News about Beatrix Potter

Experts have found that they are often sold out to charity shops or left to gather dust in the attic, but your favorite childhood books may well be worth a fortune. A completely working copy of the first edition of The Very Hungry Caterpillar (1969) may sell for more than £12,000, while a first edition of Dr Seuss' book The Cat In The Hat (1957) could be worth £13,300. It comes after a missed proof copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone on sale at Bishton Hall in Staffordshire cost just 13p, after a private UK buyer made the winning bid at Hansons Auctioneers at Bishton Hall. The book, which was bought at a secondhand book store in 1997 as a 'throw in' with a handful of other novels for a total of $40p, misspells JK Rowling's name as 'JA Rowling' on the inside cover and uses the author's full name 'Joanne'.

They are one of the country's most popular animals. Hedgehogs, on the other hand, aren't welcome everywhere. Every single one of the creatures from a group of Scottish islands is being eradicated by conservationists. Teams of hunters and a vast network of traps are set to be sent shortly in an effort to capture thousands of hedgehogs on Uist. The animals are not native to the Hebrides and are considered a threat to the islands' globally important birdlife - because they feast on eggs. Up to 100 hedgehogs a week could be trapped if out foraging for food. Once the creatures have been checked out in a special'rehabilitation center' on the isles, they will be sent off to new homes on the Scottish mainland.

On the shores of the famous lake, Ashlie McAnally checks in to The Langdale Chase hotel, which is synonymous with author Beatrix Potter and poet William Wordsworth. The Grade II listed building, which was the first residence at Windermere to have electricity, became a hotel in 1930. Its appearance was seen in the 1946 Alfred Hitchcock film The Paradine Case and in 1988 BBC drama Across the Lake, starring Anthony Hopkins. Daniel Thwaites, a hospitality company, acquired the boutique hotel in 2017, which reopened in November after a year-long, multi-million pound renovation.

One of a record 815 new species found by the Natural History Museum this year is a 'gruesome' wasp (pictured left) that hatches inside other insects and eats its way out. Scientists also discovered the first penguin ever known to exist (pictured top right), a fearsome armoured dinosaur, and a new moth species found in Ealing, which is actually native to Western Australia. The Natural History Museum in London has counted the number of new species it has named each year since 2018, with 815 being the most recent. After the villains in Dr Who, there are 619 new species of wasps, including 14 that have been given the group name Dalek.

With Christmas Travels With Mum & Dad, the festive sequel to his popular TV series, British Countryfile presenter Matt Baker (pictured with his parents) reveals that he celebrates Christmas with family get-togethers from December to mid-January.

After finding out about a very peculiar and rare event in Australia, a British woman expressed her surprise. Tasha said she couldn't believe Ausralians had kept the case a mystery for so long, and that she never intended to fly Down Under. The revelation turned thousands of people into hysterics, while others in Australia said they had no idea the event existed.

She is known as the first commoner to marry a king in over three centuries, and her ancestors include miners, farmers, and occasionally the occasional wool merchant. However, Catherine Middleton, 41, has a number of notable ances and relatives in her own right, even though some are a little distant. Michael's father, Michael, has been living with Royalty since the Victorian period, while her mother, Carole, descends from baronet Sir William Blakiston, a ancestor of The Queen Mother.

Prince Christian, 17 - the son of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary - is one of the six godparents babies Gustav will have after a Christening at Berleburg Castle, Germany. (see pic in a group photo) The others are: Princess Theodora of Greece, 40, actress Ellen Hillings, 56, Prince Franz-Albrecht, 40, Arabella Gaggero, and Prince Carl-Anton. Gustav, Carina, and their son are pictured together in a portrait with the godparents at left. The new parents with their children are shown here. Princess Benedikte and her grandchild were inset with her grandchild.

