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When it comes to making decisions around the birth of her baby, it is not sister-in-law Kate that Meghan has turned to for advice and ideas, but close friend Amal Clooney. Human rights lawyer Amal and her husband, actor George Clooney, became parents to twins Ella and Alexander in 2017, and it is their lead that the duke and duchess seem to be following. Amal gave birth at the Kensington Wing, which Meghan favours over the Lindo Wing where Kate had her children. Her preference for using a female doctor may also have resulted from conversations with Amal (41). According to some reports, Harry and Meghan have hired a nanny who worked for the Clooneys for a short period after Ella and Alexander were born. Connie Simpson, who has also…

MAGGIE’S TRIUMPHANT THEATRE RETURN Dame Maggie Smith might be 84, but she’s not letting that stop her from tackling one of the most difficult and demanding roles of her career. The Downton Abbey star has returned to the stage to play Goebbels’ secretary Brunhilde Pomsel in A German Life. It’s a one-woman show that requires her to deliver a monologue lasting for 100 minutes and there are no flashbacks or video interludes to give the veteran actress a break. What makes it even more impressive is it’s the first time she’s been on stage since a breast cancer scare in 2008. The actress admitted at the time that she doubted she would ever do theatre again. “It leaves you so flattened,” she said, after being treated successfully for the disease.…

When Gloria Vanderbilt celebrated a milestone birthday a few weeks ago, she marked the occasion with a heartfelt post on Instagram. Alongside a picture of herself when she was a teenager, the heiress and fashion designer wrote, “Today I turn 95. It feels like yesterday that I was 16 and posing for my first picture for Harper’s Bazaar. There is so much I wish I had known then.” She added, “I do believe that it is only once you accept that life is a tragedy that you can start to live… and oh, how I have lived! So many lives, so much work, so much love. It is incalculable.” There has certainly been more than her fair share of tragedy – and also scandal. Gloria, best known these days as…

Short-cut spaghetti & meatballs SERVES 4 750g thick pork and fennel sausages 2 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 700g tomato passata 1 handful basil leaves Salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper 500g spaghetti 2 handfuls Parmesan, freshly grated 1 Squeeze the sausage meat from its casings in 3cm lengths and roll into mini meatballs (about 2.5cm). 2 Heat the oil in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat and add the meatballs in a single layer. Fry for 3-4 minutes or until golden brown all over. Remove from the pan. 3 Add the onion to the pan and fry for 2-3 minutes to soften. Pour in the passata and bring to the boil. Turn the heat down to low and return the meatballs to the pan. Add…

A shift in hormones and seasons can play havoc with our skin lipids. But what are they and what role do they play in the health of our skin? WHAT ARE LIPIDS? “In our skin, lipids are natural oils that protect skin cells,” explains Caroline Parker of Dermalogica New Zealand. “They play a really important role in preventing the evaporation of water from our skin, which results in extreme skin dryness.” But that’s not all. Lipids are also a critical component of our skin’s barrier system, which keeps out irritants and other unwanted substances. “We also have highly specialised lipids in our skin that have an antimicrobial function,” Caroline says. SO WHAT CAUSES US TO LOSE THEM? Caroline says that external factors such as UV exposure, low humidity and seasonal…

Get that rust off your garden tools, make some old-fashioned glue out of flour, and save your seeds for next year. APRICOT JAM I’ve been making a lot of this lately, mainly because I absolutely love apricots and also because my mother loves them too. So this takes me back to my childhood breakfasts of apricot jam on toast and also means I can get a big smile out of my mum when I give her a jar. 900g dried apricots 3.4 litres water 2 tbsp lemon juice 2.7kg sugar 1 Chop the dried apricots and cover them with the water. Leave overnight. 2 Put into your jam pan (a large saucepan will do) with the lemon juice. Heat and simmer for about 30 minutes or until the apricots are…

