With opera season well underway in Verona and the summer sun starting to shine over the stunning Italian scenery, there's never been a better time to visit one of Italy's most glamorous bodies of water: Lake Garda. At these historic hotels, paradisal golf courses and world-class spas, adopting the Dolce Vita lifestyle is easy.

It seems the underprivileged children of Lesotho have guardian angels among the glitterati – first with the Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup, and now with this delicate Sentebale Charity Bracelet that launched at the Chelsea Flower Show on Monday.

With some of the best contemporary artists contributing to Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio’s charity event in addition to a sale of a series of spectacular jewels, mid-May offers two particular intriguing sales at auction house Christie’s.

A mind is a terrible thing to waste, but it happens regrettably often in countries like India, where proper care for head injury victims is frequently too little, too late. This weekend, the Maharaja of Jodhpur is standing up to the problem, inviting international elite to an invitation-by-donation event featuring private concerts, enlightening talks and renowned guests in support of the cause.