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‘The Queen hosting this reception to mark Charles’s achievements as Prince of Wales will be very special to him because over the years he has felt rather underappreciated by his parents. He has been an extraordinary Prince of Wales and has really put everything into the job. Charles really set out to break the mould and to find a role for himself that formerly didn’t exist. He has been absolutely determined – at significant cost to his own work/life balance – to take the role seriously. He has been hugely successful and it is only latterly that people have realised quite how good he has been at it. A lot of people have been down on him, but he has been a visionary in so many ways and way ahead…

‘I think another baby is something Jade would love. He’s so wonderful with the kids. We have talked about it. It’s on the table’ After more than two decades of blissful happiness with pop star turned chef Jade Jones, Emma Bunton is finally ready to say: “I do.” Last week at Enfield Registry Office in North London, the 43-year-old Spice Girl gave notice of their intention to marry, ahead of what could be the star-studded wedding of the year. With 12 months to make it official, the couple are reportedly planning to tie the knot at Old Marylebone Town Hall – the grand, grade II-listed building where Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and Claudia Winkleman held their nuptials. However, friends say the ceremony is unlikely to take place until Emma…

With the economy of Jordan the focus of a special conference, Queen Rania certainly looked the business (right) heading to London’s Guildhall recently. She was supporting husband King Abdullah II as he gave the keynote speech to politicians and business leaders at Jordan: Growth and Opportunity, the London Initiative 2019. The Jordanian royals’ UK trip itinerary also featured a visit to the grave of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey (below) and an audience with the Queen. As always, Rania did not put a fashionable foot wrong during the short visit, showcasing a succession of chic outfits. In a recent interview with Harper’s Bazaar Arabia, she spoke about how she chooses her clothes to serve her role. “I am very mindful that I have a duty to represent my country…

‘KILLING EVE’ Female stars battle for TV award Killing Eve’s two female leads are going head to head for the Best Actress title at this year’s Royal Television Society awards. Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer (left) will fight it out along with Black Earth Rising star Michaela Coel. The eight-part thriller about an MI5 agent trying to catch an elusive international assassin, adapted for TV by Fleabag star Phoebe Waller-Bridge, is also up for Best Drama. Acclaimed Sky 1 drama Save Me, about a man trying to find his runaway daughter, leads the RTS nominations with four, while A Very English Scandal has three. There were no nominations for presenting duo Ant and Dec. It is the first time in nine years that the pair have failed to secure any…

Anita Rani is not a woman who gives up easily. Faced with what she describes as the hardest thing she’s ever done – climbing Mount Kilimanjaro with eight fellow celebrities for Comic Relief – there was never any question of stopping. The Countryfile presenter battled through horrendous altitude sickness that left her hallucinating and was saved only by brilliant doctors and a can-do attitude. “There was absolutely no point at which I was going to quit unless they forced me off the mountain,” she tells HELLO! in an exclusive interview. “I have got quite a bit of determination. If there’s a job to do, I like to get it done.” Bradford-born Anita, 41, embarked on the eight-day trek up Africa’s highest peak with Strictly Come Dancing head judge Shirley Ballas,…

Reshma Saujani, the founder and chief executive of Girls Who Code, which has helped 90,000 girls across the US acquire the skills and confidence to develop careers in the technology industry, is a great admirer of the Duchess of Sussex. “She is fantastic – a huge role model for so many women,” the New York Times best-selling author tells HELLO !. “She takes the braver choice at every opportunity. She is as brave as she can be in her role.” Reshma, whose latest book Brave, Not Perfect shares powerful insights and practices to help women let go of their need for perfection in favour of being brave and taking risks, also admires the Duchess of Cambridge. “Kate is brave in her own way and a great role model for girls,”…

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge got a taste of the seaside last week when they visited Blackpool for a day of engagements. Despite driving rain, the couple were all smiles as they arrived at the iconic Blackpool Tower, where they were greeted by well-wishers who had braved the inclement weather to see them. Sheltering under umbrellas, William and Kate waved to the crowd as they made their way to the Comedy Carpet, the UK’s largest outdoor public artwork, where they met children from Happy Tots Nursery and were given sticks of rock with the couple’s names running through them. When William asked what flavour the rock was, he was told: “Blackpool.” Kate, who was wearing a forest green Sportmax coat over a green peacock-pattern Michael Kors dress, told locals…