Are there times when you can kick your family routine into touch? Definitely! While routines are vital, it is also good to be flexible and to have some spontaneity in life. For example, it’s exciting for your kids to go to bed a little bit later if they have special visitors. There may be times when you need to alter their routine and that’s okay – in fact, it’s a good way to build their adaptability. And if your children’s daily schedule is too strict and regimented, they can start to feel controlled by it and may want to rebel.…

When you’re used to being the experienced old hand in the room, it’s disconcerting to suddenly be cast as the newbie. But they do say that it’s good for brains of all ages to try new things. DANCE LIKE EVERYONE’S WATCHING As I write this, I am yet to know how things will pan out in week two of Dancing with the Stars. By now, I could be thinking, “Well, that was that! Back to normal transmission,” or, “Heck, I’m up for another week of dancing,” or, “How on earth will I learn a whole new dance in days?” It’s a unique ride, this thing. I sort of wish now that I’d watched a few more episodes last year to know what to expect. Or maybe it’s a good thing…

A lifetime of love I enjoyed your article about Tom Hanks and his wife Rita, and Hollywood’s lasting marriages (15.04.2019). It was interesting to read what our Hollywood stars had to say about love and marriage. I salute the stars mentioned in this article such as Annette Bening and Warren Beatty; Meryl Streep and Don Gummer; Susan and Jeff Bridges; Ron and Cheryl Howard, and other long-lasting couples (too many to mention) for being so open and frank about their successful marriages. A marriage is a two-way street and both have to do their fair share by helping and supporting the other. If a couple care for each other and can express their feelings openly, this guarantees a lasting union, I think. These Hollywood stars have remained faithful, loyal, trusting…

Would you prefer to go to a movie premiere or movie preview? I appreciate it’s not a question many of us have to struggle with on a daily basis, but being as massively famous as I am, it’s one I face from time to time. And when I say time to time, I mean never. That’s because my massive level of fame means I get the odd invite to a preview but never a premiere. The basic difference is this: A premiere sucks and a preview is cool. Okay, maybe there’s a tinge of jealousy in that definition, but let me explain: A premiere is the first-ever showing of a movie in the world, often with the stars and movie-makers present. It’s pomp, red-carpetry and stuffiness. And long. You have…

WHERE HANDS TOUCH RATING M A 15-year-old mixed-race girl strikes up a relationship with a member of the Hitler Youth. Despite the outbreak of war around them and the dangers of being together, the pair fall in love. It’s a sweet movie but not anything ground-breaking that will pick up Oscar nominations. However, leading lady Amandla Stenberg certainly put in a strong performance despite the controversial storyline, alongside leading man George McKay, making her one actress to keep an eye on. Ellen Mackenzie…

Beth lives near London and worked in children’s book publishing before becoming an author. This is her first novel. This story was inspired by… “Living with my boyfriend while he was working night shifts as a junior doctor. We were occupying the same house but never at the same time, passing like ships in the night. I’d look for clues as to how he was, since we were hardly seeing each other – I’d know he was tired by the number of coffee mugs by the sink, for instance.” I wanted to be a novelist because… “Ever since I can remember, I’ve always made up characters and written stories. It’s almost compulsive for me. The idea of getting to do that as a job was an absolute dream. It’s what…

Dame Helen Mirren is no stranger to playing royalty and fans will soon get to see her take on Russian empress Catherine the Great. The actress will appear in a sumptuous four-part drama about the latter years of the empress’ reign. Dame Helen (73) admits she didn’t know much about Catherine before the role, but after some research is fascinated by her. “In our slightly puritanical, Protestant world, it’s shocking the way she behaved,” says Helen. “It was quite extraordinary for that era. She had four children by four different men.”…

In a surprise for your Easter Monday, we’ve been working on an extra tr eat! We have a whole new special magazine on shelves fr om April 22 called My Mum’s Kitchen. Yes, that’s right, together with our fabulous food editor Nici Wickes and her gorgeous mum Car ole, we’ve made a special one-off cookbook! There are more than 75 baking recipes, covering everything from tasty cakes, muf fins and slices to decadent desserts and delicious pr eserves! Like so many of you, I absolutely love Nici and her mum’s food page and it’s so handy now having a whole book of their baking recipes all together at my fingertips. But it now means my biggest quandary for the week is working out which recipe I’ll pop in the oven…

