Welcome to TGP Tidbits where we round up the happenings and our musings of the design industry each week. This week we take a look at the Veere Grenney Auction at Dreweatts, Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style, and the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Written by Natalie Aldridge.
The Veere Grenney Auction at Dreweatts
Mark your calendars. This September, Dreweatts will open the doors to Veere Grenney’s world with nearly 150 lots from his personal collection. The sale draws from two storied residences: his London flat on Portsea Place and The Temple, the Palladian folly in Suffolk that has become one of the most photographed weekend retreats in English design. Expect a mix of treasures, from hand painted Greek chairs and a Robert Kime–upholstered sofa to Indian miniature paintings and works by Maggi Hambling and Peter Coker.
A living legend, the New Zealand–born decorator cut his teeth at Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler before founding his own practice in 1996. He has since perfected a look that balances English tradition with cosmopolitan polish, creating rooms that feel quietly glamorous and deeply lived in.
The Temple itself is part of his mythology. Built in the 1760s as a Palladian folly and once owned by David Hicks, it first caught Grenney’s imagination when he saw it in a magazine as a teenager. Years later, in an act of inspired madness, he sold his London flat to lease the property. Over nearly four decades, it evolved through colors as storied as its owner’s career: butter yellow, shocking pink, and most recently the irresistible “potted shrimp.”
Now, as Grenney shifts focus to life in Tangier, he is parting with many of the objects that defined his personal interiors. The auction preview opens August 29th at Dreweatts’ Pall Mall galleries in London, with the sale taking place September 3rd in their Donnington Priory saleroom. For collectors and design devotees alike, it is a rare chance to own a piece of Grenney’s layered, luminous world.
For more information, visit Dreweatts here and enjoy the video below for a full tour of the Temple.
Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style
Opening in spring 2026 at Buckingham Palace’s King’s Gallery, Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style will be the largest and most comprehensive showcase of the late monarch’s wardrobe ever assembled. Spanning more than 200 pieces, the exhibition will trace the Queen’s fashion journey from childhood frocks to iconic state gowns, with nearly half of the garments on display for the very first time.
Highlights of the exhibition will include a silver lamé bridesmaid dress worn at age eight for the wedding of the Duke of Kent, her exquisitely beaded Norman Hartnell wedding gown, and the magnificent coronation dress of 1953. Alongside these legendary ensembles will be tartan coats, silk headscarves, and her signature handbags, each piece will be a glimpse into the everyday elegance that defined her public image and milestone moments of her life. Adding further intrigue, the exhibition will feature sketches, fabric swatches, and personal letters that reveal how the Queen approached clothing as both personal expression and diplomatic soft power.
Curated by Caroline de Guitaut, the show honors Her Majesty’s centenary with a thoughtful look at a wardrobe that shaped an era and influenced global fashion. For us at The Glam Pad, it promises to be pure heaven. A rare chance to wander through the timeless tailoring, royal glamour, and quietly powerful storytelling of a life lived in style and woman we so greatly admire. We cannot wait to for spring to pay sartorial hommage to the late Queen Elizabeth II.
A Look Back at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
While on the topic of royalty, today we are taking a look back at this summer’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show A purely magic event, the flower show is a week where English gardens bloomed in full romance, soft petals were abundant, and one could catch the occasional royal sighting. Among the many highlights was a milestone moment for David Austin Roses, who celebrated their twenty-ninth Gold Medal and unveiled something rather extraordinary, The King’s Rose.
Created over twelve years in collaboration with The King’s Foundation, The King’s Rose is the first-ever striped English shrub rose from David Austin. Its fuchsia and white petals nod to the old-world charm of heritage roses while carrying a soft musk fragrance with whispers of apple and clove. The variety made its debut in the enchanting Secret Garden display, David Austin’s most personal Chelsea installation to date, designed as an floral sanctuary where visitors could pause, wander, and lose themselves in the romance of English roses.
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The King’s Rose also took pride of place at the Highgrove Garden Stand, a thoughtful exhibit celebrating craftsmanship. And in true English style, the gardens were graced by King Charles and Queen Camilla themselves. It was exactly the kind of moment that makes the RHS Chelsea Flower Show so unforgettable.
As the petals settled and the show came to a close, we were already dreaming of next year’s gardens and looking forward to seeing these blooms again at the RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival.
Rad our favorite articles of the week!
Marika Meyer’s 1940s Home Is an Ode to Her Grandmother’s Gracious Style written by Alice Welsh Doyle for Frederic.
Step Inside Designer Meg Braff’s Colorful and Modern Long Island Home written by Stephanie Hunt for Veranda.
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x Natalie
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