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‘MEGHAN IS ON A MISSION TO GET ONE UP ON KATE’ Tensions were still running high in the aftermath of the Queen's funeral last month, which saw Prince Harry and Meghan Markle return to the UK and publicly reunite with the royal family, including Prince William and Kate Middleton, after over two years of living in estrangement in their Californian mansion. The public mourning period seemingly put a ceasefire on the family feud, however the temporary truce appeared to break down again last week when commentators speculated whether there was more tit for tat between the two couples, after both shared new official photographs. RIVALRY While the new “Fab Four” – King Charles, Queen Consort Camilla, Prince William and Princess Kate – posed for an official royal portrait released by Buckingham Palace, Harry, 38,…

Adozen years after the original iPad, the home button has finally disappeared from this 10th Gen model. We've come a long way from a gadget that was once dismissed as just a bigger iPhone. This tablet brings a complete and much-needed overhaul to the ‘standard’ iPad range, and it's available in a few nice colours including a rather lurid pink (as well as blue, yellow and a more regular silver). What's on offer here is essentially a slightly Stripped-down iPad Air, and there are several reasons why that makes sense… plus several reasons why it doesn't. This is not quite the base-level iPad, by the way - the 9th Gen model is still around (complete with its traditional home button). It's not that Apple doesn't want to say goodbye; it's just that…

Ottawa In response to the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting, Canada’s government intends to freeze handgun sales, capping the number of legal handguns in the country. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said this week that gun violence in Canada has worsened and warned that Canadians “need only look south of the border” to see the consequences of inaction. “Other than using firearms for sport shooting and hunting,” Trudeau said, “there is no reason anyone in Canada should need guns in their everyday lives.” The government’s bill also includes a “red flag” measure to confiscate guns from anyone deemed to be an immediate danger. A mandatory buy-back program for assault rifles, banned in 2020, will follow. Police turn on Brits Paris The U.K. demanded an investigation this week after French police tear-gassed and pepper-sprayed British fans at…

1 ‘DIT IS WIE EK IS’ Patricia Lewis was verras deur die reaksie op ’n “lawwe dansvideo” waar sy haar blonde hare voor ’n waaier rondswaai. “Dis wie ek altyd sal wees,” sê sy. Al is Patricia deesdae stiller, het sy ná 34 jaar aanhangers oor wie ander net kan droom. Want sy is plat-op-die-aarde, met ’n hart van goud. Laat waai met daai hare. Jy mag maar; jy’s ons superster. LEON Patricia is ’n pragtige mens met die mooiste geaardheid. Ek het haar op die Turksvyfees op Uitenhage ontmoet. Sy het tyd gemaak om met elke mens te gesels wat sy daar teëgekom het. Ek is dol oor haar. JOAN Nog altyd so mooi! Sy het eendag by die Hillfox-sentrum gesing toe Max nog klein was. Sy het hom op die verhoog gebring en die…

DIE vonke het nie juis gespat toe sy die prins ontmoet het met wie sy eendag sou trou nie. Om die waarheid te sê, hy het destyds met ’n vriendin van haar uitgegaan. Maar toe hulle ses jaar later weer in mekaar vasloop, was Sophie Rhys-Jones gou smoorverlief en die koningin se jongste se voete was onder hom uitgeslaan. Deesdae is die gravin van Wessex een van die koninklike familie se grootste steunpilare en het sy veral vir koningin Elizabeth II baie beteken. Die afgelope twee jaar het sy selfs meer betrokke geraak en baie van die koningin se take oorgeneem en gehelp om die gaping te vul wat gelaat is deur prins Harry en die skandemaker prins Andrew. “Sy maak ’n baie subtiele verandering, wat tipies van Sophie is,” sê Joe Little, redakteur…

JY HET dalk al gehoor van Val de Vie, die gesogte landgoed tussen die Paarl se wingerde, waar inwoners soggens kan opkyk na Paarlberg se granietrotse en laatmiddag skemerkelkies langs die polobaan kan geniet. Rykes en beroemdes van reg oor die land kom pak graag hier af. Is dit moeilik om op so ’n eksklusiewe landgoed in te pas as jy nuut daar ingetrek het? Nee wat, sê die sakeman Daniel Strauss, wat hom in die afgelope paar jaar saam met sy vrou, Rolene, hier tuisgemaak het. “Hier is nie klieks nie. Ons almal is inkommers.” Dit help seker ook as julle een van die land se suksesvolste glanspare is. Rolene is een van Suid-Afrika se herkenbaarste gesigte, Mej. Wêreld 2014, ’n gekwalifiseerde dokter met ’n meestersgraad in filosofie, motiveringspreker, skrywer en…

SHE does drama with a capital D, plot twists to drop the most rigid of jaws, sexy with so much extra sizzle and intrigue that it can only be described as epic. And if you’re a fan of small-screen hit shows, you’re likely to have stumbled across something she’s had a hand in – Grey’s Anatomy, How to Get Away with Murder, Inventing Anna, Scandal, Station 19 and the hit Bridgerton series to name a few. It seems whatever Shonda Rhimes touches turns to TV gold, and it’s made her one of the most powerful women in Hollywood. The powerhouse producer’s next offering is set to be another Netflix hit. Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton story, premières on 4 May on Netflix, and fans of the franchise are thrilled. The Ton’s dominant royal…