Royal weddings are like buses. You wait for ages and then three come along in quick succession. If reports are true – and nobody has denied them – then later this year or early next, Princess Beatrice will marry, following what by royal standards is a whirlwind romance, with 35-year-old Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, or Edo to his friends. In some ways, this son of an Italian count is the perfect choice – rich and one of those Europeans who is more English than the English. He was educated at Radley, a posh private school in Oxfordshire, and completed a master’s degree in politics at Edinburgh. In other ways, he bucks social convention big-time. He has a two-year-old son, Christopher ‘Woolfie’ Woolf, with Chinese-American architect Dara Huang. Edo and Dara were…

After three years of bitter divorce proceedings and custody disputes, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are now legally single. The stars, who fell in love on the set of 2005 movie Mr & Mrs Smith, are still ironing out the details of their divorce, but sought a bifurcated judgment, which allows them to move on and remarry before sorting out custody and financial arrangements. “Both parents are focused on what’s best for the kids,” says a source. “Both want to get on with their lives and no longer want to be married to each other.” The formal end of their marriage squashes rumours that Angelina (43) was dragging out the divorce negotiations to win Brad back. “Angelina’s feelings about Brad are still raw. There is still a lot of healing…

They may only be two of the five members of beloved Kiwi group When the Cat’s Away, but when Debbie Harwood and Annie Crummer get together to talk about the group’s massive hit Melting Pot, the atmosphere is electric. The duo have been reunited thanks to the new Prime documentary Anthems: New Zealand’s Iconic Hits, which will feature the pop tune that made the women household names. The series will tell the stories behind some of New Zealand’s best-loved songs. And as they reminisce, Debbie and Annie joke, howl with laughter, rattle off memories and fondly tell the Weekly just how great the other one is. “When Annie and I catch up, the restaurant is turning the lights off and washing the tables under us,” says Debbie (58). “If humans…

FABULOUS FEIJOAS! From mid-March until June it’s feijoa season, so enjoy this glorious fruit in as many ways as possible to get your 5+ a day. This salsa is great with corn chips, as a side dish or on top of nachos with sour cream! FEIJOA SALSA SERVES 8-10 PREPARATION 10 MINUTES 3 feijoas 1 red onion 1 tomato 1 bunch coriander 1/3 cucumber 1 lime 1 Slice the skin off the feijoas, finely chop all of the ingredients - except for the lime - then place into a bowl and combine. 2 Squeeze the lime juice over the salsa and serve straight away. DIP INTO OBELA! You’ve tried hummus, but have you tried Obela Hommus? It’s made with a whopping 13% tahini content, giving it a complex taste…

Varicose veins are not particularly attractive, but did you know they can also be a health issue? We look into what they are, when they become a problem and what you can do about it. There are a lot of misconceptions about varicose veins, what causes them and what you can do about them. Join us for a game of true or false to set the record straight... VARICOSE VEINS ARE NOT A MEDICAL ISSUE AND DON’T NEED TREATMENT False. Yes, they’re unsightly, but they can be more than a cosmetic problem. Varicose veins are due to a defect with valves in the veins in your legs, whose job is to keep blood flowing towards your heart and stop it moving backwards. If the valves are damaged, the blood doesn’t…

In a decade or so, when you google (or whatever we’re using then) “hardiest plants in the world”, chances are the list will be different from what it is today. I’d like a peek into that future, please, so I can get ahead of the game. It’s astonishing how determined some plants are to survive. Our silk tree, which succumbed to the fungal disease Fusarium wilt, resurrected itself three times and is now the focal point of the terrace. It’s so gorgeous, we’ve even built a new deck under it. The camphor and monkey apple trees we cut down to let in the westerly sun have re-sprouted, two calliandras that were sacrificed years ago to make way for a rhododendron are now bigger than the rhododendron – and don’t even…

