Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 39, 2022 i New Zealand Woman's Weekly

For most of us, Queen Elizabeth II had always been a part of our lives – we haven’t known a time without her calming influence and inspiring leadership. She was a beacon of light in an ever-changing world and as people come together in grief at her passing, we honour and reflect on her remarkable life in this special tribute issue. We look back on her young, carefree years, to her beautiful love story with Prince Philip, her “strength and stay” and beyond. At the age of 21, four years before she would become Queen, Elizabeth declared “my whole life, whether it will be long or short, shall be devoted to your service”. It’s a promise that shaped her, and one that she not only kept but went above and…

Among her many titles, Queen Elizabeth also holds the honour of being the world’s most travelled monarch. Though she undertook 280 state and Commonwealth visits, New Zealand held a special place in her heart, just as she did in ours. 1953 Following her coronation in June, the Queen and Prince Philip embarked on a six-month tour of the Commonwealth. They arrived in New Zealand in December, the only time they spent Christmas outside of the UK. As the first reigning monarch to visit our shores, New Zealand rolled out the red carpet, even dying sheep in the colours of the Union Jack. It is estimated that three in every four Kiwis saw the couple during their six-week tour. 1963 A decade later, the royal couple returned for a short 12-day…

The Queen’s later years were partly dominated by royal matters, from State Openings of Parliament to greeting heads of state, royal visits and the inevitable Red Boxes of papers, but more so by family. Some family events were gloriously happy, some worrying, some sad, some terrible. Throughout, the Queen took it in her stride. In 1996, she turned 70. It was low-key, even if special commemorative coins were issued. Charles and Diana, plus Andrew and Sarah, had divorced, and the royals were keeping their heads down. A year later, turmoil erupted when Princess Diana was tragically killed in a car crash in Paris. Initially insisting on the family staying at Balmoral, the Queen and her advisors badly misjudged the mood of large sections of the British public. She was effectively…

Yoghurt delicata cake with pistachio crumbs SERVES 10 PREP + COOK TIME 1 HOUR 30 MINS 4 chamomile tea bags2 cups (440g) caster sugar250g butter, softened5 eggs, separated½ cup (60g) cornflour1 ½ cups (225g) plain flour2 teaspoons baking powder1 teaspoon sea salt flakes,crushed lightly1 cup (280g) Greek yoghurt½ cup (125ml) milk2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste¼ cup (45g) pistachios1 tablespoon icing sugar, to dust Chamomile flowers, to decorate (optional) 1 Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan. Grease a 22cm bundt cake pan (2.5−litre/10−cup capacity) with a pastry brush dipped in soft butter. Sprinkle inside the pan with a little plain flour, turning pan to coat evenly. Tap out excess flour. 2 Cut open tea bags. Blend or process tea and sugar for 1 minute or until fine. 3 Beat butter and the…

A great chat with the queen of talk back Of course, it was inevitable that one day the news would come that Queen Elizabeth had died. She was a woman, after all. A wife, a mother, a grandmother, a great-grandmother – she might have been Britain’s longest-serving monarch, but she was a mortal and she was 96 years old. Still, the news, when I read it in the early hours of Friday morning, came as a shock. She had been there all my life and it seemed she’d be there forever. And while she was a queen, with all the trappings that entails, she was also relatable. She experienced enormous personal highs and endured great personal lows. She knew love and loss, and she stayed the course, with her husband…

There is a lot of tennis in this novel – and I mean a lot! Several matches are described stroke by stroke, point by point. Fans of the sport are going to completely love it. While I have zero interest in watching Wimbledon, even so, I was totally caught up in this tale of a former champion who decides to make a late-career comeback. Having read a couple of this author’s previous novels – like Daisy Jones and the Six – I knew there was a guarantee of a great story and good writing. But what I also got was a complex, flawed, fierce character who has stayed in my head. Carrie Soto is trained to be a winner. After her mother dies, she and her father Javier spend her…

Special tribute QUEEN ELIZABETH II1926–2022 Being the monarch one day may not have been on the cards when Princess Elizabeth was born, but after her father took over the role following her uncle’s abdication, she gracefully accepted that it was her future too. However, when she pledged during a speech to mark her 21st birthday to devote her life to service, she would never have expected that just five years later her father’s untimely death would mean she was Queen at 26. With George VI still in his 50s, it was anticipated that it would 20 years or so before Elizabeth stepped into the job. But fate had other plans. In 1951, he was diagnosed with lung cancer and part of his left lung was removed. He covered up the…

