Woman's Day Issue 19, 2023

The countdown to King Charles III’s coronation is well and truly on. And here in the Woman’s Day office, royal fever is in the air. That’s why we’ve put together a special coronation guide (starting on p10) to ensure our readers don’t miss out on all the live action from London on May 6. Oh, and if you’re planning to host a high tea or street party, head on over to page 68 for some delicious recipe ideas. Also in this issue, we pay tribute to treasured Aussie icon and comic genius Barry Humphries, following the news of his sad passing last week with his family by his side. The legendary entertainer has been hailed as “one of a kind” by those who knew him best and we join with…

Island glow Arriving in Vanuatu to discuss climate change, Princess Mary looked like she fitted right in as she was welcomed by Pele Island’s chief. Glass act! Aussie actress Claudia Karvan had every reason to celebrate her sparkling career, receiving an OAM alongside her proud children, Albee, 16, and Audrey, 21. Riding high! Elsa Pataky was fast but not furious while competing in a show jumping event at Tamborine Pony Club in Queensland. Is there anything she can’t do?! Oh, hay there! Running rings Ben Affleck says he embarrasses son Sam while watching him play team basketball, but the 11-year-old got him back by beating him while shooting hoops in LA! Birthday love It seems 2023 could be 37-year-old Sylvia Jeffreys’ best year yet! Posing aloagside hubby Peter Stefanovic, the…

Royal news He’s been waiting his whole life for this moment. And sources say a nervous King Charles has made a desperate plea to his warring sons William and Harry to put aside their differences - if only just for the coronation. “We know from Harry’s book Spare that the King begged his sons not to make his last years a misery, and he will be hoping they can call a truce for the biggest day of his life,” royal expert Phil Dampier tells Woman’s Day. According to Phil, Charles will have spoken to William, 40, and asked him to be civil with his brother if and when they meet face-to-face. “In public they will both be on their best behaviour when the eyes of the world will be on…

It was only a matter of time before the Queen Consort’s son, Tom Parker Bowles, hit back at the claims made in Prince Harry’s memoir that Camilla was playing an “end game” to get to the throne and be crowned Queen. The food critic, 48, opened up on The News Agents podcast about his anger over Harry’s cruel claims. “I don’t care what anyone says, this wasn’t any sort of end game,” he said “She married the person she loved and this is what happened.” Friends say it’s been tough on Camilla’s eldest child to sit by and watch the world tear his mother limb by limb in the aftermath of Princess Diana’s death, but to have it come from his stepbrother “was too much”. “Tom’s never spoken out and…

Royal insiders have revealed the real reason Meghan is skipping out on the coronation - and it’s not Archie’s birthday! According to sources, following her bombshell 2021 Oprah Winfrey interview, Meghan secretly wrote to Charles, airing her concerns about unconscious bias in the royal family and revealing which member of the family speculated about her unborn son Archie’s skin colour. However, the duchess, 41, was left “unsatisfied” by the King’s response when he said he was saddened by the tension in the family but failed to address her claims that royal neglect left her feeling suicidal as well as her concerns over the bullying probe.…

Royal news The Duchess of Sussex was never going to be a wallflower in the lead-up to the coronation, and Meghan hasn’t wasted any time making herself headline news! Just last week, she launched a new look in a video introducing her friend Misan Harriman’s TED talk. The following day, she was spotted putting on a very public display of affection with husband Prince Harry at an NBA game, playfully rejecting his smooch when they appeared on the giant jumbotron screen for the “kiss cam”. Friends say the 41-year-old mum-of-two is not one to miss a golden opportunity to steal the spotlight, especially when all eyes are on her in-laws right now. She may not be attending the historic event on May 6 but Meghan has made it her mission…