BUILD TO ORDER! Two brothers were playing with Lego one day. The younger one had built a high wall around his construction to which the elder brother sardonically remarked, “He’s Donald Trump! He’s built The Wall!” Nanny, Palmerston North WELL DRESSED As I put the salad dressing on the table, I commented on the brand being thick and creamy, so we would only need a small amount on our plates. Grandson (7) piped up and said, “Carbon dioxide, it’s really healthy, Nana!” Grandad then had to explain the difference in spelling, and ingredients, between carbon dioxide and carbohydrates! JN, Hamilton, May 12, 2014 PUSHED FOR TIME My daughter was fantasising about how she’d spend the $30 million Lotto prize if she won it. As she listed family members and how…

Our Cute Kid wins a copy of The Gruffalo (MacMillan, RRP $19) by Julia Donaldson. Celebrate 20 years of the beloved tale with this special anniversary edition. Walk further into the wood and discover what happens when a quick-witted mouse comes face-to-face with a fox, an owl, a snake... and a hungry Gruffalo! Email photos of your child to us at nzww@bauermedia.co.nz with the subject line: Cute Kids. Please provide the full name and age of the child as well as your phone number and address.…

I was in need of an uplifting read when I started this novel, and it well and truly delivered. It’s a quirky, gently funny tale and while there are some darker moments, mostly it is happy and hopeful. Its two main characters Tiffany and Leon share a flat, they even share a bed, but they have never met. How does that work? Well, Leon works the night shift as a nurse in a hospice. He needs extra cash so decides to rent out his one-bedroom flat in London to someone who works days. Meanwhile, Tiffany has just split from her rich, manipulative boyfriend. She is broke and desperate for somewhere cheap to live. I think the official term for this unconventional arrangement is “hot-bedding” and, while their friends think they…

When Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, married into the royal family, she had to relinquish control over many aspects of her life and follow certain protocols, whether she liked it or not. But now, when it comes to one of the most important experiences she’ll ever have – giving birth – Meghan is putting her foot down and doing things her way. With the full support of her doting husband Prince Harry, the mum-to-be has decided to turn her back on traditions followed by other royal mums, such as Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and the late Diana, Princess of Wales. For starters, there will be no photo call on the steps of the hospital to show off the newborn bundle of joy – and, in fact, Meghan may not even give…

Theresa Healey has graced our screens and stages since the early 1990s. She has played a nurse in Shortland Street, a witch in MacBeth and a millionaire media boss in Abducting Diana. But she has never played a queen. That is about to change. The actress has been given the nod by British playwright and screenwriter Peter Morgan (the man behind Netflix hit series The Crown) to reign as Queen Elizabeth II in his play The Audience, being staged by Auckland Theatre Company. For Theresa (55), taking the opportunity to play Her Majesty was a no-brainer. “I read the script and just thought, ‘Oh God, I can’t say no to this,’” she tells. “The words are so beautiful and it really shows you who she is. At this stage of…

Autumn brings feijoas and I couldn’t be happier. We are so lucky to have this lovely little fruit in NZ, with its short but very sweet season. Enjoy them while you can. Send your foodie thoughts and questions to Nici: nwickes@bauermedia.co.nz Feijoa coconut lime cake MAKES 20cm x 20cm cake This recipe is a little beauty. I’ve baked this as a birthday cake countless times and it’s always a winner. 150g butter, softened ¾ cup caster sugar 3 large eggs 1 vanilla pod 150g self-raising flour ¾ cup desiccated coconut 1 cup feijoas, chopped Zest and juice from 2 limes, plus 1 extra lime 250g cream cheese 1 tsp vanilla extract ½-1 cup icing sugar 1 Preheat oven to 170oC fan bake. Line a 20cm x 20cm cake tin with…