SHE was on top of the world, crowned the most beautiful woman on the planet and poised to start her career as an actress. Promise, potential and opportunity in abundance suggested great success ahead – until disaster struck. A botched nose job changed the flawless looks that had helped Priyanka Chopra win the Miss World title and threatened to ruin her glittering future. It was so bad she was dubbed “Plastic Chopra” and she feared her career was over. But of course, the story does have a fairy-tale ending. First, she conquered Bollywood, then Hollywood and now she has her finger in many a business pie too. In fact, the 40-year-old recently reached several career highs. The salary she’s being paid for playing a former spy in the Amazon Prime series Citadel is…

Wandile Mabaso is an intense person – his passion for his craft radiates from him. It’s this intensity that has propelled him to where he is today – the owner and chef patron at fine-dining restaurant Les Créatifs in Bryanston, Johannesburg, by way of Venice, Miami, New York and Paris. What started as an after-school work placement in Venice has become his life’s passion, and his recent accolade of chef of the year at the Luxe Restaurant Awards cements his position in the Joburg culinary scene. Wandile’s journey started at Capsicum Culinary School, after which he headed to Italy, where he underwent his culinary trial by fire on a yacht operating in the Mediterranean. After being suitably seasoned, he returned to South Africa and furthered his training at Capsicum. Once he’d…

There is no milk. Anyone could have seen this coming and yet, evidently, no one did. It’s the reason the kitchen is empty at 8.15am: both my sons will have come downstairs for coffee, discovered the lack of milk, and returned to their rooms to sit, arms folded, until somebody does something. The cat comes through the flap, walks to the cupboard, and miaows. It is difficult to know whether anyone else has bothered to feed the cat, and the cat is no help in the matter. The cat is a practised liar. “Are you sure?” I say. “Miaow,” says the cat. I open the bin, and find an empty packet of cat food sitting right on top. “Would you like to change your story?” I say. “Miaow,” says the cat. “Fine,” I say, knowing from…

IN THIS SECTION Love, Echidna Style Scotland Goes Wild Glowing Ghost Fungus Anne Frank’s Protector DIVING MADE MY WORLD BIGGER. And I remember the moment it happened. I was descending through warm, clear water in Rarotonga, the largest of the South Pacific’s Cook Islands, on my fifth dive. Inexperienced divers are often busy divers, and so it was with me. I double- and triple-checked gauges, was hyperfocused on the feeling of breathing through a regulator, fretted in gear that felt claustrophobic, and used my arms to orient myself in the strange blue expanse, expending valuable energy. Diving is about being calm and measured. I hadn’t learned that lesson yet. But then I looked around and was stunned into stillness. I found myself in an enchanted forest straight out of a Grimms’ fairy tale. Porites,…

This Christmas will mark nearly three years of silence between Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle, whose once friendly relationship collapsed in the months of drama that ensued in the aftermath of “Megxit” in January 2020. And their deep-rooted rift has shown no signs of healing, despite Kate, 40, and Meghan, 41, being just inches apart from each other at both the Queen's Jubilee celebration in June and, sadly, her funeral in September. Royal experts have made it clear there could be a question mark hanging over Prince Harry and Meghan's Royal titles if they continue to throw their trademark “truth bombs” at the monarchy in their controversial new Netflix documentary as well as in Harry's upcoming emoir Spare. Now, in an unexpected turn of events, a source reveals to Closer how Meghan has…

Geneva After three years of a pandemic that claimed the lives of an estimated 20 million people, the World Health Organization has officially declared the end of the Covid-19 emergency. WHO officials said, though, that lifting the emergency declaration does not mean the pandemic is over—or that its larger effects will stop being felt. “Covid-19 has been so much more than a health crisis,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “It has eroded trust between people, governments, and institutions, fueled by a torrent of myths and misinformation. It has laid bare the searing inequalities of our world.” The official worldwide count of Covid deaths is about 7 million, but the WHO said the true number should be measured in the 20 million excess deaths since the pandemic began in 2020. Turn in…

One of the most charming images of the day was the arrival of the Prince and Princess of Wales in full regalia at the abbey, accompanied by Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, both dressed immaculately for their grandparents’ big day. It was a picture of formality and tradition underpinned by family unity as the couple gave reassuring smiles to their eight-year-old daughter and five-year-old son. The Prince, who was to play a significant role in his father’s ceremony, was dressed in the deep-blue silk velvet Garter robe, under which he wore the ceremonial dress uniform of the Welsh Guards in his capacity as Colonel of the regiment. Kate’s mini-me, Princess Charlotte, had been treated to an Alexander McQueen frock But it was his wife and daughter who drew the most attention, with Kate, as…

It’s nearly impossible to turn on the TV and not see at least one of Greg Berlanti’s shows airing. In fact, over the past few years, Berlanti Productions has had as many as 20 shows on the air at one time — a record-breaking number for a producer and creator. So, it’s no wonder he’s receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 23. Still, he never imagined this type of success. After growing up in rural New York, he attended Northwestern University and thought about a career in theater, but wasn’t sure what he wanted to do. “I knew I liked storytelling. In college, I quickly realized that I wasn’t a tenth of the actor as some of my compatriots. I’ve always had a great deal of admiration…