SARAH SANDS: We tried to get it free but it left only the smallest tracemor. It didn't seem that it was doing well. Because it was prickly, I told my grandson not to touch it. We'll all remember Horace the hedgehog. Kim, my husband, is the son of a Yorkshire vet and is notably uncaring about animals. When confronted with the hedgehog, something melted inside him. What was it? This creature from somewhere else is in danger, and it could be something of Tolkien. Something sturdy and tasty, but in peril. Our little hedgehog made no noise at all. While I brought out some milk and bread, Kim lifted it in cupped hands and placed it in a cardboard box. In that sentence, there are three common mistakes, but we have a lot to learn.

Harley Quinn, Naomi Lapaglia, Tonya Harding, and several other characters appeared before Margot Robbie as "Barbie." Robbie is unquestionable, and although facing the role of a legendary children's toy isn't on her resume, it's clear she was delighted she took a chance on the role. Robbie talked to Vogue a month before the role's highly awaited July 2023 debut of "Barbie" was released, explaining how playing the role never even crossed her mind. "I never wanted to play Barbie, or was afraid of being Barbie, or something like that," she said. "This is going to sound stupid, but I didn't even think about playing Barbie until years into the project's development."

Hardknott Pass is a thrilling ride that puts terror into the hearts of cyclists, but even cyclists are able to negotiate its strenuous 33% ramps and hairpins, which is an exciting and nerve-shredding journey. Ted Thornhill had a blast riding it on his road bike, but first had to tame feared Wrynose Pass and Birker Fell.

The Princess of Wales landed at Trafalgar Square in central London for a solo engagement ahead of the Gallery's re-opening to the public on June 22 following a three-year restoration initiative. Kate's solo appearance follows her appearance at the Order of the Garter ceremony in Windsor yesterday with other members of the royal family.

Valda Jackson, the coin's designer, was born in St Thomas, Jamaica, and moved to England in 1964. Her parents were among the first generation of people encouraged to work in the United Kingdom, and she rejoined them at the age of five. Ms Jackson's remarks on the coin design: "It's more than a moment in the real life of generations of ordinary working people, and although we may have failed and lost in so many ways, our descendants are still struggling at home."

Ted Thornhill of MailOnline Travel investigates the Storrs Hall hotel, a hotel that Beatrix Potter used several times in the nineteenth century as a private residence. 'The interior of Storr Hall hotel, which is on sale for Grade II, is eye-catchingly elegant and an enchantingly relaxing atmosphere,' he writes. The extraordinary location puts the Georgian property into the super league for peaceful escapes.'

The pair (right), who have been together for more than 19 years and married in a lavish ceremony in Germany last year. Gustav - Queen Margrethe's nephew - and Carina spent years fighting a stringent inheritance law enacted by the Prince's Nazi grandfather's in the 1930s, which barred them from marrying. Earlier this week, the Danish Royal Household released a statement on the couple's behalf announcing their happy news. The baby prince was born in the United States with the help of a surrogate mother,' the advertent mother said.' Both Prince Gustav and Princess Carina were present at the birth.' Gustav and Carina were forbidden from marrying until last year due to a constitutional provision enforcing by the royal's grandfather Prince Gustav Albrecht. Left: Crown Prince Frederik and Princess Mary attended the couple's wedding at Berleburg Castle in Germany

The one-bed cottage on the Isle of Anglesey (left) is described as a "truly unique cottage" and includes a bedroom (top, right) and a living area (bottom, right). It has been restored and expanded, but one property hunter calls it a 'posh hut.' It is now being sold as an AirBnB holiday, with stays starting at £110 per night.

'Reader in Postcolonial Literature' at Leeds Beckett University, Dr. Emily Zobel Marshall claims Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit and his cohorts are 'cultural appropriation.' Although Peter, like Jemima Puddle-Duck and Mrs Tiggy-Winkle, may be'more than English,' such tales are'more than just inspired by' similar fables told by African slaves suckling on American cotton plantations in the 19th century.

