Natasha Leake

I am a graduate trainee journalist with the Telegraph, previously of Tatler Magazine. Before this, I worked as a Diary Reporter for the Mail On Sunday.

I have also written for the Tab and the Edinburgh Fringe Review.


I graduated from Cambridge University in 2021.

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Best summer books 2023: 8 titles that will delight, thrill and captivate

Set during a long summer week on Long Island, The Guest follows the life of Alex, a 22-year-old escort, as she adapts to survive the throngs of high society. Alex is a deliberately blank canvas of a character: we learn about her only in part, and she becomes both heroine and anti-heroine of the book. After a misstep at a dinner party attended by the Great and Good, Alex is dismissed by the older man she has been staying with. With no alternative but to either sink or swim, she drifts through thi
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Emma Raducanu and Harrow’s former Head Boy, Carlo Agostinelli, enjoy a night out at Oswald’s together

Rumours have been swirling of a relationship between tennis golden girl Emma Raducanu and former Harrow head boy Carlo Agostinelli. Now, the couple have given one of the surest signs yet that love is in the air – after stepping out last Friday to celebrate Agostinelli’s 23rd birthday. Their venue of choice? Oswald’s, the glamorous private members’ club in Mayfair, frequented by A-Listers and royals (Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi were there the same night).

Emma and Carlo arrived i
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Want to be the ultimate It girl? You’ll need a handbag named in your honour à la the late Jane Birkin

In the late 1950s, Grace Kelly was photographed holding a large, flat Hermès bag over her stomach to conceal the early signs of her pregnancy. The picture landed on the cover of Life magazine and sparked a press sensation. Meanwhile, the bag, with its trapezoid shape and two triangular gussets, shot to international fame. It was renamed ‘The Kelly’ in 1977 in honour of the impossibly glamorous Princess of Monaco, who tragically died in 1982 from injuries sustained in a car crash. Each Kelly bag
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The enchanting Tuesley Manor, once owned by Bronwen, Viscountess Astor, is on the market for £4.7 million

A sprawling mansion once owned by Bronwen, Viscountess Astor has come to market for £4.7 million. Tuesley Manor is a Grade II listed building which was constructed on the site of a previous 11th-century property. Situated in the heart of Surrey, the current house is constructed of Bargate stone and brick under a tile roof. It dates from the 15th century and was mentioned in the Domesday Book. Today, it features extensions added in the 16th, 17th and 19th centuries.

Bronwen, Viscountess Astor wa
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Is King Felipe VI of Spain the world’s most dashing royal?

The secret to King Felipe’s success? An exceptionally well-cut suit, if Twitter is to be believed. A thread about the King’s exacting approach to tailoring, written by menswear journalist Derek Guy, went viral. ‘It is very rare to see this level of tailoring today, even among the rich,’ Guy wrote. Details not to be missed include the way the collar always hugs the neck and the proportion of the lapels.

Good suits have been a consistent trend for the suave Spanish king. Just look at the suit he
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Royal cousins Lady Amelia Windsor and Cassius Taylor reunite for an art night out

Speaking to the Daily Mail, Cassius Taylor said, ‘I haven’t seen her in a while, so it’s fun to come and enjoy ourselves’. A keen art curator, Cassius Taylor told the Mail that he had been busy recently: ‘I just curated an exhibition called Birdsong, featuring a group of British artists... all the proceeds are going to the Royal Marsden [hospital],’ he said. A private viewing of the exhibition took place last night at the Timothy Taylor gallery in Mayfair.

Dubbed the ‘bad boy’ of the Royal Fami
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Princess Diana’s red coat is to go on display at the Museum of London Docklands

Princess Diana was renowned for her effortlessly chic style which has transcended time. To this day, she remains an elegant symbol of fashion, more than a quarter of a century after her death. Now, one of her most iconic looks is being put on display for the first time in over a decade.

A deep red coat worn by Princess Diana on bonfire night, 5 November 1981 is going on display at the Museum of London Docklands. Diana wore it after she had announced her pregnancy with Prince William, and was on
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First Ladies of Fashion: Olena Zelenska and Brigitte Macron are glamour-incarnate at the NATO summit in Lithuania

First ladies Olena Zelenska and Brigitte Macron made a powerful pair yesterday at the 2023 Vilnius Summit with NATO. The two women looked relaxed and happy in each other’s company, and made a stylish duo as they appeared next to their husbands for the evening event.

Olena Zelenska, 45, opted for a soft blue two-piece outfit, featuring a matching blouse and skirt, along with an asymmetric neckline strewn with delicate white birds. She sported a pair of dainty nude leather heels, her blonde hair
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Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy responds to Monégasque royal Beatrice Casiraghi’s Netflix documentary about his family

Now, Prince Vittorio Emanuele’s son, Prince Emanuele Filiberto, has responded to the documentary which he agreed to participate in on behalf of his daughters. The Prince recently announced that he intends to renounce his claim to the Italian throne which he was formerly due to inherit, instead passing the role directly onto his 19-year-old daughter, Princess Vittoria Chiara.

Speaking to Point de Vue, Prince Emanuele Filiberto said that he feels Casiraghi ‘did a very nice job’ of the documentary