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PRINCESS DIANA

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MARLEE MATLIN At the Californian home of the groundbreaking Oscar winner and campaigner JOANNA LUMLEY, DONNA AIR and AMY JACKSON trumpet elephant conservation as a special herd gathers by Buckingham Palace KATY HILL The daredevil TV star on why feeling fabulous at 50 is precious after her accident PRINCESS BEATRICE Happy baby news for the royal and husband EDOARDO MAPELLI APELLI MOZZI NAOMI CAMPBELL surprises the world w W by becoming a mother at 50 A LUXIUN THE ‘FRIENDS’ REUNION The cast BREAK IN RY members share their emotions about WORTH £2JERSEY ,200 this one-off event p 8 3 MARK WRIGHT On achieving pea ak *UK residents only fitness as he celebrates six years of marriage to MICHELLE KEEGAN J.B. GILL The JLS star gets his kids digging farm life for National Children’s Gardening Week THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE Adventures and wonder at the V&A as the art history graduate explores a new Lewis Carroll exhibition … but her husband THE DUKE has an emotional week as his mother DIANA’s fateful BBC interview is back in the news … while his brother THE DUKE OF SUSSEX lays bare his own childhood pain in another revelatory US interview THE COUNTESS OF WESSEX opens up about her menopause journey – and shows it hasn’t hampered her wheelchair basketball skills THE PRINCE OF WALES and THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL discover news travels fast and fond memories linger on a visit to Northern Ireland DANNY MAC and CARLEY STENSON The stage is set for the TV and West End star couple to welcome their first child

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As well as British Album and Best Female Solo artist, Dua Lipa also scored highly on the best dressed lists with her Vivienne Westwood gown

groundbreaking performances from the world’s top artists. But after a year of lockdown and no live events, this year’s Brit Awards were even more spectacular than usual. Not only that, last week’s ceremony at London’s O2 arena was also a celebration of women in the music industry as a host of female artists dominated proceedings, setting records and delivering some of the night’s most talkedabout performances. Little Mix made history when they became the first girlband ever to pick up the British Group trophy, while Dua Lipa entertained the crowd with a medley of her hits before winning two of the biggest honours of the night US singer Taylor Swift became the first female to be named Global Icon the night’s most prestigious award and Pink closed the show joined by two NHS choirs There were 4,000 guests in the audience, including 2,500 key

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AT HOME IN HER STUNNING SANTA BARBARA MANSION

MARLEE MATLIN

THE OSCAR WINNER IS JOINED BY HER DAUGHTER SARAH AS SHE TALKS FAMILY LIFE AND DEAF RIGHTS ACTIVISM

‘My dad has a favourite word, “try”, and he instilled it in me. So I don’t sit around waiting for projects to come to me. I go out looking for them’

Marlee attends the 2021 Academy Awards (far right) and makes history with her 1987 Oscar win for Children of a Lesse God (right), the start of successful career tha has seen her workin constantly while raisin four children – includin daughter Sarah (abov with the actress), wit husband Kevin Grandals at their beautif Santa Barbara ho

very year after the Academy E Awards, Hollywood chatter turns to the so-called “Oscar curse”.

A STAR IS BORN There were more milestones ahead. At the age of seven, she went to summer camp and was asked by a teacher if she would like to sing on stage with the other girls. “‘What’s a stage?’ I asked.” She was soon up there with the rest, singing her heart out. And she loved it. She realised, too, that she loved the audience – their

Perhaps it’s an effort to console those who haven’t won because, as legend has it, if you win the coveted statuette, it might be many years before you work again. “Curse? What curse? I haven’t stopped working for 35 years!” says US actress, author and deaf activist Marlee Matlin, who made film history when she took home the Best Actress Academy Award for her stellar turn in Children of a Lesser God in 1987. At 21 years and 218 days old, she was the youngest person ever to take the Best Actress gong and her record hasn’t been beaten to date. She was also the first and only deaf performer to have won an Oscar to this day. “I wasn’t actually born deaf, but at 18 months old the doctors discovered I’d totally lost hearing in my right ear and 80 per cent in my left ear due to a congenital malformation of the cochlea in the inner ear,” says Marlee. “But my parents decided that

this was not going to be an obstacle for me and late one evening, my mom says: ‘We’re going out.’ It struck me as odd. I thought: ‘I’m five years old, shouldn’t I be having supper and going to bed?’” The family, who lived in Morton Grove, north of Chicago, were soon headed for the nearby town of Skokie, where there was a synagogue for the deaf and hard of hearing. “So, there we were at the Congregation Bene Shalom. We were in a room, in a circle of people – adults and children – and, in the middle, the teacher,” Marlee adds. “That was my first ever signlanguage class. That night, my life changed forever.”

A panoramic view of the house, set in over two acres of land

‘They asked me if I’d like to be in The Wizard of Oz and I told them: “Yes, as long as I’m Dorothy”’

With stunning views out to the Pacific Ocean, the main living room is a light, airy space to relax, featuring a teak ceiling lamp, end tables from the 1960s and armchairs dating back to the 1930s. It leads (below) into an office space that has its own comfy sitting area

‘If something doesn’t work out, that’s no big deal — it serves as experience’

Handmade crockery and silver and wood cutlery bring a relaxed feel to the dining room, which leads out to a large terrace, while the modern and functional kitchen (below), with its metal lamps from the 1970s, leads to another outdoor space featuring a wood oven and barbecue

laughter and delight, their energy and, above all, their applause. “I was hooked,” she says. “And I said to myself that I wanted to do this for the rest of my life. “My mom decided to take me to the theatre programme at the International Center on Deafness and the Arts, which was close to home. They were planning on staging The Wizard of Oz. “They asked me if I’d like to be in it and I told them: ‘Yes, as long as I’m Dorothy.’ And they cast me as Dorothy.” Marlee continued to learn. Hollywood discovered her and gave her the opportunity to star in Children of a Lesser God. She won the Oscar and, although it may seem incredible, has not stopped working since then. Hers is an unusual case. “My dad doesn’t do sign language very well, but he has a favourite word, ‘try’, and he instilled it in me,” she says. “So I don’t sit around

Mother and daughter don dresses as colourful 11 as the Japanese screen they’re standing in front of

Joined by one of the several four-legged members of the family, Marlee and Sarah get comfy in the master bedroom (above and right), one of six the house boasts, together with seven bathrooms. It leads into an impressive dressing room (below right) featuring an Alexander Rosenfeld painting. No less stunning, a guest bedroom (below) is home to a Club chair and a giant black lacquered bed

waiting for projects to come to me. I go out looking for them. “Jack Jason, my official i n t e r p r e t e r, p a r t n e r i n m y production company and, above all, friend for 35 years, has his finger on the pulse of what’s coming up and I’ll call him up: ‘What’s new, Jack?’ If something doesn’t work out, that’s no big deal – at least it serves as experience. “That’s my philosophy with everything in life,” she adds. “You have to keep going and not dwell on it. It didn’t work out? Fine, let’s move on to something else. Now I’m not especially ambitious, but nor am I a member of the club of the one per cent of actresses who get offered all the work. That never mattered to me. What I want is to work on what I like.” Plus Marlee has other priorities. She’s been married since 1993 to ex-policeman Kevin Grandalski, whom she met when he was

‘As soon as I get home, I leave all the glamour behind and I’m just a normal person’

working on one of her shoots to earn extra money. Now he’s the security boss for one of the big studios and they have four children: Sarah, 25, who’s on the team of a top fashion portal; Brandon, 20, a student in Boston who nurtures dreams of being a sports journalist and, perhaps, a writer; 18-year-old Tylor, who has his mother’s sense of humour and wants to follow in her footsteps into acting; and Isabelle, 17, who “is discreet, watches everything and, deep down, is the boss of all of us at home – but a good boss”, according to her mother. “As soon as I get home, I leave all the glamour behind and I’m just a normal person,” the actress adds.