As a first-time mum, Neev Spencer opened up about the challenges of motherhood by joining the Duchess of Cambridge to turn the spotlight on maternal mental health. Now the DJ and charity campaigner is delighted to reveal some exciting news. After a struggle to conceive Genevieve, now aged two and a half, Neev is expecting another baby with her advertising designer husband Chan. “I went from longing to have one baby to being blessed to be able to have two,” the 35-year-old tells us as she welcomes HELLO! to the family home in West London. “I didn’t know if we’d be lucky enough to have another child but I always hoped we would.” Neev knows only too well the often unspoken anxieties that new mothers can face. She experienced post-natal…

If you haven’t yet invested in a trench coat then now is the time. Nothing short of a wardrobe essential, it’s the ideal transitional throw-on for when the weather begins to warm up. Recent seasons have seen the trench morph from classic cotton-twill to bold variations in vinyl, prints and exciting new shapes. From the multi-pocket number Kaia Gerber wore at Fendi to Alexa Chung’s hooded version and checks at Topshop and M&S, we’ve found a style to suit everyone……

When we meet Sir John Barnett at a L’Oréal Paris make-up demonstration in London, he’s commanding the stage like a rock star and – like a true crowd-pleaser – doesn’t make us wait long for his first Beyoncé reference. It comes when the 36-year-old make-up artist is asked whose work he admires most. “Well,” he replies. “I have a client who has a seven-year-old daughter and she does an immaculate flowing eyeliner. She’s coming for my job.” He’s referring to Blue Ivy Carter, of course, Beyoncé’s elder daughter with rapper Jay Z. Born in New York state, Sir John is firmly in the singer’s inner circle – a long way from his inauspicious start in make-up. He was fired from a MAC Cosmetics counter for arriving late and had various…

Known as an advocate of innovative, healthy and hearty recipes, Melissa Hemsley is keen to show that healthy food needn’t be boring and that you don’t need to be a great chef to achieve great results. Her style of cooking is, she says: “Simple, seasonal, quick, feel-good and family-friendly, featuring lots of veg and flavour and needing minimal washing up.” Melissa, tell us about these recipes and the thinking behind them… “My idea of healthy food is feel-good food that tastes delicious and does you good. The easiest way to upgrade your favourite dishes is to add more green veg and pack in more flavour. Don’t worry if you’re not a confident cook or time-poor – my top tip is to have a secret ingredient handy. I like to keep…

‘Never in the history of the role can there have been such dedicated service’ The Archbishop of Canterbury He has spent longer in the role than anyone else in history, becoming Prince of Wales at the tender age of nine, on 26 July, 1958. And this year marks 50 years since the Queen formally invested Prince Charles with the title in a dazzling display of pomp and pageantry at Caernarvon Castle. Last week, Her Majesty gave her heir another symbolic show of support as she hosted a Buckingham Palace reception to mark the milestone, with Charles hailed the most dedicated Prince of Wales in history. He was surrounded by his family, including his wife the Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Duke and Duchess…

‘At our scan her feet were over her head in pike hold, like a proper little gymnast’ Leah As the daughter of Britain’s greatest ever gymnast, it’s little wonder that baby Willow is already showing sporting promise. “When she was 12 hours old she was already lifting her head,” beams her five-time Olympic medallist dad Max as he invites HELLO! into the Essex home he shares with his wife Leah to introduce their beautiful baby girl. “She’s going to be walking at two months at this rate. And she’s rolling on her side already.” In fact, Willow, who arrived weighing 7lb 13oz on 23 February, eight days past her due date, was proving to be a tumble tot before she was even born. “At our 20-week scan her…

He was one of the biggest stars in the world of football and now David Beckham has a permanent place in the Galaxy, after seeing his statue unveiled in a “Legends Plaza” outside the home stadium of his former US team. The former England captain, who played for Major League Soccer (MLS) side LA Galaxy from 2007 to 2012, significantly boosting the sport’s popularity in the US, was joined at the unveiling last week by his wife Victoria (left) and parents Ted and Sandra. Posting photos on Instagram, David called it “an amazing day”, adding: “I am so grateful and happy.” In a speech, he recalled his early days in Los Angeles with Victoria – in the pink (top right) at his official introduction to the team in July 2007…

It takes a lot to upstage Mariah Carey, but her seven-year-old twins Monroe and Moroccan are making a habit of it. Their latest guest appearance came last week during the singer’s concert in Atlanta, part of her Caution world tour. Treating fans to a Vision of Love, Mariah was joined by the pair as she performed her 1996 hit Always be my Baby (above). And she was characteristically vocal about her pride in “dem babies”, telling the audience: “I can’t even hear them, but they look good to me.” Singing along and waving, her daughter and son looked very at home in front of the capacity crowd. But then, it was not their first noteworthy gig. Just last month they appeared alongside their megastar mum during her Las Vegas residency…