High Score THE FIND: A rare video game still in its original packaging. WHERE IT WAS FOUND: In an attic. On Mother’s Day in 2019, Scott Amos was visiting his childhood home in California to finally clear his stuff out of his mother’s attic. While he was going through the boxes, he came across a shopping bag. Inside it was a Nintendo video game called Kid Icarus that Amos didn’t even remember owning. Judging by the December 1988 receipt, it was most likely a Christmas present that had never been wrapped. Nor had it been opened, which makes this lucky find a huge deal. According to gaming expert Valarie McLeckie, Kid Icarus is a highly sought-after cult classic, and there are fewer than ten known unopened copies in existence: “To find a sealed…

Your health depends on this mysterious fluid-flushing operation. Perhaps the only time you’ve ever really considered your lymphatic system was when you were sick and touched your neck to find swollen nodes. And, well, once you felt better, you didn’t give those lumps another thought. Fast-forward to today, when you have Tracee Ellis Ross drumming her abs and laughing enthusiastically on Instagram and TikTok and Nicola Peltz getting a rub-down ahead of her wedding to Brooklyn Beckham, all in the name of (yep!) cleansing the lymphatic system. “Hey, Siri: Explain to me the seemingly sudden obsession… For those unfamiliar with the lymphatic system, it’s a network of organs, fluids, vessels and more that does all sorts of work to keep your circulation going and your body free of invaders. “I call it…

Oakland A California task force approved recommendations last week to repay Black residents for past injustices at a cost to the state of as much as $800 billion. The plan, announced in Oakland, endorsed direct payments to many of California’s 2.5 million Black residents to compensate for health-care disparities, aggressive policing in the war on drugs, and redlining experienced as far back as 1933. Calculations would be based on harms suffered and the length of time lived in California; the economic damage of redlining, for instance, would be compensated at $3,366 a year. A 71-year-old lifelong Californian could be eligible for as much as $1.2 million. Gov. Gavin Newsom, who created the task force in 2020, declined to endorse its recommendations, saying, “Dealing with legacy is about much more than cash…

Havana Simmering tension erupted into protests in several Cuban cities last week, four days after Hurricane Ian crashed over the country’s western tip and knocked out power to the entire island of 11 million people. “This has been terrible. No light, no food, we lost everything in our freezer,” Maria Carla Catala, 25, told Reuters. The demonstration recalled the historic protests put down by Cuba last year, which also began with anger over power shortages. Internet service blinked off during two days of demonstrations, and some Cubans suspected authorities were trying to thwart protests. Before Ian, Cuba already faced one of its worst economic crises since revolutionary leader Fidel Castro’s forces entered Havana in 1959. Prisoner swap Caracas Venezuela freed seven imprisoned Americans last week after President Biden agreed to grant clemency to two…

Tony Brooks b.1932 THE LAST SURVIVING Formula 1 winner of the 1950s and one of the greatest talents to drive in the shadow of Sir Stirling Moss, Brooks never shied away from that fact, once telling Octane’s editor: ‘I was honoured to be “number two” to the greatest there has ever been.’ Quite. However, Brooks’ modesty and natural charm belied a fierce competitor with huge talent. Born in Cheshire, he followed in his father’s footsteps by training as a dentist. He started racing in his mother’s Healey Silverstone in the early 1950s and his rise was meteoric, notably becoming the first Brit to pilot a British car to a post-war International victory when he triumphed on his F1 debut in a Connaught in the non-championship Syracuse race. Two years later, he famously…

‘They absolutely loved it. You can’t fake kids enjoying themselves and they had a fantastic time’ Two days after he saw his Grandpa Wales crowned Charles III, Prince Louis had his own big day for the history books with his first official royal engagement. The Prince and Princess of Wales’s five-year-old son joined his parents and siblings Prince George, nine, and Princess Charlotte, eight, for the Big Help Out to celebrate the coronation. And his antics were an instant hit. Video of the young Prince over the bank holiday weekend and taking part in the nationwide day of volunteering delighted fans who adore the royal family’s latest star. IN HIS FAMILY’S FOOTSTEPS Louis and his family were among the volunteers at 3rd Upton Scouts’ hut in Slough, Berkshire, working to reset a path, dig a…

BUDGET PHONE OF THE YEAR SAMSUNG GALAXY A04S One of the most affordable Samsung smartphones in the market right now. If you're on a tight budget but want the assurance of the Samsung brand - and its customisable One UI interface - the A04s is a very good bet. Powered by a Samsung Exynos 850 Processor and 5000mAh battery, it offers a sharp 6.5-in, 90Hz display, though only a 720p-resolution screen (that's the budget part). Plus a decent 50MP primary camera and video capture, and very good battery life. R2 600 / takealot.com MID-RANGE PHONE OF THE YEAR XIAOMI POCO X4 PRO 5G With looks that belie its mid-range status, this Poco packs in some good specs for the money and stands out from the crowd — especially if you opt for the bright yellow model. One…

The reality of summer skin for most of us looks a bit different. The season brings a slew of skin saboteurs: from the afternoon negronis you’ve been sippin’ increasing your risk of photodamage (skin changes caused by sunlight exposure), to the pigmentation that’s appeared thanks to over-excited melanocytes (more on those later), the summer months can spell dermatological disaster. The good news? We’ve recruited the experts to find out why. Skin Set Back ONE TOO MANY Upping the alcohol you consume does your dermis no favours, according to Dr Jinah Yoo, a leading consultant at Sk:n Clinic. “Alcohol deprives the skin of vitamin A,” she explains. It means the hero vitamin you rely on to speed up skin cell turnover will be powerless, leaving you with a dull complexion. Partial to a piña…

