Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 17, 2021 i New Zealand Woman's Weekly

We look back at the extraordinary life of the Queen’s devoted husband, who passed away two months before his 100th birthday. Prince Philip often described himself as “the world’s most experienced plaque unveiler”. A master of the self-deprecating crack, he once told an aide, “I know my place – two paces behind the Queen.” But he was massively underselling himself. Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who died on April 9 aged 99, might have had to lag behind his wife for reasons of protocol, but out of the public eye, he was her rock, and a large part of the reason she has been able to do such an astounding job as monarch for so long. Philip’s first ever private secretary, Mike Parker, once revealed, “He told me the first…

Prince Philip’s children have paid moving tributes to him in a documentary pre-recorded for broadcast after his death. Prince Charles, 72, said he thought his father would want to be remembered as an individual in his own right, while Prince Andrew, 61, reminisced about how he would read to them as children, and Prince Edward, 57, told, “My father was always a great source of support, encouragement and guidance.” Edward praised his father’s ability to manage media interviews and “say things the rest of us always dreamed we could say. He was brilliant.” Princess Anne, 70, said he deserved credit for carving out a unique role for himself. “Nobody had thought about what he was going to do… He found ways he could make an impact.” His decision to give…

‘No peel’ carrot cake MAKES 1 CAKE You will need: Clean hands Chopping board + knife Round cake tin – 23cm, lined/greasedZester/grater Large mixing bowl Medium mixing bowl Wooden spoon/spatula Wire cake rack Clean tea towel 1 Preheat oven to 180°C. 2 Combine the dry mix ingredients in the larger mixing bowl. 3 Combine the wet mix ingredients in the medium bowl. 4 Stir the wet mix ingredients into the dry mix ingredients. Pour the cake batter into your prepared tin. 5 Pop into the oven and bake for 55 minutes. Remove from the oven and place tin on a wire cake rack with a clean tea towel over (to keep it moist). Take it out of the tin after 10 minutes and leave it on the rack to cool…

Lemon & passionfruit tart PREP + COOK TIME 1 HOUR 45 MINUTES (PLUS CHILLING TIME) SERVES 8 12/3 cups plain flour 125g chilled butter, chopped 1 egg 2 tsp chilled water 1/2 cup passionfruit pulp (3 passionfruit) 2 tbsp caster sugar FILLING 1 cup thickened cream 2 eggs, plus 3 yolks ¾ cup caster sugar Finely grated zest and ½ cup juice of 2 lemons 1/3 cup passionfruit pulp (2 passionfruit) 1 Pulse the flour and butter in a food processor until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add the egg and water, pulsing until the dough comes together. Wrap in cling film and chill for 1 hour. 2 Roll out the pastry between 2 sheets of baking paper to 3mm-thick round. Ease into a 23cm loose-bottom fluted flan pan. Trim the…

FINGER PAINTING If it’s time to revamp your daily make-up routine, try a cream eyeshadow like (1) BareMinerals Bounce & Blue Eyeshadow Palette in Dusk, $49. An easy way to look like you made an effort, simply apply with your fingers to add smudgy definition that holds still without the need for primer. But if you’re a powder eyeshadow kind of girl, how about the limited-edition keyring (2) Coach x Sephora Collection Rexy Eyeshadow Palette, $88? It’s fun and fantastic for using on the go. QUICK SMART! If you’ve no time to stand around in a towel waiting for a hair mask to do its thing, try (3) Kérastase Blond Absolu Sérum Cicanuit, $70, a clever leave-in overnight product that keeps blonde hair soft and healthy. To use on dry…

The daily commute to work can be a drag, but why not turn it into an opportunity to fit in a sneaky workout? Of course, the ideal would be to jog or cycle the whole way, but if that’s simply not practical, here are some ways to incorporate fitness into the journey. • Pop your work shoes in your bag and slip on your trainers before you head out. That way you can hop off the bus a few stops earlier and hotfoot it to the office. If you drive to work, park a little further away than usual and power-walk the rest of the route. After all, it’s far better that you do the fuel-burning rather than your car. • Rather than sitting on the bus or train, stand…

Keep a piece of sandpaper in your sewing-machine drawer. It’s wonderful for sharpening needles – just stitch through it a few times and they’ll be as good as new. – Les If you’re giving a pair of gloves to a person who has to use a walking stick, don’t give nylon ones as it’s almost impossible to get a firm grip while wearing them. – Treetops, Wellington A useful gift for a bedridden patient is a long-handled back-scratcher or brush. For a patient who finds it difficult to bend down and wash their feet, such a brush is a most-appreciated gift. – E.L.S, Auckland If you’re taking flowers to a friend on a windy day, place a large polythene bag (a dry-cleaning bag is excellent) over the bouquet, and the…