The Queen started mid-life with a rare false step – one she regretted for the rest of her days and proof that, at times, the crown can be a very heavy burden. In 1966, a spoil tip above the little mining village of Aberfan in Wales collapsed, submerging homes and the village school in black slurry. Most of the 144 who died were children and the UK mourned. Thinking she’d just get in the way, she delayed for eight days before visiting the site and distraught families. The public was not impressed and the reputation of the royals took a serious knock. “Aberfan. She got that wrong and she knows it,” Lord Charteris, her former private secretary, later commented when asked about the Queen’s mistakes. Partly in response and partly…

Diet played a large part in the Queen’s longevity – as did a good deal of exercise. As she became older and less active, she consumed fewer calories to control her weight and ensure less pressure on her joints. There were a few golden rules – no garlic or onion, to prevent wind or bad breath, and very few white carbs, such as potatoes or rice. When she was woken, regardless of where she was, she was presented with a pot of Earl Grey tea and one or two biscuits. Breakfast was always the same: cereal from a Tupperware container (Special K was a favourite) or porridge, with fruit on top, followed by toast with Wilkin & Sons preserves. In Scotland on a nonworking day, she occasionally enjoyed scrambled eggs…

LIBRA Sep 24 – Oct 23 Getting things done is something you’re extremely good at – and this week you outdo yourself, showing everyone you’re talented, you have skills and and you can sort anything. Some people may not be appreciative. They are jealous. Ignore them or send them a bill! SCORPIO Oct 24 – Nov 22 Be careful about playing hard to get. If you don’t want to be caught, then don’t play games, stop the chase and kindly let them off the hook. Otherwise, be alluring, flirtatious and know when to stop running. Remember, people will only try for a certain length of time. How long have you made them wait? SAGITTARIUS Nov 23 – Dec 22 It’s a busy week, but you’ll get through it easily. Try…

APRIL 21, 1926 She was not born to be Queen. The princess was, after all, only third in line to the throne, after uncle David and her father. David was bound to marry and have children of his own. She would be pushed down the line. Even so, when Princess Elizabeth was born at home in London’s Mayfair by Caesarean section at 2.40am on April 21, 1926, the British home secretary, Sir William Joynson-Hicks, had to be present. He was witnessing her legitimacy. Her parents, the Duke and Duchess of York – Bertie, George V’s second son, and the former Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon – were immediately besotted. “You don’t know what tremendous joy it is to Elizabeth and me to have our little girl,” wrote the duke to his mother, Queen…

Special tribute QUEEN ELIZABETH II1926–2022 In 2012, Kate Winslet was invested by the Queen as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. During their brief chat, the actress told the monarch that she “loves being a mum”, to which the Queen is said to have replied, somewhat wistfully, “Yes, that’s the only job which matters.” The Queen effectively had two families, separated by a decade. She also had two attitudes to bringing up her children. Charles and Anne, born in 1948 and 1950 respectively, saw the more formal side of her. By the time Andrew and Edward came along in 1960 and 1964, she had mellowed, just as society’s attitudes had relaxed. Prince Charles Philip Arthur George was born at Buckingham Palace and, according to a courtier, “Prince…

1950s Panama, Bermuda, Jamaica, Fiji, Tonga, New Zealand, Australia, Cocos Islands, Sri Lanka (then Ceylon), Yemen, Uganda, Malta, Gibraltar, Norway, Nigeria, Sweden, Portugal, France, Denmark, Canada, United States, The Netherlands, Canada. 1960s India, Pakistan, Nepal, Iran, Italy, Vatican City, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Ethiopia, Sudan, Germany, Canada, Barbados, British Guiana, Trinidad & Tobago, Grenada, St Vincent, St Lucia, Dominica, Montserrat, Antigua, St Kitts, Nevis, British Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, The Bahamas, Jamaica, Belgium, Malta, Brazil, Chile, Austria. 1970s Canada, Fiji, Tonga, New Zealand, Australia, Turkey, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Maldives, Seychelles, Mauritius, Kenya, France, Yugoslavia, Cook Islands, Norfolk Island, New Hebrides, British Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Bermuda, Barbados, The Bahamas, Mexico, Jamaica, Hong Kong, Japan, Finland, United States,…