Never mind Royal Mail, Instagram now has a royal post – courtesy of the Queen. Five years after her first official tweet (actually sent by a royal aide) and ten years after uploading a video to YouTube, the monarch shared photos on the social networking service, adding a caption that she signed “Elizabeth R”. The post was of a letter written by computer pioneer Charles Babbage to her great-great-grandfather Prince Albert in 1843. As well as explaining its significance, the Queen (left) also told the 4.8 million followers of @theroyalfamily: “It seems fitting to me that I publish this Instagram post, at the Science Museum which has long championed technology, innovation and inspired the next generation of inventors.” Looking Instagram-worthy herself in her bright outfit and holding a bouquet (above…

BBC Radio 2 is believed to have removed Michael Jackson songs from its playlist after TV documentary Leaving Neverland was shown on Channel 4. A newspaper report last week said the station decided to stop playing the Billie Jean singer’s music. A BBC spokesperson said: “We consider each piece of music on its own merits and decisions what we play on different networks are always made with relevant audiences and context in mind.” The controversial two-part documentary featured allegations from two men who claimed that the King of Pop groomed and sexually abused them as children and teenagers. New Zealand’s MediaWorks and NZME stations have boycotted Michael’s music, while Canadian news sites say the country’s radio stations are “monitoring the situation”. The Jackson family disputes the claims of the documentary, which…

There was a rock-star welcome for the Duchess of Sussex last week when she made a surprise appearance to join her husband the Duke on stage at the Wembley Arena. After delivering a rousing speech to 12,000 cheering schoolchildren for WE Day, which encourages young people to take part in social change, Prince Harry stunned the crowd by saying: “And now I’m going to try and drag my wife on stage.” He then led Meghan, who is due to give birth to their first child next month, onto the platform, where the couple wrapped their arms around one another. Not officially on royal duty, the 37-year-old Duchess was dressed casually and sported a navy Ralph Lauren blazer, black maternity jeans and T-shirt and jewellery that included the Jennifer Meyer “Mummy”…

‘These amazing women inspire me every day’ Fresh from her trip to Paris Fashion Week, Victoria Beckham joined two very special females on International Women’s Day. Joining the 44-year-old fashion designer at her London store in Dover Street was her mum Jackie Adams, who was celebrating her 70th birthday two days later, and her mother-in-law Sandra West. All dressed in stylish black, with Jackie and Sandra looking smart in trouser suits, the three matriarchs posed for a picture that Victoria, wearing a black lace-trim camisole, tailored trousers and a chic trench coat from her own label, later posted on her Instagram account. “So pleased my mum and Sandra could be with me on #IWD, two of the most inspiring women I know x Kisses,” she wrote. Adding to the love,…

‘The aim is to create an environment where our community can engage safely in debate and is free to make comments’ Last week, the royal family stepped up the pressure on internet trolls by issuing new guidelines on how they expect people to behave on their social media channels. The move follows HELLO! ’s hugely successful #HelloToKindness campaign promoting positivity online, which we launched after Kensington Palace told us staff spend hours each week moderating sexist and racist comments directed at the Duchesses of Cambridge and Sussex. Since it began in January, #HelloToKindness has gained enormous momentum around the world, making waves in mainstream and social media. It also captured the attention of the Government after Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran tabled a motion in the House of Commons that…

WEST END HIT IS WORTH THE WAIT Stars came out in droves as hit musical Waitress opened in London’s West End to rave reviews. Theatre legend Andrew Lloyd Webber was among the big names at the Adelphi Theatre to support the feel-good show, which stars Katharine McPhee, a childhood friend of the Duchess of Sussex. Katharine, 34, who also played the title role on Broadway, was supported on opening night by her music producer fiancé David Foster, 69, who had flown over specially from the US. BLUES NIGHT AT DENIM CELEBRATION A suitably stylish crowd headed to London’s Soho to toast the launch of denim brand Wrangler’s Icons collection. BBC Radio 1 DJ Maya Jama, model Victoria Clay and Love Island star Laura Crane – joined by her Made in…

As editor in chief of HELLO! and a busy mum of two, I need versatile style staples that fit seamlessly into my varied working week and lively weekends with the boys – so Boden is the perfect style solution for me. On Friday morning I’m dashing out on the school run then it’s on to the office so I’ll pair a bright, printed dress with a jumper. I’ll wear ankle boots but keep a spare pair of heels under my desk for those last-minute events. On Saturday it’s all about family time. We’ll go for brunch, just the four of us, or escape to the countryside for some downtime. I love the versatility of blue skinny jeans with a colourful, slim-fitting knit – I’ll add some flat white trainers so…

