for photo shoots. I adore how its owners have livened up traditional British décor, heavy on the English roses, with bold splashes of color and an interesting mix of contemporary Read more

British Army soldiers conducted operation Southern Beast this week in the Kandahar Province of Afghanistan. Led by the Parachute Regiment of the Third Battalion, the troops worked to create conditions for a permanent NATO presence, intended to bolster the Afghan National Government's fight against the Taliban. While operating in Kandahar, one of Afghanistan's largest opium producing regions, the Read more

Touted as the largest street art project in the United Kingdom, See No Evil on Nelson Street in Bristol, England, will transform buildings into a riot of color and artwork over the next few days. Several multistory buildings on the street will be covered with art. The project's organizers hope that it will become a major tourist attraction for the city, which is said to be the spiritual home of Read more