HAPPY FAMILIES Sarah, who shares this photoshoot with Marlee, says she admires her mum more than anyone else in the world for her selflessness and sacrifice. Dad gets a glowing report card, too, of course, and she is grateful they have been raised to be independent and to fend for themselves. Marlee says: “I always tell the kids: ‘Your studies come first; second come sports and third – whatever. I’ll look the other way!’

“Basically, I’ve told them to try to keep their heads on their shoulders, to always think before speaking and acting and to have respect for others.” MAKING A CHANGE With Sarah and Brandon having flown the nest and the younger two leading increasingly independent lives, Marlee now has more time for herself and her cause: improving the visibility of deaf people and fighting to make things better. “In the United States, 20 per cent of the population has some form of disability, but are they present on television? In the cinema? Absolutely not! They are practically invisible,” she says. “My latest film, Coda, tells the story of a deaf family whose daughter, who is not deaf, wants to be a singer. They offered me the role of the mother, but they wanted a famous actor to play the dad. I said: ‘No. I’m sorry. Bye.’ “They came back and in the end, the father, the son and myself are all deaf actors playing deaf characters.

A stunning outdoor swimming pool nestles into the Santa Barbara hills

“The film won more awards than any other film ever at the most recent Sundance Film Festival and has just been bought by Apple TV+ for $25m [£17.7m] – another record,” she adds. “What does that mean? That there are fabulous deaf actors and fabulous stories in which the characters are deaf. You just have to give them a chance.” Marlee’s determination and energy have also paid dividends elsewhere. Thanks to her, TVs are required by law to have the ability to display closed captioning. “We had a hard time convincing them and yet it is very easy and cheap,” she says. “I went to the White House and to see the Clintons and Obamas. Finally we managed to get that done. “Now I’m trying to get subtitles on airplanes so that, in an emergency, deaf passengers get all the warnings, too. My H motto is: ‘Never give up.’” INTERVIEW: VICTORIA DE ALCAHUD PHOTOS: CESAR VILLORIA SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER: JACK JASON HAIR & MAKE-UP: RACHEL YATES

CLOTHES & ACCESSORIES: JOSIE NATORI. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES

‘There are fabulous deaf actors and fabulous stories with deaf characters. You just have to give them a chance’

ELEPHANT FAMILY’S STAR SUPPORTERS

JOANNA, DONNA AND AMY HELP SAVE ENDANGERED ANIMALS

A bottle of Xerjoff perfume transports Donna to the elephants’ home in India, while Joanna gets to grips with the tusk in hand (right)

‘Mark would be truly delighted to know his beloved elephants are going to be the talk of the town’

Donna Air, Amy Jackson and Joanna Lumley meet the elephants parading down The Mall in London to raise awareness and funds for the conservation charity Elephant Family

gainst the dramatic backdrop of A Buckingham Palace, a majestic parade of 100 Asian elephants makes its way down The

DREAM COME TRUE Created by Indian craftsmen from lantana – an invasive weed whose removal from protected areas benefits wildlife – the sculptures form an environmental art exhibition named CoExistence. It was devised by Mark – who died after sustaining a serious head injury following a fall in New York in 2014 – to raise

Mall at sunrise to begin a 13,000-mile migration around the globe. Turning out in force to mark the first step of the journey for these life-sized sculptures are Joanna Lumley, Donna Air and Amy Jackson, star patrons and ambassadors of Elephant Family, the conservation charity created in 2002 by the Duchess of Cornwall’s brother, Mark Shand. “When you look at these giants you just think: ‘This is astonishing,’” Absolutely Fabulous star Joanna tells hello!. “I’ve seen a herd like this in the wild, crossing through a tea plantation in the Nilgiri Hills in southern India, and it just takes your breath away. “We’ve got to do everything we can – not only to make way for enormous animals like this and share the planet with them, but also for much

smaller creatures who belong here. Everything that lives, belongs here.” Nodding in agreement, Donna adds: “It’s a very proud moment for Elephant Family. It’s been a project in the making for a while and to see these beautiful sculptures, which represent coexistence and more space with the human race, is wonderful. “The other amazing thing is it shows the importance of the female in the herd and also in society. It’s quite beautiful.”

‘I wouldn’t mind one on the driveway. They’re absolutely stunning’ Amy Jackson

Donna joins Elephant Family’s Ruth Ganesh (left), who co-founded the charity with her former partner Mark Shand, the brother of the Duchess of Cornwall (together right). The Duchess and the Prince of Wales meet the elephants (below)

‘Having royal support is the ultimate validation of our efforts. They’re the matriarchs leading this herd’

PHOTOS: IAN JONES. PA IMAGES. REX FEATURES

awareness and encourage humans around the world to live in harmony with wildlife. The breathtaking installation, which will spread out across the royal parks throughout the summer before going on a global tour, provides a multisensory experience, too. Through a special fragrance created by Xerjoff perfumes, it transports observers to the Nilgiri Hills where the elephants began their migration. Mark’s former partner Ruth Ganesh, creative lead and trustee of Elephant Family, says Mark would have been thrilled to see his initiative come to life. “He would be truly delighted to know his beloved elephants are going to be the talk of the town,” she exclusively tells us. “We’ve created a herd of elephants that evoke majesty and awe.” JUMBO SUPPORTERS The campaign also has the backing of Elephant Family’s joint royal presidents the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, who last week hosted a family and friends fundraising event at Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire, featuring guests including Elizabeth Hurley, Jemima Khan, Mark’s daughter Ayesha, Camilla’s daughter Laura Lopes, and her nephew Ben Elliot. A partnership between Elephant Family and the British Asian Trust, it raised funds to provide oxygen for Covid-19 patients in India and to protect Asian elephants. Ruth says: “Having royal support is the ultimate validation of our efforts. They’re the matriarchs leading this herd and we’re running along behind in the example they set. Our hearts just overflow for them.” The pandemic delayed the elephants’ longawaited global march, leaving them marooned at Ruth’s farm in the Cotswolds. Prince Charles and Camilla housed four of them at their Highgrove estate and the Duchess encouraged friends and family to adopt some of the others. After the round-the-world trip, elephants from the herd will be sold in aid of the charity. It is hoped that £2m will be raised to fund Elephant Family’s work to end human-wildlife conflict, which includes securing corridors to protect the migratory routes of more than 10,000 wild elephants. Bollywood star Amy already has her eyes on acquiring one. “I wouldn’t mind one on the driveway,” she tells us. “They’re absolutely stunning. We’ve never seen anything like this and because of the backstory and the message behind them, they’re just magical creatures. “I’ve been elephant and animal obsessed for years,” she adds. “After working in India and seeing the connection with Elephant Family in the UK, it was a no-brainer to be part of this.” Beaming with pride, Ruth says: “I could get run over on the way home and die happy. It’s basically the culmination of five years’ work. “Hundreds of tribal people in India have made the elephants and to have them stopping traffic in front of Buckingham Palace with Joanna, Donna and Amy giving all the love H is just beyond.” REPORT: ROSIE SMITH & SALLY MORGAN

To donate or buy an elephant, visit coexistence.org.