TOE sy 15 jaar gelede die eerste keer op Huisgenoot se voorblad verskyn het, was Karlien van Jaarsveld nog net-net bekend as Bobby se ousus, agtergrondsangeres en kitaarspeler, en as lid van die rockgroep Revolusie. Kort daarna het alles verander. Dit was 2008 toe Karlien besluit het om haar eie weg as solosangeres te begin baan – nog ’n mooi, talentvolle vrou met ’n goue stem en groot drome. En toe klim haar loopbaan en haar lewe op die vinnige baan. Die jare sedertdien was ’n snelweg na sukses. Haar albums het treffers geword, sy het die dansreeks Strictly Come Dancing gewen, en sy was saam met boet Bobby te sien in hul eie werklikheidsreeks, In jou skoe ne. Sy is getroud met en geskei van die oudrugbyspeler Derick Hougaard, en daarna…

ERS kom die liefde, dan die troue, endan die pienkvoet …en dit was presiess wat metprinsesEugenie en Jack Brooksbank gebeur het. Die jongste dogter van prins Andrew en Sarah“Fergie” Fer-guson het haar toekomstige man in 2010 in Switserland ontmoet, en hulle stem saam dit was liefde metdie eerste oogop-en in slag. In 2018 het hulle trou gesweer 2021 is hul seun, August, gebore. DIE ONTMOETING Diepaartjie hetmekaarin2010inn Ver-(33) bier, Switserland, ontmoet. Eugeniee was met’n skivakansie daar en Jack (36) het destyds daar gewerk. “Ekwas 20 en hy 24,” vertel Eugenie. “Ons deel dieselfde passies en lewenslus. In 2011 het hulle hul eerste Royal Ascot–’njaarlikse inskrywing op die koninkli-ke kalender–saam bygewoon. Van 2013 tot 2015 het hulle ’n langafstand-verhou-ding gehad terwyl Eugenie–toe pas klaar met haar graad in kunsgeskiedenis en Engelse letterkunde–in New Yo ork vir…

SY WAS op die drumpel van die dood. Vir Christel Jackson, die vrou van die sanger Manie Jackson, moes dit eintlik ’n doodgewone operasie gewees het, iets waaraan sy al gewoond is. Sy sukkel haar hele lewe lank al met die een siekte ná die ander en is gedurig onder dokters se hande vir behandeling. ’n Nare val het dié keer daartoe gelei dat sy geopereer moes word. Christel kry al jarelankaanvalle – “blackouts” soos sy dit noem – wat dokters aan die blywende komplikasies van haar destydse kaakvervanging toeskryf. Toe sy onlangs weer struikel, het sy ’n spier geskeur en moes sy aan haar skouer geopereer word. Toe, daar in die hospitaal, gebeur dit. Net voor sy die teater binnegestoot word. Christelle se hart gaan staan. Botstil. Moontlik weens die narkose. “Ek was amper…

‘LIKE ALL OTHER CHILDREN THEY’RE CAPABLE OF ANYTHING EASTER may have come and gone, but three kids are still on the hunt in this garden, peering into bushes, lifting pots, inspecting trees and tiptoeing through flowerbeds. The chocolate eggs have long been devoured, but there are still plenty of treasures out here and this trio is determined to find them. “I have one!” eight-year-old Izak yells, holding up his prize: a snail plucked mid-journey down a path in the corner of the garden. It’s enough to make mom Rika Lowe (35) roll her eyes. Izak and his sisters, Abigail (12) and Khloe (10), have a thing for snails, she says. “I don’t know where their obsession comes from, but they love collecting them. They have bowls of them in the house and the things will…

1 BRASSERIE DUBILLOT For the best classic bistro fare Step inside (remember to make a reservation!) and you'll easily imagine you've arrived on the set of a Wes Anderson movie. Striking design, colourful and eclectic decor and idiosyncratic details make this bistro a mustvisit. Set in one of the oldest districts in Paris, on the slightly seedy Rue Saint-Denis, Brasserie Dubillot epitomises the current Parisian trend of a modern brasserie serving traditional French classics. All dishes are 100% home-made and seasonal, focusing on excellent local produce. Starters include the simple yet popular oeuf mayonnaise; rillettes, pâtés and terrines. Main courses cover all the bases: sausages with smooth, creamy mash and jus so tasty you might be tempted to lick the plate; steak and frites with sauce Béarnaise; fish of the day;…

There are two sleepover hides in the Kruger National Park, and in issue 18 of KRUGER MAGAZINE we showcased Sable Hide. So, when we booked to spend a night at Shipandani Sleepover Hide, we knew more or less what such a sleepover entails. We were pleasantly surprised as this hide is smaller and therefore more intimate. Its location is perfect - on the banks of the Tsendze River, where the low-water bridge is well known for the amazing photographs taken by visitors of elephant standing on the bridge drinking. It can be quite a challenge to cross this bridge to go to the hide. And it so happened that we had to wait patiently for some gentle giants to finish their drinks and showers before we could cross. “Its location is perfect…

The title of Governor Ron DeSantis’s book, which he is zealously promoting across the nation, is less important than the subtitle. The Courage to Be Free is a forgettable title shared by a volume by actor and gun rights activist Charlton Heston. But the subtitle, Florida’s Blueprint for America’s Revival, unlocks DeSantis’s national ambitions. While former US president Donald Trump labours under the frayed slogan of “Make America great again”, DeSantis is building a case to “Make America Florida” – a phrase that appears on caps, flags and other merchandise. The governor argues that he has made glorious summer in the Sunshine state. If and when he announces a run for US president in 2024, he will claim that he can repeat the formula in state after state across the US. Florida,…