Dr Emily Zobel Marshall (inset), a postcolonial literature researcher at Leeds Beckett University, has called for greater recognition of the debt that was owed to the Brer Rabbit stories told by enslaved Africans working on American plantations. According to the research scholar, Peter Rabbit's 'quittessentially English' tales of Peter Rabbit (right), Mrs Tiggy-Winkle, and Jemima Puddle-Duck were'more than inspired' by slave tales from the 1800s. In an essay for The Conversation, Dr. Zobel Marshall's tales about a cunning rabbit that lives in a briar patch and outwits larger animals can be traced back to pre-colonial Africa. The tales were later published by slaves on plantations in America before being adapted by American journalist and folklorist Joel Chandler Harris in the 19th century. The Uncle Remus stories were told as they became known to Potter, and Dr. Zobel Marshall accused the acclaimed author of'cultural exploitation' and refusing to properly acknowledge the sources of her children's stories.

Few people can doubt the tenacity and dedication with which the Princess of Wales conducts her duties whether she's making another assured royal appearance or acting as a passionate advocate for children's charities. The girl who met a prince when she was called plain Kate Middleton was crowned our future queen, the mother of a future king, and was even talked about as the monarchy's future. It's difficult to believe that Kate's grandmother was struggling to make ends meet in a condemned apartment on London's outskirts just 80 years ago. Or that part of her family history, which is not merely a sign of cloistered privilege, but it is something like something from a Catherine Cookson book. For my book Kate: The Making Of A Queen, I spent a year researching the Middleton family, and I discovered that lines of brave, indomitable women exist throughout both sides of Kate's family history.

Queen Margrethe of Denmark and Greece's Queen Anne-Marie, who married his partner of 19 years in Germany last summer, is also expected to have a nursery and nanny ready. The royal, 54, had warned castle workers of the upcoming announcement earlier this week, according to the Couture and Royals account, which has more than 83,300 followers on Instagram and some 22,000 on Twitter. Official sources are yet to confirm the news, although MailOnline has reached out to The Royal House in Denmark for comment.

How did it come to this? After all, we are a nation of hedgehog enthusiasts; a 2016 survey of Britain's favorite animals put the hedgehog in first place. They are quiet, easy-going creatures who live close to humans, they don't dig up your lawn or eat your plants, and there are very few people who wouldn't be able to have one in their garden. It's commonly assumed that hedgehog numbers have decreased from 36 million in the 1950s to 550,000 today, but conservation researcher Tom Moorhouse notes that these figures are remarkably inaccurate. Hedgehogs are notoriously difficult to count because they roam far and wide, and attaching a tracking device to them is difficult. Despite the actual figures, there is no doubt that there has been a tragic decline in the hedgehog population. So who is to blame? The first perpetrator in Moorhouse is a motor vehicle.

Ian McCorquodale, the son of Dame Barbara Cartland and half-brother Raine Spencer, Princess Diana's stepmother, died at the age of 85. After Dame Barbara's death in 2000, he began releasing The Barbara Cartland Pink Collection, 160 previously unpublished manuscripts, as books and e-books (left and centre with his mother). And although his mother may have been dubbed the "Queen of Romance," he suffered with his own romantic highs and lows before finally falling in love with a former Royal Ballet principal dancer who was 22 years old (right, with his second wife).

Most of us are yearning to get out after an interminable winter. Summer is far away, so why not spend a short time at one of Britain's best hotels, with their pampering spas, picturesque gardens, and fine restaurants. After all, breaks at this time of year are much cheaper, particularly if you stay midweek. Here's a look at the crop.

The coin will only be worth more than fifty cents if there are any anomalies. Following the tradition of alternating the appearance of successive monarchs, King Charles faces left. Queen Elizabeth II of Ireland was on the correct path to get to the bottom of it. If your monarch coin is trending in the wrong direction, it could be worth a small fortune. Other 50p coins have sold for as much as £1,000 due to mistakes and collectors' obsession with limited editions.