Having seen elephants in their natural habitat in the mountainous region of Tamil Nadu state in 19 India, Joanna is astounded by how lifelike the sculptures are. “When you look at these giants you just think: ‘This is astonishing,’” she says. “I’ve seen a herd like this in the wild, crossing through a tea plantation in the Nilgiri Hills in southern India, and it just takes your breath away”

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW AND PHOTOS

FEELING FABULOUS AT 50, FORMER ‘BLUE PETER’ PRESENTER

KATY HILL

ON WHY SHE WILL NEVER LOSE HER TASTE FOR ADVENTURE — AND THE NEAR-FATAL ACCIDENT THAT INSPIRES HER EACH DAY

‘I very nearly might not have been turning 50. Life is such a gift’

S tepping into a new decade Stepping decade, with a new career as a life coach, nothing can rain on Katy’s parade. “I feel excited for this chapter,” says the former Blue Peter presenter

(LEFT) DRESS DRESS: ZEYNEP KARTAL. BRACELET: ORELIA. (RIGHT) DRESS: MILLIA LONDON. WELLIES: DUNLOP

urning 50 can be a daunting prospect for T some women, but Katy Hill couldn’t be happier to have reached the milestone. The

broadcaster and former Blue Peter presenter, who found fame on the children’s TV show performing daredevil stunts, including flying with the Red Arrowss and joining Cirque du Soleil, is looking forward to life being every bit as thrilling as she ente ers her sixth decade – and plans to celebrate by climbing c Mount Snowdon and riding the world’s fastest zip line. “This is the thresshold of a whole new adventure,” Katy says as a she marks her big day by joining hello! for an n exclusive interview and photoshoot. “I think a lot of people hit 50 and it’s the same old, sam me old, but I can’t wait for the next chapter. If you hit a big milestone birthday and you’re no ot fulfilled and you’re not living the life you wantt – you feel like you’re on a hamster wheel – that’s when it would hit hard.” Katy spent her birrthday in April enjoying lunch with her husbaand, former TV presenter Trey Farley, 45, their children Kaya, 14, and Akira, 11, and her parrents and sister. Proving she has no intention of slowing down, she’s looking forward to go oing back to her Blue Peter roots with a thrill-seeking trip to North Wales with Trey and the children. “That will be exhilaarating and fun,” she says of the zip line in Snowdonia, which reaches speeds of over 100mph h. “My family is everything so to have my 50th birthday with them was just amazing. i I didn’t did ’ ne eed d a big party to shout about it – I’m celebratting iinside.”

LIFE CHANGING Katy’s zest for life is haardly surprising, given that she feels grateful to be b alive following a freak accident at home in Ox xford dshire 18 months ago; it could have proved faatal an nd has left a large scar in the middle of her forehead. “I was messing g ab out and racing my daughter to t he ttoilet when my sheepskin boo ot caught the top step and I flew f across the floor and fface--planted the toilet lid d,” she recalls. “It was horrrendous; the doctorrs we ere stitching me up forr an h hour. Apparently the skull is reallyy thin just above the eyebro ow and to the side and they w were telling me how

‘At 50 you have such a confidence, a sense of self, that only comes at this age’

A freak accident at home that left Katy with a head injury 22 that could have been fatal has reinforced the importance of seizing every opportunity and living the life you want

‘I wanted to present Blue Peter to jump out of planes — stuff that wasn’t something girls did’

BADGE OF HONOUR Katy’s accident has propelled her in her new career as a personal development coach, which she launched three years ago after studying coaching and neurolinguistic programming. She has been delighted to discover that many of her clients grew up watching her on Blue Peter. “I almost feel like life has come full circle,” she says. “On Blue Peter I encouraged others to play big and face their fears and that’s what I do now. I used to get so many letters from girls, and now a lot of those same girls come to me for coaching and they feel like they’ve come on the journey with me. It’s so lovely to be able to empower and encourage them as women. “Just the other day I was on the Tube and a woman came running up to me and said: ‘I have to tell you, you’re the reason I became a brain surgeon.’ She used to watch Blue Peter and said I’d made her feel like anything was possible, and that just summed up the whole journey I’ve been on.” Katy herself is a shining example of the power of a positive mindset. She overcame crippling shyness to fulfil her childhood dream of presenting the BBC show from 1995 to 2000, after volunteering on hospital TV and presenting at Radio Essex before becoming a BBC secretary and bombarding the Blue Peter editor with ideas and showreels. After winning a Children’s Bafta award for

(LEFT) DRESS: ATELIER ZUHRA. (RIGHT) DRESS: COAST. JACKET: FREE PEOPLE

people have been killed just by someone throwing a magazine at them, so I feel incredibly lucky. I realised how life can change in a split second, just because you’re having fun at home with your kid. “I very nearly might not have been turning 50, so it’s felt enormous for me,” she adds. “I’m so pleased to be at this point in life when some people don’t get here. To have a facial scarring is quite a big thing to cope with, particularly if you’re on TV, but I thought: ‘I am either going to feel sorry for myself or I’m going to treat this as a moment to power me up and remind me that you have to live every single day.’ “We’re almost casual about life but it’s such a gift. What I love about turning 50 is you have a confidence that only comes at this age. I really don’t care what people think of me now. I wish we could give our 20-year-olds this same sense of self.”

Despite saying she was “the shyest child” Katy became known as a daredevil star on Blue Peter, (below, with her fellow presenters, from left, Matt Baker, Konnie Huq and Simon Thomas)

‘Women lose themselves in motherhood. Hitting pause is liberating but terrifying’

MOTHERS’ HELP Katy also tries to use her skills to help Kaya and Akira – although they’re not always receptive. “When I’m trying to empower them for their day, they see right through it and say: ‘Here come Mum’s life lessons,’” she laughs. “I would love to do courses in schools. If I had known this stuff when I was a teenager – wow.” As a mum herself, Katy is well placed to help women “reignite” their old selves. “Women lose themselves in motherhood,” she says. “You have so many years of giving and being all things to all people that when you hit pause and ask: ‘Who am I and what do I want?’ it’s liberating but also terrifying. Sometimes people come to me quite broken because they’re completely lost. This whole journey for me is about remembering who I am, and I feel excited for this chapter I’m stepping into.” H INTERVIEW: TRACY SCHAVERIEN PHOTOS: DAVID VENNI STYLING: GAYLE RINKOFF HAIR: JO IRVING AT LOVEHAIR MAKE-UP: HANNAH MARTIN LOCATION: HAMPTON MANOR, HAMPTONMANOR.COM

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“My family is everything,” says Katy, who celebrated her milestone birthday in April with her parents, sister and husband Trey, 24 whom she met in children’s TV two decades ago, and their children Kaya and Akira (all right)

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best presenter, she went on to present Saturday morning show Live & Kicking – where she met husband Trey, now a director in the advertising industry – as well as radio. “I’d wanted to present Blue Peter since I was five, not because I necessarily wanted to be a presenter but because I wanted to jump out of planes and to do all the amazing stuff that at the time wasn’t really deemed something girls did,” she explains. “I was always mindful of the fact that I was the shyest child at school and if I could land a job like that then anything is possible. We all have a brave side to us and when you learn how to switch that on, you’re unstoppable. “I give people tools and techniques to create a blueprint for the life they want to live and the steps they’re going to take to get there.” Katy’s Limitless brand includes one-to-one women’s coaching, online courses and a podcast – edited by Trey, whom she married in 2004. “It’s lovely when we work together on projects,” she says. “Trey is an incredible creative mind.”