■ Don’t use foundation brushes to apply foundation. For a seamlesss finish, use a fluffy blusher brush. ■ I cringe when I see bloggers swiping on concealer – they use way too much product. Apply a dot and buff it out. ■ Don’t go near your under-eyes with a pressed powder because it instantly ages you. Use loose powder instead. ■ Never use an eyelid primer labelled “light”, “medium” or “dark” as it’ll make your lids look like roller blinds. Apply a transparent one. ■ Looking for a glitter-free highlighter? Simply pat on your night cream.…

Having gone from pop star to Strictly Come Dancing champion, talent show judge and TV presenter, Alesha Dixon is a shining example for her five-year-old daughter Azura. And, after adding another string to her bow as a best-selling children’s author, Alesha has created another person for her little girl to look up to. “As a mum, you’re always thinking about the types of role models your children will be influenced by,” she tells HELLO!, as we meet to chat about her new book: Secret Supervillain Vs Lightning Girl, the third in the Lightning Girl series. The first story – and Alesha’s debut novel – was one of the book industry’s biggest releases in 2018, gaining a place in the top five of the children’s fiction chart. “I wrote these books…

‘The Prince of Wales has been serving the country for so long, especially over the past five years, just giving as much as he possibly can. It’s good that the Queen is acknowledging his service. People forget how long he has been doing it, and how much he contributes. His investiture in 1969 was when he effectively became a working royal. He was carrying out duties while he was a student and later while he was serving in the Royal Navy, but the ceremony at Caernarvon Castle was seen as the start of his official royal life. Over the coming years, Charles will take a lead role in many of the areas that the monarchy requires, not least the overseas visits that the Queen no longer does. He works so…

‘Of course we’re going to party. It’s nice to catch up…’ Vick Hope Some of Britain’s biggest music stars including Dua Lipa, Little Mix and Cheryl Tweedy led the glamorous guests at this year’s Global Awards, and HELLO! was at London’s Eventim Apollo to join in the fun. Cheryl sparkled in a rainbow dress by Rami Kadi, while Capital’s Breakfast co-host Vick Hope turned heads in a lemon yellow gown by Suzanne Neville. “I don’t get to see the other Global presenters much, so it’s nice to catch up with them this evening,” Vick told HELLO! . “Of course, we’re going to party!” The awards bring together all of Global’s radio stations, including Capital, Heart, Smooth and Classic FM, and the presenters on their airwaves for a night…

She has an enviable wardrobe, but it is about to get smaller – and fashion fans will be able to snap up some of Tamara Ecclestone’s clothes to help a good cause. The businesswoman and TV personality opens her latest Tamara Gives Back shop on eBay on 18 March, selling some much-loved designer pieces, from Gucci to Saint Laurent, with all proceeds going to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) Children’s Charity. But Tamara is donating not just her own glad rags (right). Mini fashionistas can pick up some of her daughter Sophia’s outfits. “People want Fifi’s stuff now,” Tamara tells HELLO! , adding with a smile: “No one’s that bothered about me any more.” Tamara has supported GOSH for many years and is passing on her philanthropic passions to her…

It was a gala event to honour her latest role and raise money for a cause close to her heart, held on the national day of the country of her birth. And helping to ensure Catherine Zeta-Jones had a Wales of a time were two very special guests: her son Dylan and daughter Carys. The siblings attended the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama’s St David’s Day event in New York alongside their actress mum, who looked elegant in a Marchesa velvet gown (left), to see her awarded an honorary fellowship – which she described as “very meaningful to me” – and launch a scholarship fund for students in Wales and the US. Posing proudly on the red carpet with her children (right), the Oscar-winning star called it “an…

After reigning supreme at the Oscars, Hollywood’s new Favourite Olivia Colman is ready to do it again – on screen at least. New images of the actress’s starring role in the third series of Netflix hit drama The Crown were published last week, and Olivia could not have looked more regal. Photographed (left) outside London’s Royal College of Physicians with screen husband Tobias Menzies – the Outlander star plays the Duke of Edinburgh – Olivia’s pale-blue beaded gown is typical of the monarch’s outfits in the 1960s, which were often designed by Sir Hardy Amies and Sir Norman Hartnell. Series three – due to screen later this year – and four cover the years 1964 to 1976. Olivia previously told the BBC she was “so thrilled” to be part of…