1 SHOP TALK Still buzzing from the recent opening of her first brick-and-mortar boutique, Dezso Gallery (510 Greenwich Street, New York), fine jewelry designer Sara Beltrán chats with ELLE. WHAT MAKES THE STORE UNIQUE? I see it as a gallery and named it that, as it’s a display of my favorite things and personal tastes. Dezso was created from my passions and is a reflection of the way I live. WHY TRIBECA? I love the neighborhood and live across the street, so it was a no-brainer. I also love the old French windows, which makes it feel very European and elegant. WHAT WAS YOUR INSPIRATION FOR THE DESIGN? I decorated the space. I have a passion for interiors and have developed home and furniture pieces through the years in India, Mexico, and Morocco. It’s…

CAMERA CREW THROWN OUT After being spotted with what looked like a small recording device hidden in her skirt during a walkabout to view floral tributes at Windsor Castle, some believe the Duchess of Sussex may have used the Queen’s death as an opportunity to get more footage for her and Prince Harry’s upcoming Netflix show. However, royal sources have claimed this is incorrect. They insist that any camera crew following the former actress and Harry were the general press pack already in the area. “This is insane and really damaging to her,” rubbishes one source. “Of course she’s not wearing a mic.” ARCHIE & LILIBET STRIPPED OF ROYAL TITLES The Sussexes are said to be fuming after King Charles revealed he has no intention of allowing his grandchildren Archie and Lilibet to be styled…

ANN LESLEY SMITH 2 WEEKS BROKEN ENGAGEMENT! Two weeks is pretty swift for an engagement, even for Rupert Murdoch, but that’s all it took for him to go from engaged to splitsville with his latest heartbreak victim, Ann Lesley Smith. The 66-year-old former dental hygienist was given a $3.5 million 11-carat Asscher-cut diamond solitaire ring from Rupert on St Patrick’s Day in March, but by April 3, it was all over. Sources told the UK press it was Ann Lesley’s reluctance to be in the public eye that prompted the end of their whirlwind romance – she was being targeted online as a conspiracy theorist after calling the COVID emergency a “plandemic” in a radio broadcast. “It was too much for him and too much for her,” says an insider. “She’s a very religious…

It is rare to read about celebrities who give up their fame to surrender their lives and follow Jesus. Heinz Winckler (Idols popstar turned pastor) and his beautiful wife Aletté are true gems – a dedicated couple who seek Christ first and foremost, and who are truly filled with the Spirit. When chatting to them, you experience the radiant love of Jesus overflowing and bursting through. They are excited about their faith, and they pour their hearts and souls into all that they do. In this interview we open up about this journey of fame, faith, fear – and most importantly about fellowship. “We believe that true success in life equals obedience to God and His Word.” QUESTIONS FOR HEINZ: Q From a celebrity singer to a humble pastor, your life story is…

As one of our most stylish stars, Millie Mackintosh provides inspiration to many when it comes to fashion. But the podcaster, designer and influencer names one woman she greatly admires for her sartorial flair. When asked whom she would most like to create clothes for, Millie, 33, doesn’t hesitate for a moment: the Princess of Wales. “I admire her feminine but strong style,” she says. “Kate puts together an outfit so well. I particularly love her tonal dressing – it’s the little details, like matching her shoes to the exact colour of the dress.” Millie, who describes her own style as “feminine and bohemian-y”, has changed things since becoming a mother to Sienna, who turned three this month, and Aurelia, 18 months, with husband Hugo Taylor, whom she married on a Sussex country…

The young royal not only ‘rules the roost’, she also takes care of big brother George Grinning broadly, Princess Charlotte is all grown up in these new photographs to mark her eighth birthday. The images include one captured by her mother the Princess of Wales at their home in Windsor, with the young royal in a white smock dress, decorated with tiny blue flowers, leaning back in a wicker chair and smiling into the camera. In the other, taken by photographer Millie Pilkington, the Princess is seen in a meadow of flowers, cuddling the family’s beloved black cocker spaniel Orla. GRANDFATHER’S LOVE Charlotte’s grandfather the King and the Queen were among those sending good wishes, resharing one of the images online with the caption: “Happy 8th birthday to Princess Charlotte,” accompanied by a party popper…

The Prince and Princess of Wales led a roll call of distinguished guests at the beautiful wedding of Crown Prince Al Hussein of Jordan and his bride Rajwa Alseif. Looking stylish in a blush-pink full-length Elie Saab gown, which featured floral embroidery on the bodice and long sleeves and soft pleats at the top of the skirt, Kate was a picture of elegance as she arrived at Zahran Palace with her husband, who was dressed in a classic navy suit and blue tie. The Princess wore her hair in a sleek waves, accessorising her outfit with diamond drop earrings and a pale clutch bag. The gown was from Elie Saab’s autumn/winter 2017 collection and originally featured sheer panels, which the Princess replaced with material. After walking through the palace gardens, Prince William…