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ARE EXPECTING ANOTHER arried in a surprise ceremony ten ths ago and now Princess Beatrice husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi cting their first child together. fficial statement released by am Palace announced the happy t Wednesday, saying: “Her Royal Princess Beatrice and Mr Edoardo ozzi are very pleased to announce are expecting a baby in autumn of

A BUMPER YEAR OF ROYAL BIRTHS Beatrice’s baby will be the Queen’s 12th great-grandchild and the fourth to be born this year: Eugenie and husband Jack Brooksbank welcomed their first child, August, in February; Zara and Mike Tindall had their third child, Lucas, the following month, and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expected to become parents to their second child, a daughter, very soon. He or she will also be a second grandchild for Beatrice’s parents the Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York. Although this will be the royal’s first

Queen has been informed and ilies are delighted with the news.” ifficult year for the royal family, death of the Duke of Edinburgh deeply felt, the news will have some welcome joy. ainly made Beatrice’s sister Princess happy. Together with a previously hoto from the couple’s wedding hared her delight on Instagram as marked World Bee Day. orld Bee Day! A day to celebrate

nature’s most badass little friend with their black and yellow stripes,” she wrote. “But our furry little friends have to share today with my big sis Bea who’s got a little one on the way. “Beabea and Edo huge congratulations on your news – can’t wait to meet the little one,” she added.

‘The Queen has been informed and both families are delighted’

From just-engaged lovebirds to besotted newlyweds (above left), Beatrice and Edoardo’s happiness together is clear – with the Princess positively glowing in London last week after announcing their baby news (left)

‘Beabea and Edo huge congratulations — can’t wait to meet the little one’ Princess Eugenie child, she is already stepmother to property developer Edoardo’s four-year-old son Christopher, who is known as Wolfie. Shortly after the news was announced – on the same day Prince Harry and Meghan celebrated their third wedding anniversary – the happy parentsto-be enjoyed a walk in West London, with Beatrice, 32, giving the first glimpse of her baby bump in a pink print dress. The new arrival will be 11th in line to the throne, pushing Eugenie down one position. However, even though Beatrice is a Princess, the baby will not receive a title nor use the HRH style. Instead, they will be known as either Master or Miss Mapelli Mozzi. This is not unique – out of this generation of royals, only the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis have royal titles.

Sarah, Duchess of York (above with her daughters) will be overjoyed to welcome another grandchild to follow Princess Eugenie and husband Jack Brooksbank’s first child August (left). A previously unseen photo of Beatrice and Edoardo (below), shared online by her proud sister

HAPPY TOGETHER Prior to their announcement last week, Beatrice, vice president of partnerships and strategy at artificial intelligence software firm Afiniti, and 38-year-old Edoardo had been spotted enjoying life in London, including an alfresco lunch at celebrity favourite Scott’s on 4 May, during which the Princess drank mineral water. The Princess was last seen in an official capacity at the funeral of her grandfather in Windsor on 17 April. Wearing a belted black coat and matching mask, she was supported by her husband as they exited the service, with Edoardo tenderly clasping his visibly upset wife’s hand. A baby may not be the only change in store. Reports suggest the couple are looking at buying a property in the Cotswolds. According to newspapers, they have viewed a £3m home complete with swimming pool near Blenheim Palace. Beatrice and Edoardo have been living in St James’s Palace in London since tying the knot in a scaled-down ceremony on 17 July last year, with the Queen and Prince Philip as guests of honour. Originally, the couple had planned to marry at the Chapel Royal in London on 29 May, but due to pandemic restrictions, they ended up exchanging their vows in a secret wedding at the Royal

‘You will never be alone my love. Hand in hand, today, tomorrow and forever’ Edoardo Chapel of All Saints in the grounds of Windsor Great Park’s Royal Lodge, where the bride grew up and where her parents still live. Only close family, including Wolfie and Edoardo’s parents Count Alessandro Mapelli Mozzi and Nikki Williams-Ellis, were allowed to attend. Beatrice wore a Norman Hartnell design created for her grandmother in 1961, adding sheer puffed sleeves and adapting the puffball trim of the skirt, while her veil was held back by the Queen Mary Diamond Fringe tiara the Queen herself wore to marry Prince Philip in 1947.

WHIRLWIND ROMANCE Bride and groom had known each other for several years through the friendship of their parents, but romance is thought to have blossomed in October 2018 – the same month Eugenie married Jack – with an engagement following 11 months later. Edoardo proposed while on holiday in Capri, presenting Beatrice with a handcrafted platinum and diamond ring by Mayfair designer Shaun Leane. “We are extremely happy to be able to share the news of our recent engagement,” said the Princess, announcing the betrothal in September 2019. “We are both so excited to be embarking on this life adventure together and can’t wait to be married. “We share so many similar interests and values and we know this will stand us in great stead for the years ahead, full of love and happiness,” she added. Sharing an engagement photo on his Instagram page, Edoardo told his bride-to-be: “You will never be alone my love, my heart is your home. Hand in hand, today, tomorrow and forever.” When it comes to the birth, it is thought Beatrice may follow the example of her sister, who welcomed her son at London’s Portland hospital, where the two Princesses were born and where the Duchess of Sussex welcomed son Archie in May 2019. If not, the Lindo Wing at St Mary’s Hospital, where the Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to all three of her children, could be another option. No doubt she will be hoping for a more straightforward delivery than her cousin Zara’s latest experience – she gave birth to

Beatrice’s bump is on display (above) on a trip out with husband Edoardo following their announcement, while she keeps it discreetly covered on a lunch trip with friends at the end of April (below left) and then again at celebrity favourite Scott’s earlier this month, when the royal mum-to-be stuck to mineral water (below right)

‘Philip is the early favourite in the boys’ name odds, while Sarah is favourite in the girls’ list’

A never-seen-before photo of the couple on their wedding day, showing Beatrice’s Norman Hartnell gown, which she borrowed from her grandmother the Queen, in all its glory

‘We are tipping the couple to have an Italian flavour with the name’

THE NAME GAME Bookmakers are already offering odds on the baby’s name, with Philip and Sarah – nods to the Duke of Edinburgh and Beatrice’s mother – early joint 8/1 favourites at Betfair. They are followed by Marco and Anna, in honour of Edoardo’s Italian heritage, while Alessandro, after his father, has odds of 16/1. “Royal family fans will be delighted to hear the news that not long after her sister Eugenie gave birth, Beatrice is pregnant with her first child,” Betfair spokesperson Sam Rosbottom said. “Philip is the early 8/1 favourite in the boys’ name odds, in tribute to the recent sad passing of her grandfather. Meanwhile, her mother’s name Sarah is 8/1 favourite in the girls’ list. “We are tipping the happy couple to have an Italian flavour with their choice of name, with Edoardo’s father hailing from Bergamo,” he added. “The likes of Marco at 11/1, Maria at 12/1, Rosa at 14/1 and Alessandro at 16/1 suggest they could break from traditional British names usually favoured by the royal family.” H REPORT: LAURA BENJAMIN

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Lucas on her bathroom floor after failing to make it to the hospital in time.

eatrice displays her diamond and platinum ring as the couple pose for engagement photos, 31 1 months before their secret wedding at Windsor, when they were joined by guests of honour the ueen and the Duke of Edinburgh (far left). Beatrice is a true blushing bride, shyly looking out om the church’s door on the cover of hello! that brought you all the news of their happy day (left)

‘There are no words to describe the bond I now share with you, my angel’

