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  • Alexander McQueen: Biography, Death, Legacy & Successor (2025)

    Few fashion houses arrive at their reputations through both catwalk spectacle and genuine craftsmanship, but Alexander McQueen managed both. Born in London in 1969, he rose from a Savile Row apprenticeship to run one of the most provocative luxury labels of his era, a trajectory the Victoria and Albert Museum traces through its fashion archive.…

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Ursula von der Leyen: Biography, Career, Facts & Personal Life

There aren't many people who go from delivering babies to delivering EU policy, but Ursula von der Leyen has done exactly that. Born in Brussels and trained as…

First published 14 June 2026