Queen’s old toys among items to go on display in exhibition of royal childhood

Buckingham Palace exhibition will offer small glimpse into toy boxes and wardrobes of generations of young royals

Jacuzzi, art deco theatre and leotards up for grabs in Spanish auction

About 1 million buyers sign up to bid online in Spanish inland revenue’s annual auction of assorted confiscated goods

French historians battle to save face of La Samaritaine

Opponents complain that new glass facade planned as part of redevelopment of Paris landmark will look like a shower curtain

Illegal python skins feed hunger for fashionable handbags and shoes

Python farms could be the antidote to the $1bn-a-year black market in these fashionable and expensive skins

Warhol-style 200 bitcoin print bought by anonymous buyer

The face value of 200 bitcoins may be higher than $200, but the artist isn’t quite Warhol famous – yet

High heels and pink pitchforks adorn Chatsworth house lawns

Giant objects in the gardens of one of Britain’s grandest houses form part of an exhibition by artist Michael Craig-Martin