SPEAKING FROM THE HEART

NAOMI CAMPBELL

TELLS OF HER DELIGHT AT BECOMING A MUM s one of the world’s most famous A supermodels, Naomi Campbell often hits the headlines. But last week, the London-born

star surprised everyone with the news she had become a mother. Using social media to make her unexpected announcement, Naomi posted a picture on Instagram and Twitter showing her hand cradling a pair of tiny feet. “A beautiful little blessing has chosen me to be her mother,” she wrote. “So honoured to have this gentle soul in my life there are no words to describe the lifelong bond that I now share with you, my angel. There is no greater love.” No other details, such as a name or the date of the birth, were given, but a friend of Naomi’s told hello!: “She is full of happiness about the baby and becoming a mother.” Less than a month before her revelation, Naomi, who turned 51 last Saturday, was spotted looking relaxed in blue tracksuit bottoms and matching jacket while strolling around New York, where she now lives. The pictures added weight to reports she had welcomed her daughter via a surrogate. According to friends, she will have help raising the baby from her boyfriend, whose identity has not been revealed. “Naomi has really mellowed in the past year and is in a wonderful place in life,” a source close to her was quoted as saying. “She has been living in America with her boyfriend and is really happy. It finally felt like the perfect time to become a mother and she is over the moon. The first lockdown allowed her to stop and take stock of the important things and she decided now was the time to properly look into starting a family.” The supermodel appeared to confirm this sentiment on her YouTube series No Filter with Naomi last week. During an interview with designer Diane von Furstenberg, Naomi said she had used the past year as a period of

‘A beautiful little blessing has chosen me to be her mother’

Two years after showing her maternal side visiting an orphanage in Lagos, Nigeria, the supermodel proudly announces the arrival of her own baby daughter (above left)

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“reflection” and agreed with her guest that the pandemic had given the world an opportunity to “think about what matters most”. She also used the video’s premiere to thank fans for their messages following her news, writing in the live chat: “Hello my darlings, thank you so much for the pre birthday wishes… and for my new chapter as a mother I’m honoured and humbled.” A STAR-STUDDED WELCOME Messages of congratulations from Naomi’s inner circle suggested some of them had already known about the baby. UK Vogue editor Edward Enninful wrote on Instagram: “Seeing the two of you together made my year. You will bring each other so much joy,” while designer Marc Jacobs added: “Oh my God!!!!! Today is the day?? How absolutely incredible. How lucky she is and how lucky you are! What a wonderful Mother you will be. Blessings all around.” Posting Naomi’s photo on her own Instagram page, the catwalk queen’s mother Valerie MorrisCampbell wrote: “Congratulations to my daughter Naomi on the birth of her daughter, I’m beyond thrilled as I’ve waited a long time to be a grandmother.” Naomi has spoken before of her desire to be a parent, saying in 2018: “I’d love to have kids. I don’t discount anything in life. I love kids and always will.” And speaking exclusively to hello! on the eve of her 50th birthday last year, she was excited for what the year ahead would bring. “I embrace turning 50. I feel blessed and grateful to be here, living and breathing,” she told us. “I hope that what we’re going through brings us back to compassion and kindness. “We will come out of this stronger than H ever. I feel optimistic about that.” REPORT: ROSALIND POWELL

Naomi rules the Michael Kors runway, walking for the designer in New York’s Times Square at the beginning of last month, after rocking Paris Fashion Week in January (left)

The Inside Story RITA ORA

HIT BY A LIGHT

OF LOVE

ith her new EP Bang proving an explosive hit, Rita Ora has been having a blast Down Under as evidence grows that she is no longer a solo artist. Last week, the Hot Right Now star was spotted heading to a restaurant in Sydney with Thor: Love and Thunder director Taika Waititi (right), joining friends including the superhero film’s leading man Chris Hemsworth. Rita, 30, is believed to have been dating the Oscar winner since March, with the couple jetting off for a weekend trip to the Gold Coast with Chris and other Hollywood A-listers including Matt Damon the following month. Since then, they’ve been seen together on several occasions, including sitting side by side at the Sydney Opera House premiere of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under and walking around Bondi Beach, with 45-year-old Taika draping an arm over Rita’s shoulders. Rita has been in Sydney since February to film the TV talent search

The Voice Australia. Following the end of shooting last month, she has been busy combining work and play, attending events such as the global launch of beauty supplement Vida Glow (left). “I just don’t want to leave, I never want to leave,” she said.

ARIANA GRANDE

SECRET WEDDING TO FIANCE DALTON

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Vera Wang) was said to have been considering a big wedding, but she later switched Positions, opting for something more low key. “She’s very happy [that] they were able to pull it off quietly,” the source explained. Celebrations were definitely in order for Ariana, who also recently made US music history by becoming the first artist to have three concurrent Top Ten singles in Billboard’s radio-based Pop Airplay chart.

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he may be one of th world’s biggest po stars but Ariana Grande had no Problem keeping her wedding hush-hush. Last week it was confirmed that the singer had married fiancé Dalton Gomez, a real estate agent, in a “tiny and i n t i m a t e ” c e r e m o n y, exchanging vows in front of fewer than 20 people at Ariana’s home in Montecito, California. Confirming reports of a wedding, Ariana’s spokesperson told People in the US: “The room was so happy and full of love. Both Ari and Dalton love Montecito. It seems only natural that they would get married at Ari’s beautiful and historic hous After getting together in January 2020, the couple (above right) grew closer while spending lockdown together in Los Angeles. Ariana announced their engagement via an Instagram post in December, accompanying photos of an impressive sparkler with the words “forever n then some”. With their relationship conducted largely out of the public eye, the star (left, at the 2018 Met Gala in a gown by bridal designer

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HEIDI KLUM AND WINNIE HARLOW ON AWARD-WINNING MODEL FORM AT M.T.V. PARTY

here was nothing make believe about the runway razzamatazz on show at last week’s inaugural MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted – which celebrates the wonderful world of reality TV – thanks to models Heidi Klum and Winnie Harlow. Giving a sneak preview of her hand-beaded blazer and skirt combo, designed by New Yorkbased label Aliétte, America’s Got Talent judge and Germany’s Next Topmodel host Heidi teased her Instagram followers, posting: “It’s almost time… are you watching?” She also shared a pose with Winnie (right), who looked equally stylish in custom Miu Miu satin, which she likened to a “peach bellini”. Both were handing out awards at the ceremony, which took place at the Hollywood Palladium in front of an in-person audience of nominees, with other guests joining virtually via giant screens. Also there was Paris Hilton, who presented the Reality Royalty lifetime achievement prize to the cast of Jersey Shore Family Vacation, wearing a Philipp Plein design that she described as “the perfect dress with just the right amount of sparkle” (below). Posting on social media, she told her fans: “Had so much fun last night.” There was a win, too, for ITV’s Love Island, which took home the prize for Best International Series. But the biggest “condragulations” on th night went to RuPaul and his Drag Race team the series scoo ed three awards includin

e Inside Story MYLEENE KLASS

OF THE GIRLS’ NIGHT OUT

SADIQ KHAN

WORKING UP AN APPETITE FOR LONDON

trained pianist provided the accompaniment as Veronica performed her debut single Stars. Not that Myleene needed to be dragged up there. “My girls are obsessed with Drag Race,” she wrote on Instagram. “You made their dreams come true!”

ining with dignitaries goes with the job when you are in politics. And when London Mayor Sadiq Khan was asked which member of the royal family he would elect to take to dinner, one person was in poll position: the Prince of Wales. “He’s great company,” Sadiq, who has met Prince Charles several times (below, with wife Saadiya in 2016), tells hello!. “He’s got quite a mischievous sense of humour, but he’s also a real scholar when it comes to religion and he’s big on the environment. We’re never lost for things to talk about.” Following his recent re-election, Sadiq has put his money where his mouth is, by investing £6m in a campaign designed to encourage visitors back to the capital’s many attractions, including its restaurants. Last week he joined MasterChef: The Professionals judge Monica Galetti and Michelin-starred chef Angela Hartnett (left, from left) to launch London Eats, part of the Let’s Do London initiative, in Chinatown. And with so many cuisines to try in the capital, he got his teeth into the task. “I love eating out,” Sadiq said on a restaurant crawl as he had his third meal before midday. “I’ve really missed it.”