I suppose it’s hardly surprising that women can be a little strange about other people’s babies. If you’ve ever given birth, I reckon you’re fully licensed to be as strange about babies as you want to, but maybe just try not to eat them. It’ll be because I’m a man, but I really wouldn’t dream of telling any mother how “delicious” her new baby looked. On the other hand, some women don’t hold back at all on sharing those sorts of feelings. Maybe I’m only noticing it because there are a few new babies in my life, but I keep hearing declarations from women about the deliciousness of babies, even to the point of some suggesting that they wouldn’t mind a nibble. ‘There’s little chance women will stop eyeing babies…

This atmospheric, slow-burn crime mystery takes us inside an exclusive gated cul-de-sac, deep in the Titirangi bush, where it seems like everyone is hiding secrets. Best-selling crime author Aarav Rai is living here, back in the family mansion with his arrogant businessman father and his subservient stepmother, while he recovers from smashing himself up in a horrific car crash. Aarav is a mess, existing on a cocktail of pain medications and a diet of sugar, struggling with gaps in his memory and is mentally erratic. He has never got over the disappearance of his mother Nina, who took off a decade earlier, along with quarter of a million dollars. Aarav has always assumed she abandoned him but, as the story opens, her body is discovered, strapped in the passenger seat…

The passing of Prince Philip is terribly sad, not only for our Queen, who has loved him since she was just 13 years old, but also for people ar ound the world. His commitment to duty and championing of conservation is admirable. He was patr on to nearly 800 organisations, played an important r ole in creating the World Wildlife Fund and also established the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, which more than eight million young people have participated in worldwide. The 99-year -old has given so much and will be sor ely missed by so many , but it is his enduring devotion to his wife, Lilibet, that is so touching. A private secr etary once shar ed, “He told me the fi rst day he offered me my job…

‘The family broke up. My mother was ill, my sisters were married, my father was in the South of France. I just had to get on with it. You do. One does’ Philippos Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg was the youngest of five children, and the only son of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg. Although his mother was a great-grand-daughter of Queen Victoria who’d been born at Windsor Castle, his upbringing did not give him the kind of background considered appropriate for the consort of a monarch. When he was 18 months old, his family was forced into exile in France following a military coup in Greece and by the time he was 12, he was pretty much on his own. His mother, who was profoundly deaf, ended…

For 10 years, Wellingtonians have been waking up to the trademark warmth and humour of Kath Bier on The Breeze’s morning show. The bubbly mum-of-two, together with her co-host Steve Joll, has entertained, joked and disc-jockeyed her way into listeners’ hearts as they’ve wiped the sleep from their eyes, poured their first cups of coffee and negotiated their way through the morning rush hour. But after almost 30 years on air, Kath is now hanging up her headphones and following a very different calling. “About five years ago, I had a really weird thing happen. I felt God call me into being an ordained priest,” says the veteran broadcaster. The process takes five years and is deliberately intense in order to weed out those who were called by ego rather…

When Sarah Burtscher used to live on a remote high country station in Tekapo, with a four-hour round trip to a large supermarket, she got used to making do with what she had, when need be. Enjoying cooking for her family, the mum-of-three learnt ingenious ways to avoid food wastage and began to term certain dishes as “fridge cleaner” recipes – turning older, forgotten ingredients lurking at the back of the fridge or pantry into tasty meals and snacks. “With remote living, you are totally responsible for all your own rubbish,” Sarah tells the Weekly from the family’s new base in Christchurch. “With no easy wheelie bins to take it away, it makes you aware. I looked at what I was doing in cleaning out the fridge and wondered what…

1 PESTO Make carrot-top pesto! 1 cup chopped fresh carrot tops, 1 cup packed baby spinach, 1 garlic clove, ½ cup unsalted cashews, salt and pepper, ½ cup olive oil. Whizz up adding the oil slowly, and voilà! 2 BEST BEFORE DATES You can eat foods after their “best before” dates. Use a sniff test to gauge ediblity, but don’t eat foods after “use by dates”. 3 ORGANISATION Have a box in the fridge labelled “Use First!” It helps you to organise your fridge and prevent waste. 4 BUTTER Save your paper butter wraps, as your grandmother did! Use them to grease your pans and you can line a cake/loaf tin with them and use them when baking. Note: best to use paper not foil wraps for baking. 5 ROOT…

