Woman's Day Issue 20, 2023

Historic Coronation Edition Never did I think I would be part of the amazingly talented team pulling together King Charles III’s official coronation coverage for Australia’s number-one weekly magazine. It’s been an absolute honour and privilege working on each and every page in this special issue of Woman’s Day as we celebrate the beginning of His Majesty’s reign (with a slice of coronation quiche in hand). As you flick through our historic edition, featuring 35 pages of incredible coverage from all the behind-the-scenes action of the biggest celebration of the century to a look at the new monarch’s most memorable scandals and an interview with the Aussie family he lived with when he worked as a farmhand 57 years ago, we hope you too catch a case of royal fever.…

HARRY’S SWEET MOMENT, After months of will he, won’t he speculation, Prince Harry showed nothing but support for his father on the biggest weekend of his life - the coronation. And while Harry, 38, may have no other supporters among the rest of his family, who have been aghast at his shocking attacks on the monarchy, insiders reveal he brokered a fragile peace deal with his father King Charles III, 74. “Harry was determined to put on a flawless show as the dutiful son. There’s no doubt he is genuinely proud and in awe of what his father is going through and the incredible weight he now bears. Whatever was going on with the rest of the family, Harry was not going to let it mar his father’s special day,”…

Such is the depth of the bitterness between William and Harry that it’s believed they barely uttered a word to each other over the weekend. “There was one moment that was painful for Harry to watch. When William delivered the Homage of Royal Blood, it was hard for him. Knowing at that moment his brother and his father were truly bonded by an ancient symbolic tradition really hit home just how much of a leftover he really is,” says a royal source of the tradition that involved William, 40, pledging his allegiance to the King. “Hearing William say those seven words - ‘your liege man of life and limb’ - triggered Harry. This is something he will never be a part of, and it reduces him to a mere spectator.”…

Often described as the King’s strongest ally, Princess Anne raised eyebrows last week by publicly questioning her brother’s plans to modernise the monarchy. In a bombshell interview with Canadian public broadcaster CBC just days out from the coronation, the princess, 72, said King Charles’ plan to slim down the monarchy “doesn’t sound like a good idea from where I’m standing”. The shocking comment - which insiders say “certainly goes against the message from the top” - has left people questioning Anne’s loyalty. “The King and Prince of Wales are aligned that the institution needs to be more self-aware now than ever in its history, and such comments could be considered an act of self-harm,” a source revealed to Britain’s The Mirror.…

KING & QUEEN HOST THE AFTERPARTY The newly crowned King Charles and Queen Camilla were more than ready to let their hair down after the long day at Westminster Abbey and insiders confirm that’s exactly what happened at Windsor Castle’s star-studded afterparty! Joined by a bevy of A-list guests, rumoured to include Tom Cruise, Joan Collins, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie, the royal family were on hand to celebrate the momentous occasion - and enjoy a tipple or two with the exhausted but exhilarated couple. ‘They changed into glitzy party wear and arrived glowing’ “There’s no other way to describe it but the King’s infamous rosy cheeks were on fine form that evening,” says an insider. “They’d skipped off to change into glitzy party wear and arrived absolutely glowing. The…

Alongside his usual array of English wines, sources confirm King Charles insisted on a personal selection of special cocktails, including the Royal Gin Martini, Churchill’s Breakfast and a Manhattan. “Charles, in his inimitable fashion, wanted to add his and Camilla’s own favourites into the mix,” says an insider. “And it appeared to have been generously mixed, judging from the growing number of people on the dancefloor!”…