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CAMILLA KERSLAKE

BABY JOY WITH HUSBAND CHRIS

er wrestling opera Bread and Circuses has just received funding to be developed for a wider audience later this year, but in the meantime Camilla Kerslake will be rehearsing a repertoire of more gentle holds as she settles into life as a new mum. The 32-year-old soprano and her rugby union player husband Chris Robshaw, 35 in June, have welcomed their first child, and revealed the news exclusively to hello!. “Chris and Camilla’s dream has come

true with the birth of their first baby – a boy,” a representative for the couple (together right) confirmed. “They’re so in love and couldn’t be happier.” Their son was born in San Diego, California, where they relocated after Chris began his contract with Major League Rugby squad San Diego Legion earlier this year. Sharing their happiness with friends, family and fans back home, the proud parents each uploaded a photo on Instagram (below left), showing eir hands forming a art shape around a pair tiny feet. “Welcome to the world tle man. We are so, so in ve with you,” Camilla r o t e , w h i l e C h r i s ’s ption read: “I’m so roud of [Camilla] who as an absolute warrior roughout.” Camilla and Chris ecided to try for a baby uring lockdown last ear; however they kept he pregnancy under raps until February, hen they made their big reveal in a hello! photoshoot and interview. “We’re really excited for this next chapter,” the former England captain said. “Camilla will be a fantastic mum.”

MIKA SIMMONS AND FRIENDS SPEAK UP FOR WOMEN’S HEALTH EQUALITY

ith in-person events making a welcome return last week, there were smiles all round when a host of fabulous females came together to shine the spotlight on women’s health. hello! editor in chief Rosie Nixon joined campaigner Hibo Wardere (together left), and Government minister Nadine Dorries, actress and activist Mika Simmons and Sherlock star Amanda Abbington (right, from left) at a panel discussion hosted by London members’ club Allbright and Ginsburg Women’s Health Board to discuss the gender gap that exists in healthcare – and how best to close it. “It was fantastic to have a room of women, from opposing political views, talking about vaginas and all the taboo subjects we’ve been

so frightened to express,” said Mika, who hosts The Happy Vagina podcast and platform, dedicated to increasing the conversation around the female experience. “We can’t afford to lose the momentum a r o u n d w o m e n ’s health.” The event – chaired by Mika and also attended by broadcaster Tania Bryer (inset right) – highlighted an important survey launched by Nadine for the Department of Heath and Social Care, aimed at discovering women’s experiences of the British healthcare system. To complete the survey, visit consultations.dhsc. gov.uk/talkwomenshealth.

The Inside Story NADIYA HUSSAIN SERVES UP A SHOWSTOPPER SHOE COLLECTION

s The Great British Bake Off’s biggest success, with a thriving career as a writer, TV presenter and, of course, cake maker extraordinaire, you might think Nadiya Hussain had nothing left to prove. However, the 2015 winner’s latest project saw her join forces with Next to curate an edit of ultracomfortable footwear – and, of course, she rose to the challenge. A self-confessed shoe addict whose Instagram bio describes her as a “lover of family and footwear”, Nadiya’s Forever Comfort Shoe Edit has a summer flavour and features some of her signature shades – from lemon kitten-heeled mules (left) and lilac sandals to cool trainers (right). “Whatever the style, though, they had to be comfortable so I knew I could wear them all day, whatever I was doing,” she tells hello!. “Comfort does not need to be boring.” As a mother of three who is often rushed off her feet juggling home life and work commitments, she adds: “Life is so hectic usually and this past year has given us some time back, which has been lovely. Although I’m pretty sure life is going to start moving quickly again very soon!” Keen to help others get back on their feet in the wake of the pandemic, earlier this year Nadiya, 36, backed an NHS campaign urging fellow British Bangladeshis to have their Covid jab. “When the time comes, I’ll be getting [mine],” she said.

QUEEN MAXIMA OF THE NETHERLANDS PUTS ON A STYLISH SHOW FOR HER 50th BIRTHDAY

s someone who always conducts herself with grace, when it comes to special-occasion dressing, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands knows the score. And that was certainly the case at a concert staged to celebrate her 50th birthday. Held at the Royal Theatre Carré in Amsterdam, the performance of Queen Maxima: A Life Full of Music proved a night to remember for the glamorous royal, who pitched it just right in an Iris

van Herpen illusion gown and emeralds. She also brought along her own accompaniment: husband King Willem-Alexander and their daughters, Princesses Ariane and Alexia and the Princess of Orange, Catharina-Amalia (above right, from left). Joining the family for a rare night out was Máxima’s 83-year-old mother-in-law Princess Beatrix. To mark the milestone, the royal house released a series of birthday portraits showing the Queen

smiling in the garden of the family home, Huis ten Bosch palace in The Hague (top left). The shots were taken by 54-year-old Willem-Alexander, to whom Máxima has been married for 19 years. In an interview broadcast on Dutch TV on her birthday, she described the King as “my anchor”, adding: “He keeps me sharp, and he pushes me to do my job while holding me tight. That combination is fantastic.”

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ADVENTURE STAR THANKS HIS EVERYDAY HEROES — INCLUDING KATE

f there’s any kind of bear you’d be happy to encounter on an adventure it’s survival expert Bear Grylls, so a special group of thrillseeking children and their parents – chosen from charities close to Bear’s heart – were in for a treat last week as he opened the doors of the Bear Grylls Adventure centre in Birmingham (above right) for an Our Heroes Day of rope climbing, skydiving and more, after months of lockdown. “We’ve all been reminded this year of unsung heroes, and we always champion them, whether it’s someone from the Royal Marines or a kid from Young at Heart who has just gone through heart surgery,” the TV adventurer told hello!.

“Our world is full of remarkable, brave and resilient humble warriors, and we make the whole spirit of the day about empowering people and overcoming challenges. “So many young people across the country are having battles at the moment, and there is so much fear and anxiety. The DNA of an adventure park is to help people overcome their fear and anxiety. “I’ve seen it with the Scouts,” adds the father of three (right) who is the youngest ever UK Chief Scout and the first chief ambassador to World Scouting. “If you take people on adventures, it lifts them. You walk through tough times and come out stronger the other end.”

It was a “great moment”, he says, when the Duchess of Cambridge (above left, at a Scouts event with Bear in 2013) became joint president of the Scouts last September. “She is a remarkable, inspiring and humble example of volunteering, but we almost had to persuade her to take on a title. She did it under the radar for many years, volunteering at her local group and then dropping in around the country, always very low key. “And in many ways that’s the Scouting way – she’s an example of so many volunteers who don’t want anything for it. What you get is so much more than what you give.” For more information on the centre, visit beargryllsadventure.com.