Update your trouser game and start the season off right with these current autumn trends. Suit power • Modernise your suit options with this chequered beauty from Seed Heritage, which features a double-breasted jacket and cropped trousers. • When wearing patterns or prints, pull colours from it to match accessories, such as this mustard-coloured Postie top and Farmers bag. A classic black, mock-crocodile heel completes the look, creating a fashionable combination that means business. JACKET $209.90 and TROUSERS $159.90 both from SEED HERITAGE. TOP $15 from POSTIE. BOSTON & BAILEY BAG $59.99 from FARMERS. SHOES $69.90 from NOVO. Wide-leg style • You can’t beat great wide-leg trousers and these soft viscose ones from Max tick all the right boxes. Keep your look chic (and hide any lumps and bumps) by…

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Trying to get your children into a routine can be an uphill battle. But it is worth persevering. Here’s why routines are crucial for kids. THEY PROVIDE A SENSE OF SECURITY Knowing that they are going to be doing certain things at certain times – like dinner always being followed by a bath, story time and bed – helps children to feel safe and secure. Children often fear the unknown, whether that’s something relatively minor, such as a new food or a new person coming to visit, through to a more major event, like starting at daycare. If other aspects of their life consist of comforting and familiar routines, it can be easier for them to cope with changes. THEY MAKE LIFE EASIER If your child comes to understand that…

You bought a secondhand car and later discovered it was an ex-rental – shouldn’t you have been informed of this before purchase? Also, are online scams and frauds getting even more invasive? You hear warnings often about keeping the contents of your online communications secure. Are we getting on top of online scams and fraud or is it getting worse? It’s getting worse. New figures show that in the last quarter of 2018 alone, there were a record 1300 reports of cybersecurity issues in New Zealand, involving both individuals and businesses. Last year, businesses in New Zealand lost more than $14m through cybersecurity breaches. As far as individuals are concerned, you will have noticed you’re getting more invitations in your email inbox promising you money or gifts and asking for…

LOCAL FLAVOUR: Snails and frogs’ legs. At the very least, a daily dose of baguettes and croissants is obligatory. NOT TO BE MISSED: The Last Post at The Menin Gate, Ypres, at 8pm every night. WHERE TO STAY: I’ve stayed twice now at Chateau de Saulty, where you’ll find reasonably priced rooms in a stately home. Madame is the best host and the freshly made apple juice from the orchards is divine. DON’T FORGET: To search your own military family history. Records can be found at archway.archives.govt.nz.…

TAURUS Apr 21 – May 21 You have a very creative planetary line-up this week, which enables you to see things differently to others. This gives you an incredible edge if you’re competing in the business world. Use it! It opens doors, allowing people to see you in a different light. If you’re an artist or performer, don’t be afraid to express ideas however crazy – people will wish they had thought of it. GEMINI May 22 – Jun 21 Appreciate the smaller things in life, especially children! They have a wonderful ability to bring you back to centre. There is magic in simplicity and this week is not one for complications. You need creativity and laughter. Simplicity will extend to food and you will find great pleasure in cooking.…

Computers and mobile phones have changed the way we connect with one another, and I’m grateful for much of the change. As a grandmother with two grandkids living in London, the ability to FaceTime the little family means we’re not so far away and can maintain a relationship with two-year-old Bart and five-month-old Theodora. I love the chats with Bart. He can show me new toys and new books, and how he can dance, and hopefully Theo will know our faces when we next see her. She gives us beautiful smiles but I think everyone gets those, she’s such a happy, good-natured wee girl. I can’t imagine the torment of waiting for photos to arrive from the other side of the world and being a virtual stranger to the grandchildren.…

My favourite book ever is… The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro. It’s perfect at every level – as an unrequited love story, as a story of honour, shame and loyalty. But what makes it really great is the beauty of the writing. My book of the moment is… Driving to Treblinka by Diana Wichtel. She is a family-favourite journalist. I wondered how she would tackle the horrors of Treblinka and she did so with the same sharp curiosity and aim she always demonstrates. It’s about how hard it is to leave the sorrows of the past behind you and is a book to read more than once.…