Royals, aristocrats and celebrities gathered last week to remember German socialite Countess Maya von Schönburg-Glauchau (inset above), who was once described as “one of the most popular women in London”. Fashion guru Trinny Woodall added a vibrant splash of colour to the memorial service at Brompton Oratory in London’s Knightsbridge by sporting a canary-yellow trouser suit, which she teamed with platform trainers and a fluffy white coat. Jemima Khan and Hillary Clinton chose more sombre attire for the service, which was also attended by Lord Frederick Windsor, who was representing the Prince of Wales, a close friend of the Countess. Maya died of lung cancer in January. Three months earlier, despite her terminal diagnosis, she had thrown a party for her 60th birthday at Munich’s Oktoberfest, at which former US…

‘I was masquerading as an actor’ Gwyneth Paltrow (left) says lifestyle guru is her real calling ‘Of course I had moments and tears and all that. But I have a wonderful husband who supports me through those things’ Olivia Newton-John on the help of her natural health entrepreneur husband John Easterling as she battles cancer ‘In this industry you can only earn while you’re earning and it might be a situation that I have work now, but in six months’ time I might not. I will carry on working’ Loose Women star Stacey Solomon is going to work from here to maternity ‘At what age is being naked not beautiful any more? Is there a sell-by date on us?’ Age shall not wither original supermodel Cindy Crawford ‘So I’m reading,…

She’s been a proud feminist from an early age, so it was only fitting that the Duchess of Sussex should speak out on the issue on International Women’s Day. Mum-to-be Meghan, 37, took centre stage in a special panel discussion at King’s College London to mark the day and vowed that her baby would follow in her footsteps. The Duchess was joined by several prominent female activists for the high-profile debate, which took place shortly after she was named as the new vice president of the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust (QCT), which champions and funds young leaders around the world who are serving their communities. The role will see Meghan supporting her husband the Duke, who is president of the QCT, and its patron the Queen. In a statement, the trust…

As general counsel and senior vice president of Apple, Kate Adams, 54, has had an incredible rise to the top of the largely male-dominated tech world. However, speaking exclusively to HELLO !, she says: “I’ve never felt that my gender was in any way a disadvantage. Being female may result in different attributes – things might not happen for you as a woman exactly as they might have happened for you if you were a male – but it was not a disadvantage and indeed, in certain circumstances it is truly an advantage.” A mother of two, Kate said she received amazing support from the company she was working for when she gave birth to her first child and wanted to share that with other mums. “It’s exactly that effect…

‘I’m so glad that HELLO! has launched this campaign because we do need to see more kindness and more civility online. “When I was Prime Minister, I wouldn’t often look at the social media feed, but I would look at it sometimes and it would be full of disgusting things – things I don’t want to repeat, but they certainly included threats of physical harm and violence and just horrible caricaturing of how you looked and how you spoke and what you did. I remember thinking to myself, as a female leader, that if I kept immersing myself in this environment it would just be toxic. You couldn’t do it. “I’d love to live in a world where women leaders – no matter their walk of life, who they are…

Eduardo Sánchez Pérez, HELLO!’s chairman and editorial director, and his sisters Mamen and Mercedes pay tribute to their extraordinary grandmother, Mercedes Junco Calderón, who co-founded our sister publication ¡HOLA! 75 years ago. Before her death last week at the age of 98, she had seen the brand grow to include HELLO! and more than 20 editions across the globe, as well as TV and digital platforms. ‘We have lost a grande dame of journalism. Intelligent and elegant, she was equally concerned for her readers and for those in the news, considering them all as part of her family and treating them always with care and respect. She always told us that she became a journalist for love. It was love for her husband, Antonio Sánchez Gómez, that led her into…

Olivia Culpo embraced the menswear-inspired trend with great aplomb while out and about during Milan Fashion Week. Wearing head-to-toe Fendi to its A/W19 show, the 26-year-old US former Miss Universe ditched casual Los Angeles attire in favour of chic tailoring while visiting the Italian fashion capital. Simple separates – wide-leg cropped trousers and a blazer with voluminous ruched sleeves – were teamed with a Fendi Peekaboo utility bag and statement heels. Tuck your bag under your arm, like Olivia, to carry off the look stylishly.…

Make-up artist Sarah Tanno said she was inspired by a “rockstar” look to create this “lived-in” result for singer Lady Gaga at this year’s Grammy Awards. Sarah started with a gel eyeliner she could smudge, together with two shades from her “go-to” eyeshadow palette, Steel(etto) by Marc Jacobs. But she skipped mascara and lashes, to make sure the finished look wasn’t “too glam”. The result? Rock chic.…

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