What’s Trending In British Luxury News? June 2025
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From travelling ice cream vans to a Burberry hotel takeover, here's all the luxury news you might have missed this June
Best of British: stay up-to-date with everything happening in homegrown luxury this month. Here’s all the British luxury news for June 2025.
British Luxury News: June 2025
Boodles Launches New Collection, A Family Journey: Around Africa in 10 Days
Boodle’s latest collection is a special tribute to the joy of discovery – and the memories made along the way. Inspired by Boodles President Nichola Wainwright’s recent travels through Africa, A Family Journey: Around Africa in 10 Days spotlights the colours, people, wildlife and landscapes he encountered along the way.
‘With this new collection, we have sought to capture the vibrancy, energy, and spirit of the African continent – from the animals to the landscapes, and the culture,’ said Wainwright. ‘Some of the stones were purchased during our travels, including the Ashokas in the Victoria Falls rings and a 34 carat tsavorite from Tanzania. We have also set all the gold pieces in the collection in Single Mine Origin gold from the Sabodala-Massawa Mine in Senegal, ensuring fully traceable, responsibly sourced gold, from the mine into our showrooms.
‘And as a place that we receive so much from, it felt fitting that our charity of the year this year is Just a Drop, a charity which provides communities around the world with access to safe water, with over 380 of its projects based in Africa.’
The collection is comprised of 42 pieces, with highlights including an elephant necklace featuring a 26 carat pear shape morganite and ten white agates that were each carved by hand; a zebra collar set with a 3.35 carat Colombian emerald and over 1,000 diamonds; and a Zambezi bangle set with an oval 3.03 carat tsavorite overlaid with delicate dark enamel shard, and surrounded by carved mother of pearl. This last one, Wainwright says, ‘catches the light just like the alligator’s eye we witnessed peeking out from the river.’
Penhaligon’s Launches New Fragrance In Collaboration With Highgrove
Penhaligon’s is back with another floral scent for summer. Following in the footsteps of its 2022 collaboration with Highgrove Gardens, the perfumer has once again turned to sprawling gardens surrounding the private home of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla for olfactory inspiration.
As the latest addition to the Penhaligon’s British Tale collection, Daphne Bouquet is a described as ‘a floral aromatic eau de parfum’ that pays tribute to the daphne flowers found in The Stumpery. This tranquil corner of Highgrove Gardens draws inspiration from the Victorian tradition of growing ferns between the cracks and crevices of mossy upturned trees stumps, and sets the scene for the new fragrance. Expect notes of blackcurrant leaf, thyme and grapefruit oil, offset by heart notes of lavender oil, rose essence and daphne accord, and finished with vetiver oil, moss and cedarwood.
Annoushka Goes Sweet On Us With Its Latest Collection
British jewellery label Annoushka has just dropped the sweetest lines of pendants. Literally. Comprised of five vibrant, semi-precious gemstones crafted into pendants, the Sweetie collection brings colour to the forefront – with bail clasps on each pendant allowing them to be worn across any chain, choker or leather loop.
‘The Sweetie Pendants are all about joy—vivid, tactile, and playful,’ said Annoushka Ducas MBE, Founder and Creative Director. ‘They bring a fresh pop of colour to everyday styling while honouring the craftsmanship and storytelling at the heart of our designs.’
That’s not all Annoushka has to celebrate this month; the jewellery designer recently announced that season 5 of her podcast, My Life in Seven Charms, is now streaming. Featuring the likes of Lucinda Chambers, Vanessa Kingori and Clodagh McKenna, new episodes are now available across all streaming platforms. (You can find out more info here.)
Ffern Hits The Road With Fragrance-Themed Ice Cream Van
With summer now in full swing, brands are getting a little more creative with their launches and activations. Cue Somerset-based fragrance Ffern, which is celebrating the launch of its new Summer 25 scent with the help of Lola, a supped-up vintage ice cream van. The roaming van, which plans to hit stops all over the UK, will give visitors an early chance to not only smell Ffern’s new fragrance, but taste it too.
If you spot Lola on her travels, make sure to swing by; all visitors will be offered a complimentary sorbet and a sample of Ffern’s Summer 25 eau de parfum. The brand will also be hiding a golden ticket at each stop, which will give the winner an additional prize: Ffern’s Summer 25 Perfumer’s Candle.
You can find the full list of stops Lola will be making this summer here.
Erdem Unveils Pride T-Shirt For Charity
London-based label Erdem has released a limited-edition unisex t-shirt, created in collaboration with Gay’s The Word. The t-shirt is in support of two charities close to designer Erdem Moralioglu’s heart: Not A Phase, a trans-led grassroots charity committed to uplifting and improving the lives of trans+ adults, and akt, the only national charity dedicated to providing support for LGBTQIA+ 16 to 25-year-olds at risk or currently experiencing homelessness. All profits from the sale of every t-shirt will be donated to both charities. ‘I am honoured to partner with two incredibly important charities, Not A Phase and akt, to help communities who need our support now more than ever,’ said the designer.
For more LGBTQ+ charity t-shirts, see our roundup here.
Kate Middleton Twins With Daughter Charlotte At Trooping The Colour 2025
Celebrations got well underway for the King’s official birthday on Saturday 14 June, with the royals gathering together in London to observe the annual Trooping the Colour display. The Princess of Wales, who attended alongside her husband and three children, had a lovely ‘twin’ moment with her daughter Charlotte, as the pair both dressed in aquamarine for the occasion.
Kate opted for British favourite Catherine Walker for her colourful coat dress, accessorising with a Juliette Botterill hat, an Irish Guards regiment brooch and a pair of pearl drop earrings inherited from the late Queen Elizabeth’s jewellery collection (which she has worn to several public events as of late).
Charlotte, meanwhile, followed suit is a light blue dress in a similar shade to her mother’s, decorated with a white waist bow and teamed up with white flats.
You can catch all the highlights from this year’s Trooping the Colour here.
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Burberry Takes Over The Newt In Somerset
The Newt in Somerset recently unveiled a new collaboration with beloved British brand Burberry to capture their shared love of the countryside and the very essence of a great British summer. Think bespoke guest experiences like golf buggy tours and hot-air balloon rides, afternoon tea aboard a restored British Pullman carriage, a badminton court kitted out with a custom net and racquets and a pop-up boutique selling Burberry’s Summer 2025 collection.
For more details on the takeover, click here.
Royal Ascot Announces New Millinery Bursary, In Partnership With The King’s Foundation
Working in collaboration with the CHANEL & The King’s Foundation Métiers d’Art Millinery Fellowship in Partnership with le19M, Ascot Racecourse will introduce a £10,000 annual bursary to support a graduating millinery student – ensuring that the heritage craft is preserved and continues to flourish in the future.
The intensive programme, designed to train the next generation of specialist milliners in the UK, invites students to take part in a 35-week residential split between Maison Michel in Paris, the CHANEL Metiers d’art Training Atelier at Highgrove and The King’s Foundation at Trinity Buoy Wharf London. The work of students from this year’s cohort will be showcased in the Queen Anne Enclosure at Royal Ascot 2025, as part of a display celebrating British craftsmanship and millinery fashion.
Find out more about the fellowship here.
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The Royal Ascot Millinery Collection At London Fashion Week AW25