Living her life in the public eye, Queen Elizabeth always had a keen understanding of the power her fashion choices held. From her wedding gown made of satin purchased with ration vouchers to championing local designers and those of the countries she visited, she has pioneered how modern royals dress. In recent years, she was hailed “Our Rainbow Queen” for her preference for wearing brightly coloured single-tone outfits to stand out in a crowd. She once told royal biographer Robert Hardman, “I can never wear beige because nobody will know who I am.” PLATINUM JUBILEE 2022 Favouring elegance over fads, the Queen’s signature accessories included scarves, brooches and bags, only in her later months adding walking sticks to her repertoire.…

Lemon-iced baked doughnuts MAKES 18 PREP + COOK TIME 2 HOURS You can decorate the doughnuts with all manner of toppings. We’ve chosen a combination of pistachios, rose petals, mixed dried flowers and orange slices, all available from health food stores and specialty cake stores. However, you could also use finely grated lemon or orange rind, or chopped, freeze-dried raspberries and strawberry slices that are easily found in the baking section of most major supermarkets. 375g unsalted butter, at roomtemperature2 cups (440g) caster sugar6 eggs3 teaspoons vanilla bean paste1 ½ teaspoons almond extract1 ½ cups (180g) almond meal3 cups (405g) gluten-freeself-raising flour1 teaspoon gluten-free bakingpowder1 teaspoon fine sea salt¾ cup (180ml) milk LEMON ICING 4 cups (640g) gluten-freeicing sugar¹/³ cup (80ml) lemon juice TOPPINGS ¼ cup (4g) dried rose petals¼…

Garden It was no secret Her Majesty adored beautiful blooms, which often adorned her brightly coloured boater hats, and a wander through Buckingham Palace Garden. Plant a tribute to the Queen this spring with some flowering beauties of your own. SHOWPIECE ROSES This exciting series of highly fragrant roses has been developed over 20 years by the same rose specialists who bred the best-selling “Flower Carpet” range. Showpiece roses have equally good disease tolerance and easy-care characteristics, but are also highly fragrant and free flowering. They’re a compact 0.8m-1m tall and are grown on their own roots, not grafted, so there are no problems with suckering rootstocks taking over. Cut off spent blooms to keep them producing sprays of flowers continually from late spring. In late winter, just prune them…

The beloved broadcaster’s reflections on life Look at that photo of the Queen appointing Liz Truss Prime Minister of Britain. Her Majesty looks frail but happy. And well enough to enjoy holding court with yet another British Prime Minister, the 15th of her reign. Yes, there was the Queen, at 96, still at work just two days before she died. Astonishing. We’ve all probably looked at tens of thousands of photos of the Queen. That photo is likely the last. It stops me in my tracks. Elizabeth R became Queen when I was four. I’ve lived right through her magnificent 70-year reign. I used to stand and sing God Save the Queen before “the pictures”. Now I can’t imagine how I’ll ever get used to God Save Our Gracious King.…

E HOA by Gavin Bishop (Gecko Press, $19.99) From an acclaimed Kiwi children’s book author comes a board book about a friendship between a child and a dog, also designed to help littlies learn about feelings. Key words describe the many emotions a dog can go through in a short time, while the expressions on the faces of the people nearby convey a whole new raft of feelings as they respond and react. E Hoa is written in te reo Ma¯ori and there is an English language version called Friend. THERE’S A KING IN THE CUPBOARD by Margaret Mahy (Hachette, $24.99) The Kiwi classic about a magical cupboard is transformed into a picture book for the first time. A family moves into a different house that is big, old and…

Special tribute =QUEEN ELIZABETH II1926–2022 “As the Queen herself did withsuch unswerving devotion,I too now solemnly pledge myself,throughout the remaining timeGod grants me, to uphold theConstitutional principles at theheart of our nation.” “And wherever you may live inthe United Kingdom, or in theRealms and territories acrossthe world, and whatever may beyour background or beliefs,I shall endeavour to serve youwith loyalty, respect and love,as I have throughout my life.” “And to my darling Mama,as you begin your last greatjourney to join my dear late Papa,I want simply to say this: thankyou. Thank you for your love anddevotion to our family and to thefamily of nations you have servedso diligently all these years. May ‘flights of Angels singthee to thy rest’.”…