Wat is nou mooier as ’n pot of vensterbak met trosse helderkleurige malvas? En boonop is dit ’n baie maklike plant om te kweek en sal dit jou maande lank met blomme beloon. TWEE SOORTE Geraniums > Geraniums kom natuurlik in Europa en Noord-Amerika voor. > Hulle is gehard en kan ryp weerstaan. > Die stamme is sag en kruidagtig. > Dit groei wyd en laag, en word dikwels as grondbedekker gebruik. > Die blom bestaan uit vyf ewe groot blomblare. Pelargoniums > Pelargoniums kom so te sê eksklusief in Suidelike Afrika voor. > In Suid-AFrika is daar omtrent 200 inheemse spesies. > Hulle is semi-gehard en sensitiewer vir ryp. > Die blomme bestaan ook uit vyf blomblare, maar dis asimmetries gerangskik met twee groter blare bo en drie kleineres onder. > Die blare is soms harig. > Die stamme kan met tyd hard…

SY WAS gestres en desperaat: ’n ma met drie kinders, vier honde en ’n kat om te voed, met net nooit genoeg geld om die pot die hele maand aan die kook te hou nie. Voeg daarby ’n man wat haar jare lank emosioneel afgekraak het en ’n gesin wat in skuld verdrink het, en haar selfbeeld was op sy allerlaagste. Bonny Snowdon het geweet sy moet iets drasties doen om te oorleef, en toe wend sy haar tot die een ding waaroor sy nog altyd gedroom het: om ’n bestaan uit kuns te maak. Min mense dink hulle sal uit kuns ’n leefbare inkomste kan maak. Wat nog te sê skatryk word. Maar Bonny het nog altyd gehou van teken en het jare tevore ’n kunsskool bygewoon waar haar dosente gesê het sy…

Don’t get me wrong – I love my church; I love going to church, I love Christians, and – above all – I love Jesus with all my heart, but... I have a few things to get off my chest and recently discovered that I am apparently not the only one who is irritated by a few practices that have crept into church. It turns out that quite a few of my friends, and by the looks of it people online too, are irritated by the same things. So, here is my list of irksome church habits that I wish would stop. 1 Yelling out random words during the sermon “Come on!”“Preach it!” That’s right!” Please stop yelling out random words while we are trying to listen to the sermon. When the “Praise…

What happened Matt Hancock, the former health secretary, found himself in the spotlight last week, when The Daily Telegraph began publishing a series of exposés based on more than 100,000 WhatsApp messages sent between him and his officials and colleagues at the height of the Covid pandemic. The private correspondence had been handed to the newspaper by the journalist Isabel Oakeshott, who helped Hancock write his recent account of the crisis, Pandemic Diaries. The text messages reveal the sometimes chaotic way in which Covid policy was devised, and expose a wealth of in-group banter and gossip. Lockdown critics seized on messages suggesting that the Government’s Covid policy had been influenced more by political considerations than by science. Some texts, for instance, show then-prime minister Boris Johnson wondering, in June 2020, whether to…

What happened Rishi Sunak faced renewed accusations of Tory sleaze this week as two separate ethics rows engulfed his party. The first involved Tory party chair Nadhim Zahawi, who is under pressure to resign after admitting that he had to settle a dispute with HMRC over unpaid tax during his stint as chancellor last year. According to reports, the settlement required him to hand over a sum close to £5m, which included a £1m penalty. Zahawi described the late tax payment, which was related to his shareholding in YouGov, the polling company he co-founded, as a “careless and not deliberate” error. Labour called for him to publish his correspondence with HMRC. On Monday, Sunak asked his ethics adviser, Sir Laurie Magnus, to look into Zahawi’s tax affairs, saying there were “questions that…

What happened Dominic Raab resigned as deputy prime minister and justice secretary last week after an independent inquiry concluded that his treatment of civil servants had, in some cases, amounted to bullying. Having heard from 60 witnesses, Adam Tolley KC upheld two of eight formal bullying complaints levelled against Raab. He concluded that in his previous role as foreign secretary, Raab had acted in “intimidating” fashion with “unreasonably and persistently aggressive conduct”, and that this involved an “abuse or misuse of power”. He also found that Raab’s consistently “abrasive” behaviour in meetings at the Ministry of Justice had been experienced as bullying by some officials, although Raab hadn’t intended to cause distress. In a defiant resignation letter, Raab said that the bar for bullying had been set too low, and warned that…

OP DAARDIE oomblik kon die lewe beswaarlik meer sorgeloos gewees het. Hy het pas 19 geword en ná ’n dag van pret saam met sy twee geliefde niggies was hulle op pad dorp toe om te gaan uiteet. In die Volkswagen Polo vol jong mense het dit vrolik gegaan. Albie Coetzer het regs agter gesit; sy niggie Janke (19) agter die stuur. Sy jonger niggie, Lize (16), en twee vriendinne, Odine Swanepoel en Martiné Degener, was ook saam. Hulle het gelag, gesels en musiek geluister. ‘DIS STEEDS NIE MAKLIK AS EK NA HUL HUIS TOE GAAN EN AL DIE FOTO’S SIEN NIE’ Toe, 3 km buite Jan Kempdorp op die pad na Hartswater, het alles in een wrede, onherroeplike oomblik verander. Albie het nooit die kar gesien wat van voor op hulle afgepyl…