Winter is around the corner, which means the battle to combat dry skin begins. Dermalogica’s newest innovation, the Melting Moisture Masque, targets the root cause of dry skin and restores the skin’s compromised moisture barrier. The unique formula deals to dry cracks and dullness, bringing a smooth, dewy appearance that lasts. The best part is, only a pea-sized amount needs to be used once a week to see the benefits. Say goodbye to dryness and hello to luminous skin year-round. Available at department stores, Life Pharmacies and online at Dermalogica.co.nz. Rrp $118. PRIME-TIME TREAT There’s no better accompaniment to a Netflix binge session than a delicious pint of ice cream. So, Ben & Jerry’s has teamed up with the streaming service for a limited-edition flavour inspired by their hilarious selection…

ODD AD The gong this week is rung by a most unusual need announced in the Wanted to Buy column of our local newspaper: “ABSOLUTELY spot cash for used foods, furniture, etc…” E.T., South Canterbury PLEASE SIR… When my high-school son asked for another absentee note, I insisted on knowing why he had not given his teacher the one I had written the previous day. Reluctantly he explained that a friend had got hold of it and had altered the wording, “He was in bed with the flu” to, “He was in bed with Sue.” Under the circumstances, I agreed to write another. Isa, Auckland THE DATING GAME It’s not only one’s looks and language that age a person – it could also be their taste in music, as I…

The Duke of Edinburgh will be laid to rest on April 17, following eight days of national mourning. Instead of a large funeral, it will be attended by just 30 people and will see his body taken to the Royal Vault within St George’s Chapel on a specially modified Land Rover he helped design. The “hearse” is a special touch for a man who had a long-held interest in design and engineering. The coffin will process through the grounds of Windsor Castle at a walking pace to the chapel. The armed forces will line the route and the duke’s children and other close family will walk behind the coffin. The Queen will travel separately to the ceremony. The palace has confirmed that Prince Harry will travel from America to farewell…

It was a different story in July 1939 when Philip was asked to entertain Princess Elizabeth (then 13) and her younger sister Margaret while their father toured the Royal Naval College. They played croquet and ate lunch together, and the encounter obviously left a deep impression on Elizabeth. She apparently never looked at another man again. “She absolutely adored him,” says a family friend. As well as possessing matinee-idol good looks – he was tall, blond and suave, with bright blue eyes and a killer smile – he was also highly intelligent and witty. Elizabeth began writing to Philip, and they kept up the correspondence when he served with the Royal British Navy during the war. Philip was involved in several major campaigns, including during the Battle of Crete, and…

Prince Philip committed so many gaffes that he came up with a term to describe this tendency: Dontopedalogy. In an address to the General Dental Council in 1960 he explained, “Dontopedalogy is the science of opening your mouth and putting your foot in it, a science which I have practised for a good many years.” When he and the Queen met an army cadet blinded by an IRA bomb in 2002, the Queen asked how much sight he retained. Philip quipped, “Not a lot, judging by the tie he is wearing.” Addressing Sir Elton John, he said, “Oh, it’s you that owns that ghastly car, is it? We often see it when driving to Windsor Castle.” Later, at the Royal Variety Performance watching Elton perform in 2001, he said, “I…

‘Every day he was sitting down in the same place doing nothing all day’ It’s not just another day in paradise for Phil Collins. The Genesis singer’s ex-wife has lifted the lid on the couple’s miserable existence together, saying it was like being “trapped in a golden cage”. Orianne Bates, who married, divorced then reunited with the musician, claims the hitmaker slid into an alcohol-sodden depression that, last year, ultimately cost their relationship. “I felt I was trapped in a golden cage,” says Orianne of the $47 million luxury mansion in Florida she shared with her ex-husband. “You have a beautiful view, but that is all you have. You have no love.” Now, after a bitter split during which Orianne moved another man into the “cage” she was, at the…

Someone from the luxury resort was on the phone to our room. They’d worked out we were up now because smoke was curling out of the chimney of our chalet across the courtyard. Midwinter in Queenstown, you need to light the fire as soon as you throw off the duck-feather duvet and slide out of the thousand thread-count sheets. “Chef would like to know what you would like for breakfast.” This was many years ago, when I was booked to perform at Winter Festival. Part of the package was to be hosted by a sponsor – we were paid less in cash and more in kind. Which is how we found ourselves at the same lodge Bill Clinton had stayed at on a visit to our shores. The kind of…

MID-THIGH LENGTH Double-breasted and with a storm flap at the back, this structured trench is of the traditional mould. The cotton-blend fabric makes it ideal for fluctuating temperatures. High-waisted jeans are super comfortable and forgiving, supporting your midsection without cutting in. Team with on-trend chunky-soled boots. LONG-LINE LOOK This soft green trench is an investment piece that you’ll wear again and again. Pair it with the matching trousers for a look that’s chic for the office and after hours. Tiered and frilled skirts are big news this season. Tuck your top into this type of garment and make it a slimline one, like this knit. Complete the look with a long necklace.…

