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Charles Spencer

FT Wealth columnist

  • Wednesday, 20 May, 2026
    FT Wealth: May
    Monaco is trying to shed its shady tax-haven image

    The principality has become younger, safer, richer — and far less boring

    Charles Spencer
    Densely packed apartment buildings and houses rise up the hillsides of Monaco, with red-tiled roofs in the foreground and greenery above.
  • Tuesday, 24 March, 2026
    Architecture
    What it’s like to live in one of Sir John Vanbrugh’s masterpieces

    Castle Howard, Blenheim Palace and other major British buildings sprang from his designs

    Charles Spencer
    A long sandstone neoclassical frontage with many columns
  • Wednesday, 3 December, 2025
    Private wealth
    Advice to Elon Musk from Britain’s aristocrats

    The scions of ancient families say that posterity respects philanthropy and humility

    Charles Spencer
    The 18th Duke of Norfolk, stands in his office in Arundel, wearing glasses and a red sweater vest over a blue shirt.
  • Wednesday, 22 October, 2025
    Interiors
    Charles Spencer: ‘good taste’ and your taste are not always the same thing

    Owners of country houses face the pressure of history to keep their rooms as inherited rather than making them their own

    Charles Spencer
    Portrait of a woman in a grey waistcoat and black trousers inside a traditional interior with framed artwork and wooden panelling.
  • Wednesday, 3 September, 2025
    Family businesses
    Charles Spencer: family charters can help clans preserve their wealth across generations

    A centuries-old Japanese rule book shows how modern families are rethinking succession to protect legacy and harmony

    Charles Spencer
    Japanese woodblock print of men working on rooftops with Mount Fuji and kites in the background
  • Thursday, 10 July, 2025
    Wealth management
    Saving England’s country houses needs innovative approaches

    Aristocrats and heritage bodies are forging alliances to rescue grand historic homes at risk of decay

    Charles Spencer
    Man in formal attire standing in an ornate stone hallway with an arched entryway and staircase in the background
  • Tuesday, 20 May, 2025
    House of Lords
    What will life after the House of Lords look like for Britain’s aristocrats?

    European nobles have found fresh purpose in business and the arts after losing political power

    Charles Spencer
    Members of the House of Lords in red and white ceremonial robes gathered for a formal parliamentary event
  • Monday, 7 April, 2025
    Private wealth
    Country houses turn to attic sales to pay tax bills and repair the roof

    Holkham Hall’s recent auction is the latest in a long tradition of offering aristocratic taste at affordable prices

    Charles Spencer
    View of a honey-coloured stately home with landscaped lawns, low hedges and gravel paths in front
  • Wednesday, 4 December, 2024
    Wealth management
    Meritocracy enters the aristocracy

    The family that owns a historic house has decided to entrust it to the ablest member, not just the eldest son

    Charles Spencer
    a grand, historic building that resembles a stately mansion or a castle
  • Tuesday, 12 March, 2024
    Biography and memoir
    A Very Private School — Charles Spencer’s privileged but painful education

    A heartbreaking memoir of a childhood endured at a boarding school ‘without love’, where abuse was shockingly commonplace

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