CHLOE MADELEY

STICKS HER OAR IN FOR CHARITY

he’s used to a fitness challenge, but this may have been Chloe Madeley’s most oarsome one yet as she paddleboarded 30 miles in two days for charity. Always on board to help a good cause, the 33-year-old star was taking part in Movember’s The Big Stand Up for men’s mental health, joined by her husband, former rugby union player James Haskell (right, with Chloe). They had been due to take part in the challenge on the Basingstoke Canal in January,

but it was postponed due to Covid, giving the couple and their fellow fundraisers, including TV presenter Charley Boorman and former footballer Wayne Bridge, extra training time. However, even super-fit Chloe found herself feeling high and dry at times. “I thought [it] would be easy – but it really, really wasn’t,” she said in an Instagram Story. “Paddle boarding 30 miles in 2 days is NO. JOKE!” she also wrote to her followers. “We are all in BITS but my god it was funny.”

BACK TOGETHER AFTER 17 YEARS

THE ‘FRIENDS’ REUNION

EMOTIONS RUN HIGH AS THE STARS TELL OF THEIR ‘MAGICAL’ DECADE ON THE SHOW t is more than 25 years since they Ifountain, first danced around that but Jennifer Aniston can

HAPPY MEMORIES Excitement went into overdrive when Jennifer confirmed the oneoff Friends: The Reunion, titled The One Where They Get Back Together, would first be streamed on 27 May on HBO Max in the US, with its UK screening the same day. “Could we BE any more excited?!” she wrote, posting a clip of the six actors walking with their backs to the camera to the theme tune, I’ll Be There for You. Due to air a year ago before being delayed because of the pandemic, the show was filmed at its original location, Stage 24 on the Warner Bros Studio lot in Burbank,

California, and walking back on set was an emotional time for the six pals. Last week, Jennifer said they had all thought: “Oh God, how are we going to get through this alive without just crying our faces off?” The reunion is not a new episode but sees the stars revisit the set, share behind-the-scenes footage and imagine what their characters’ lives would be today. As well as a lively Q&A with chatshow host James Corden, there are guest appearances from the likes of former England footballer David Beckham, supermodel Cindy Crawford, singer Lady Gaga and actress Reese Witherspoon. “There’s nothing scripted,” said the show’s David, who played Ross. “We’re not in character, we’re all ourselves – the real people.” It is unlikely this will disappoint Friends’ millions of fans, who fell in love not only with the

still remember the first time the cast from hit TV series Friends met for a read-through – right down to what the others were wearing. Chatting to co-star Lisa Kudrow a h e a d o f t h e s h o w ’s m u c h anticipated reunion special, she s a i d : “ Yo u w e r e w e a r i n g a n appropriate Phoebe Buffay white linen shirt, with a bunch of seashell necklaces and your hair pulled up in two little clips with blonde tendrils. So, so beautiful.” She added: “Wasn’t that a magical moment? To hear the voices. It was like: ‘What’s happening?’” That camaraderie is back on show in the reunion, which also seems brilliantly timed, coming as we start reuniting with our own friends. Telling the story of a group of 20-somethings in a New York

apartment block, Friends ran from 1994 until 2004, but our fascination with it – and Jennifer, Lisa and their castmates Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer – has never gone away.

How they were during their time on Friends – (from left) Courteney Cox, Matthew Perry, Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow and Matt LeBlanc – and the stars today (above left)

‘Oh God, how are we going to get through this alive without just crying our faces off?’ Jennifer Aniston

rs, but the actors who em – especially Jennifer. around the world d her “Rachel” haircut vying her love life: she ating Brad Pitt in 1998 married two years later . He even made an nce on the show in 2001. ing on Friends was e, pure joy”, the actress 2019. “I miss working ple I love massively and beyond words.” fer is still good friends ourteney and is ther to her 16-year-old r Coco, while Lisa said Julian, now 23, was ed Jennifer was his mum was a young boy. “He’d er lap,” she said. ied twice – Jennifer ced the end of her tworriage to actor Justin x in 2018 – the Emmy den Globe-winning star, 52, is now happily single, saying: “We are complete with or without a mate.” FINDING PEACE For 56-year-old Courteney, the reminder of her years as Monica on the show comes at a time when she feels most content with her life, too. “I’m at peace with myself and where I am,” she has said. “In the past, I was always looking to see how everybody else was doing. I just wanted to be where everybody else was. Now I’ve gotten to an age when I’m not comparing any more.” Courteney’s marriage to Coco’s father David Arquette ended in 2013 and while she was briefly engaged to Snow Patrol guitarist Johnny McDaid, they later called it off. “We were engaged to be married, but

42 After being flatmates in their roles on the show, Courteney and Jennifer have remained close friends, supporting each other professionally and personally. The cast back on the Warner Bros Studio set in Burbank, California (right), having fun once more in front of the fountain in the opening titles

now we’re just together,” she told TV chat-show host Ellen D e G e n e r e s i n 2 0 1 9 . “ I t ’s actually better than it was before. Everything’s better.” Like the others, Courteney jumped at the chance to be reunited with her Friends castmates. “It was unbelievable and so emotional,” she said. Lisa, 57, also spoke of her love for her co-stars in the trailer for the reunion, which was released last week. “We have such a bond,” she said, although she has talked in the past about struggling with her body image while starring alongside Jennifer and Courteney. “I just felt like this mountain of a woman next to them,” she said. M a t t h e w, w h o p l a y e d Chandler, has been open about his own battles, too. “From an outsider’s perspective, it would seem like I had it all,” he said. “It was actually a very lonely time for me because I was suffering from alcoholism. I don’t remember three years of it. I was a little out of it at the time – somewhere between seasons three and six.” Now 51 and engaged to literary manager Molly Hurwitz, Matthew is committed to maintaining his sobriety and turned his Malibu mansion into a sober-living facility, for which he received a Champion of Recovery award at the White House in 2013. For a while, David, 54, also felt frustrated at Friends after feeling he was being typecast as Ross. But now, the father of ten-yearold Cleo, from his former marriage to British artist and photographer Zoë Buckman, has changed his point of view. “The older I get and the more my perspective shifts, the more you realise just how good you

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‘I’m spoilt when it comes to comedy. I was on Friends, which was one of the funniest things on TV’ Matt LeBlanc

Seventeen years after their last series (above), the camaraderie and friendship that made the show such a hit is clear as they meet once again in Monica’s apartment (left), while Matt and Lisa are happy to be friends reunited at an event in Beverly Hills in 2012 (below)

had it,” he said. “That ten-year run with that particular cast, that group of writers, those directors – it was an amazing time professionally, but mostly creatively.” He added to that in the trailer for the reunion: “Everyone was so perfectly cast.” HARD ACT TO FOLLOW Matt, 53, agrees, saying: “I’m kind of spoilt when it comes to comedy. I was on Friends, which was one of the funniest things on television. When I read a comedy and don’t laugh, I think it’s probably not that funny, so I feel a little jaded that way.”

The actor, who has 17-year-old daughter Marina with his model exwife Melissa McKnight, was the focus of the only Friends spin-off, the sitcom Joey, based on his character on the show, and is effusive in his love for the series. “It was the best ten years of my life,” he said. “I had the best time doing it. It will always have a H special place in my heart.” REPORT: LAURA BENJAMIN

Friends: The Reunion will be shown in the UK on Sky One on 27 May at 8pm.