COASTEERING You might not have heard of this exhilarating sport, but it involves hiking, swimming and diving. ZIP LINING If you’re after a thrill, zip lining lets you reach speeds of more than 100kmh while gliding on a rope suspended high in the air. SKIING If you want to experience the rush of racing downhill, skiing is an ideal extreme outdoor activity – or opt for snowboarding instead. SURFING Ride the waves while soaking up the salty air of the ocean. Did you know that surfing is among the oldest sports ever? Prehistoric stone carvings in Peru, which date back 5000 years, show people on boards. MOUNTAIN BIKING It isn’t for the faint-hearted, but it’s definitely one of the most accessible extreme activities out there. Plus, it’s a fun activity…

BANNER Turn over the top of your tea towel about 3cm, then pin and sew along edge to create a tube-like opening. Insert a piece of dowel about 20cm longer than width of the tea towel (ours was 70cm), then tie ribbon or string to either end of the dowel before hanging. TOTE Cut 15cm off the bottom of 2 tea towels, then place the tea towels on top of each other, right sides out, to form a bag shape. Pin 2 lengths of canvas tape (ours were 4cm x 1m) on either side of the bag about 12cm in from the sides and 16cm in from the top. With right sides facing in, pin the tea towels together, sew the bottom and sides, then turn the right way out…

• We share the same birthday, September 25, but were born in different years • We lived for 12 years on the island of Bermuda • We are in the same industry, but have only worked together the once • Between us, we have three Oscars, six Golden Globes, five Screen Actors’ Guild Awards, one Emmy and one Tony. • We met at a film festival in France in 1998 and were introduced by Danny DeVito • We married in 2000 and separated briefly in 2013, but reconciled the following year • We have two children – a son called Dylan and a daughter called Carys • There is a 25-year age gap between us • One of us is American, the other is Welsh • Movies we are known…

ARIES Mar 21 – Apr 20 It’s a fabulously extravagant week. Double shot latte; extra cream; and fries instead of salad! Whatever it is you are doing, you will take every extra going, making each experience a little more decadent. Even at work, you will make sure you have the best pens and the coolest stationery. Treat yourself and accept the rewards on offer. Being a little extravagant is not a crime, you know. TAURUS Apr 21 – May 21 A partner, lover or a friend wants to pin you down, making sure they know what you are doing and when. This is not what you like! Of course, they need to know some of your plans, but not every detail. Sometimes you just want to do things on your…

THE SONG I LISTEN TO WHEN I NEED A PICK-ME-UP IS… anything by Taylor Swift. She has a song for literally anything and everything you’re going though. Yes, I’m a diehard Swiftie. IF I COULD PASS ANY LAW IT WOULD BE… a law to stop racism. Condemn racists who commit hate crimes and violence against Asian, Pacific and indigenous people. THE SHOP I CAN’T WALK PAST IS… Hikoco. I would sell my soul for Korean skincare and cosmetics. THE BRAVEST THING I’VE EVER DONE IS… walk through the doors of Auckland Theatre Company and believe I could lead one of their shows. MY GREATEST WEAKNESS IS… potatoes. I will eat anything potato. I’M CURRENTLY READING… The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran. I feel like it’s one of those books you’ll always…

A 40th anniversary calls for a big celebration! And what’s bigger than gathering the most famous models in the world and shutting down Times Square in New York City? With no New York Fashion Week, Michael Kors, 61, took to the streets in his signature sunglasses to film a special digital runway with the lights of Broadway as the stunning backdrop. Supermodels Naomi Campbell, 50, and Helena Christensen, 52, stole the show in gorgeous sequined gowns that reflected the lights of the Big Apple, while Bella Hadid, 24, brought a pop of colour in a red leather coat before changing into a sparkly cocktail dress. When she wasn’t strutting her stuff, Ashley Graham, 33, ditched her heels for comfortable slides. TWO CUTE Tennis ace Serena Williams, 39, and her three-year-old…

Wedding bells were ringing as Lady Gaga, 35, and Adam Driver, 37, continued filming their killer House of Gucci biopic on the streets of Rome. The pair looked the picture of love as they exited the Santa Maria in Campitelli church, showered by rice, as they recreated Patrizia Reggiani and Maurizio Gucci’s wedding day. Their relationship, which culminated in Patrizia hiring a hitman to kill Maurizio, started in turmoil as Maurizio’s father cut him off for years when he first got together with Patrizia. Changing into another vintage Gucci number, Gaga and Adam were joined by an unrecognisable Jared Leto. Through extensive prosthetics and a protruding belly, the 49-year-old was transformed into Maurizio’s cousin Paolo Gucci. The pair had a strained relationship as the two sides of the family were…