Beneath a romantic crimson and white floral arch in Spain’s sun-drenched Sotogrande, Made in Chelsea stars Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo said “I do” for the second time in the most sumptuous reality TV wedding of the year. Complete with striking buildings, lush cypresses and breathtaking views of the Mediterranean, this exclusive enclave – the largest privately owned residential development in Andalusia – provided the perfect backdrop for the glamorous outdoor ceremony. The nuptials, which took place on 20 May following their register-office wedding five weeks earlier, were witnessed by more than 200 guests, including close family and a dazzling line-up of VIP friends. Beautiful bride Sophie, known as “Habbs” to her fellow cast members, stole the show in an exquisite bespoke embroidered ivory bridal gown from Emma Beaumont Atelier. ETHEREAL LOOK Carrying a bouquet…

WACOM ONE R9 700 / takealot.com The rise of really good tablets put a dent in the idea of artists defaulting to Wacom kit for digital drawing work; but there’s no denying the company makes some stellar products, notably its droolworthy high-end Cintiq pen displays. The Wacom One isn't one of those… but it's enough to give dabblers a taste for a considerably lower price. Construction is sturdy. The unit's chunky, resembling a tablet yet to learn the concept of thin bezels. But having all that space around the 13.3in 1920×1080 display makes sense for art: you get something to hold without your fingers getting in the way, space to draw sweeping curves with the battery-free stylus, and a setup that lets you really focus on what you're doodling. Elsewhere, the lack of buttons…

Summer, is that you? There’s no happier feeling than hitting the pavement or trail once again sans earmuffs and wool socks. And when you take off into the new, hopeful season, consider this training shakeup: Even the average runner should be working both sprints and endurance runs into their routine for maximum benefits. If you’re a marathoner trying to get your PB, speed work will make you faster. (Plus, studies show that sprints can reduce body fat, if that is a focus for you.) Prefer fast and furious? Know that longerdistance cardio is powerful for overall wellness too. Furthermore, one study found that training for a marathon, even at low intensity, reduced vascular age (essentially, the health of your arteries – key for heart health) by four years. We know – shaking…

TOE sy moes besluit saam met wie sy die res van haar lewe wil deurbring, wou sy nie haar toekoms laat bepaal deur die saamvloei van adellike bloedlyne nie. “Die moderne manier is om te trou met iemand vir wie jy lief is,” het Swede se kroonprinses Victoria gesê. “Dit gaan nie oor waar hy of sy vandaan kom nie.” En dis presies wat die toekomstige koningin gedoen het. In 2010 is Victoria getroud met haar persoonlike fiksheidsafrigter, Daniel Westling, ’n Sweed met ’n voorliefde vir bofbalpette. Victoria (45) en Daniel (48) het twee kinders, prinses Estelle (10) en prins Oscar (6), en nadat hulle ’n paar struikelblokke moes oorkom, lyk dit nou of hulle vir ewig en altyd gelukkig sal leef. SO HET HULLE ONTMOET In 2000 het Victoria na Swede teruggekeer nadat sy…

WHO LIVES HERE? Jenine Bruce and Richard Calothi with baby Teya and Molly, a Kerry Blue Terrier WHERE Claremont. Cape Town SIZE 268m2 Jenine Bruce of Lacuna always impresses us with her fabulous interior design skills. This time, she modestly opened her own home’s doors to us - and we love what she's done! Her look is unique. Fun, yet elegant. Striking, but still timeless. “We moved into the 10-year-old house towards the end of 2020 and the size is just perfect for us right now,” says Jenine, who welcomed baby Teya in June. “We are amongst young families and close to a dog park. The house has good bones and beautiful wooden sash windows and doors.” While the home lacked character inside, Jenine didn't see this as a negative. “I felt it was a blank slate…

Eating out is changing. Haughty finedining is making an exit, with diners welcoming the return of simple, bright food that feels familiar but remains innovative. This is a direction that chef Amori Burger is taking seriously at Upper Union, the first foray into the restaurant sector for the MORE Family Collection, a Johannesburgbased hospitality group that owns five-star game lodges and luxurious boutique hotels across southern Africa. The restaurant endeavours to be a creative diversion from the group's hospitality portfolio, sparking Amori's sense of adventure. A graduate of the Silwood School of Cookery, she headed up the kitchen at beloved Joburg eatery Van der Linde before it closed in 2020. Amori joined MORE in 2021 to run the kitchens at two of its lodges in Sabi Sands – Ivory Lodge and…

SHE’S spoken out about a lot of things and people usually listen because, well, she’s Oprah Winfrey: the guru of self-help, the magician of inspiration, the wizard of the pick-me-up. And when Oprah talks about matters regarding herself it often helps us to feel a little bit better about ourselves too. The talk-show queen has been open about her traumatic childhood, her weight issues, the grief she felt when she lost loved ones and her health. Last year she revealed she’d had a double-knee operation that’d left her in agony but had ultimately given her a greater appreciation of life. See, her fans said. Oprah is really just like us – she’s getting older, she has aches and pains too. O has never shied away from the subject of ageing. Many women…

“I’ve been in food for 20 years, I’ve lived the Michelin life, been lucky enough to have cooked all over the world and achieved many of the things I set out to do. But the work I am doing now gives me the most joy and fulfilment.” HE’S A WORLD-RENOWNED CHEF, AUTHOR AND FOOD PRACTITIONER, SO IT’S SAFE TO SAY THAT SCOTT PARKER HAS SELF-ACTUALISED – NOT NECESSARILY IN THE SPIRITUAL SENSE, BUT SOMEWHERE QUITE CLOSE. From outside, the Woolworths home base on Longmarket Street in Cape Town has an austerity that may have onlookers believing nothing but work goes on there. But, on the fifth floor, the food department is pushing more than just paper. Enter the Culinary Innovation Centre, where some of South Africa’s best-loved Woolies snacks, prepared meals and…

There is no good outcome for the BoE Tom Rees and Andrew Atkinson Bloomberg The Bank of England’s governor, Andrew Bailey, signalled last week that “the quickest series of rate rises in four decades may be near an end”, say Rees and Atkinson. But that hardly means the battle against inflation is over. The ongoing worry is that a strong jobs market, and fewer workers, could yet fuel a “wage-price spiral”. And in that context, even good news casts a shadow. New figures show that, while Britain’s GDP continues to trail other G7 economies, efforts to revive sputtering growth have been working. Yet there’s a danger that even an “anaemic recovery” could hamper the Bank’s efforts “to return double-digit inflation back to the 2% target”. It may be a case of be careful…

I can’t believe that I am talking publicly about my facelift and that millions of people now know how vain I am. But since I don’t believe in gatekeeping, and this was not a decision I took lightly, I’m embracing the power of transparency and sharing information. Having been in the beauty industry for many years as a makeup artist, beauty expert, author, and brand founder, by the time I hit my late forties, I’d already tried it all: Botox, fillers, lasers, radio frequency, platelet-rich plasma (PRP), LED, microneedling, and microcurrent therapy. Many of those procedures were effective, if not miraculous, and they did help smooth, tighten, and lift. But as I rounded the corner into my fifties, I found these treatments were less and less effective, and I was no…

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were allowed to form a key part of the Queen’s funeral – at her wish – but now the buck stops with the King. Having “tolerated” Harry and Meghan’s presence during his mother’s 10-day farewell, the new monarch, 73, has told confidants that “he couldn’t wait to see the back of them”. “This has been the hardest two weeks of Charles’ life. He had to grieve his mother, face the world’s media, shake hands with guests, and all the while he was wondering what his son and daughter-in-law were plotting next,” says a source. “It might sound harsh, but they brought it on themselves, especially with Harry’s memoir looming over them, and Meghan’s threat made just before the Queen died that she could ‘say anything’ about the…

By the time former President Donald Trump left a Salem, N.H., high school auditorium on Jan. 28—his return to the campaign trail after an unusually sleepy start to his 2024 campaign—he had ricocheted off many of his standbys: indulging conspiracy theories, nursing conservatives’ fears about race and gender, and offering an alternative reality to his successor’s record. The hour-long diatribe suggested President Joe Biden should have thrown his son Hunter under the bus, that members of the Taliban did not fight at night because they lacked “binoculars,” and that wind turbines knock planes out of the sky. For a fragile front runner facing criticism over the shaky opening to his latest bid for the White House, Trump’s initial showing did little to calm the skittishness among Republicans and some former supporters…

In a magnificent ceremony at Westminster Abbey this Saturday, King Charles III will meet his destiny. Becoming monarch is a role he has prepared for his entire life and, at the age of 74, after what has been called the longest apprenticeship in history, he will be the oldest ever to be crowned in this country. His date with royal fate comes almost eight months after the death of his beloved mother the Queen, who over the course of her 70-year reign paved the way for him to step up for his inevitable duty. As cries of “God save the King” fill the air – and with his popularity polls on a high – His Majesty will take centre stage in a historic ceremony broadcast live around the globe. By his side will be…

An undercurrent of trepidation accompanied the dawning of Formula E’s third-generation era. Throughout the off-season, a series of concerns became apparent, and threatened to take the sheen away from the all-electric championship’s next epoch. The paddock was hoping for a clean race, devoid of troubles; as the chequered flag fell in Mexico City, it appeared that it had got its wish. Once last year’s Seoul finale came to a close, the venerable Gen2 cars were put out to pasture. Formula E’s facts and figures pertaining to the new car were impressive, but private and collective testing uncovered multiple teething issues. The new battery was prone to overheating and derating, requiring a packaging redesign. Supply chain problems interrupted manufacturer testing, meaning that spare parts were at a premium. But the biggest concern…

JUST PRIOR TO THEIR MOVE from Dublin to London a few years ago, the members of the Irish rock band Fontaines D.C. came across a newspaper story about Margaret Keane, a woman who was born in Ireland but lived in Coventry, England, for most of her life before her death in 2018. Keane’s family wanted her gravestone to carry the Gaelic inscription “In ár gCroíthe go deo” (“in our hearts forever”). However, the Church of England denied the request, arguing that the phrase could be viewed as political. To Fontaines D.C. singer and songwriter Grian Chatten, the incident was like staring down the barrel of a gun given the tensions between the Irish and British that have lasted for centuries. “We were just about to move to a country that…

Yes, I'm well aware of the saying “skincare isn't a sprint, it's a marathon”, but I was suffering a 3pm slump, drowning in deadlines, and hadn't showered in 24 hours. Dirtcore best described my look that day. I needed a glow that normally only comes Via a fabulous facialist. Fast. So I opted for a dupe in the form of a little glass bottle containing a DIY exfoliating peel solution that was 30 per cent AHA. Purchased online, it was my first dalliance with this social media sensation, reviews of which described it as ‘not for the faint of heart’. We all know where this is heading, don't we? Instructed to leave the liquid mask on for 10 minutes, I didn't even make it to the halfway mark before my face…

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