AS HE AND MICHELLE KEEGAN CELEBRATE THEIR SIXTH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

MARK WRIGHT

TELLS OF THEIR DREAM HOME, HIS NEW FITNESS BOOK AND WHY HE’D LIKE TO TRAIN THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE hey are celebrating their T wedding anniversary this week, and to mark the occasion TV and Heart Radio presenter Mark Wright enjoyed a romantic break with his wife, Our Girl and Brassic actress Michelle Keegan, at their favourite hotel, the Corinthia London. “The last six years have gone so fast,” he says in our exclusive interview. “Time flies when you’re having fun.” The couple, whose sumptuous wedding was exclusively covered by hello!, certainly have plenty to look forward to. Their dream home – a palatial Georgian-style property in Essex, which they’ve spent the past year designing from scratch – will soon be ready to move into, and to share the journey with fans, they’ve assigned the mansion its own Instagram page (@wrightyhome). “It’s a long but fun process,” says former I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! and Strictly Come Dancing star Mark. “We like clean, plain lines and a neutral palette, and have been on Pinterest for ideas. I’m really looking forward to the house being finished so that we can settle in.” Another eagerly anticipated date in their calendar is the wedding of Mark’s older sister Jess, who is due to tie the knot with businessman William Lee-Kemp in Majorca this S e p t e m b e r, h a v i n g h a d t o reschedule during the pandemic. With 34-year-old Mark as master of ceremonies and Michelle, 33, as one of 35-year-old Jess’s 15 bridesmaids, the nuptials are sure to be a lavish family affair. “I can’t wait,” says Mark, who played Cupid in July 2018 when he introduced his sister to Will. “Jess has been in such torment over the date being postponed, but I told her when it finally comes around, it will be the best wedding ever.” If previous Wright family holidays are anything to go by, action-packed fun in the sun will be on the cards after Jess and Will marry. “We’re all very competitive and the minute we’re around the pool it’s like: ‘What shall we play?’” says Mark. “We’re into everything from volleyball and swimming to kayaking contests. It’s fun but none of us likes losing. “Despite that, it’s healthy

competition because we all love each other. “Whether it’s football, fitness or work, I’m surrounded by competitiveness. But I enjoy it. When I play football with my mates I need to have someone on the other team who’s as competitive as I am. “You’ve only got one life, so if you really want something, you have to put everything into it.” Proving his philosophy works, Mark, who as a boy played football for youth sides at West Ham United, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, returned last year to play for Crawley Town FC, the team where his younger brother Josh plays professionally. “I didn’t achieve what I wanted when I was younger, so I tried again,” he says. “I’ve loved every minute of it.” Mark’s determination has just seen him fulfil another goal, too. This week he makes his debut as a health and fitness author with his new book, Get Fit, Get Healthy, Get Happy. It contains Mark’s triedand-tested workouts, a six-week home fitness plan and nutritionally balanced recipes. “I’m the healthiest I’ve ever been,” he says. “I love going to the gym and feeling fit. With over 15 years’ experience, I’ve figured out what works and what doesn’t. Any guy or girl who wants to tone up, get fit, eat well and lead a balanced life: this guide is for you. “But keeping fit isn’t just about the way you look. It’s about how you feel, too. There’s nothing more important than being happy.”

The only way is success: After qualifying as a personal trainer and building up his fitness brand Train Wright with his brother Josh, Mark has written a bo ok, sharing workouts (left) and his health and lifestyle advice

BALANCING ACT Although Mark leads a charmed life now, he candidly reveals in his book some of the more challenging periods he’s been through – such as when, as a child, his family hit financial difficulty and he went from living in a five-bedroom house with a swimming pool to sleeping on an inflatable mattress at his grandparents’ home; and when later, as a young man, he juggled three jobs to make ends meet. “You can’t look back and regret; you have to look back and learn,” he says. “My experiences have made me more determined to succeed.” Mark believes in living in moderation, and that applies to his diet, too.

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‘The last six years have gone so fast. Time flies when you’re having fun’

‘You’ve only got one life, so if you really want something, you have to put everything into it’ While he enj smoothies and during the we in his favourit Chinese takeaw Michelle settle TV at weekends. “I know peop have carbs and diet every sing says. “I’ve tried doesn’t work make me happy. CHANGING LI Helping other happiness and r fitness goals h Mark’s aim. A personal trainer, daily live wo Instagram duri he says he was in his book when he his online ses people’s lives. “It’s an incred it and it brings s In a fantasy s hello! that the he would most li “Prince Harr in the army and keeps fit,” he says. “I’d also like to train Kate [the Duchess of Cambridge], not because she needs it but because I find her intriguing. She’s our future Queen, so that would H be a special honour.” INTERVIEW: SALLY MORGAN

Get Fit, Get Healthy, Get Happy is ublished by Har er Thorsons, £16.99.

, covered exclusively by h e l l o ! (above), Mark and actress wife Michelle celebrated with a trip to London last week (right) and a stay at the Corinthia London hotel

HAVING FAMILY FUN ON THE FARM

J.B. GILL

TELLS WHY GARDENING IS A HIT WITH HIS KIDS

‘We planted an oak tree in our garden. In 50 years, when it’s fully grown, the kids can say: “We planted this”’ e swapped life as a chartH topping pop star to become a livestock farmer. So JLS star JB Gill’s children already have an appreciation of the great outdoors – and never more so than over the past year, when the family’s love of gardening has grown, the 34-yearold star tells hello!. “My little boy and my daughter are at the age where they engage and enjoy it as much as we do,” says JB of Ace, six, and two-year-old daughter Chiara, his children with dancer wife Chloe. Playtime on their farm in Kent involves climbing hay bales, growing potatoes, racing around on mini tractors and feeding the award-winning turkeys, alpacas, chickens and pigs. But the children dig different aspects of gardening. “Chiara likes looking for all the creepy-crawlies; she’s always crouched over the ants seeing what they’re doing. Ace is the opposite but he loves potting, and he’s got some sunflowers which are growing quite nicely.” JB adds: “Last year we planted an oak tree in our front garden. The premise is that in 50 years, when it’s fully grown, the kids will be able to see it and say that we planted this.” SEED OF AN IDEA The music star and Songs of Praise presenter is sharing his family’s passion ahead of National Children’s Gardening Week, which starts this weekend and this year has linked up with children’s favourite Peppa Pig and sponsor Regatta, the outdoor clothing

46 After swapping pop stardom with JLS for livestock farming in Kent almost ten years ago,

JB (above) has embraced the great outdoors and, with wife Chloe – a professional dancer whom he met when JLS competed on The X Factor in 2008 – they’re raising their children Ace and Chiara (right with Mum and Dad) to love nature

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JB and son Ace get stuck in to some potting. Chiara (below) likes spotting insects – “all the spiders and stuff”, says her dad – in the garden

supplier. For a suggested £1 donation to Save the Children, you can pick up an activity pack at garden centres around the country. JB hopes it will plant a seed of imagination that leads to a real love of nature. As for his own future, are there plans to grow the family? “I’d never say never, but of course it takes two,” laughs JB. “I’ve got a lot of convincing to do with Chloe…” Their little ones are already showing signs of following in their mum and dad’s famous footsteps: “They have been involved in a new BBC drama, out at the end of this year, called Chloe, directed by [Sex Education’s] Alice Seabright. It’s their first foray into that world, and they both really enjoyed it. If they love it, we’re more than happy to encourage them.” Ace and Chiara will also see their dad back on stage with JLS later this year when the group’s Beat Again UK tour begins in October. “We’ve got the tour and the bonus of new music,” says JB. “We’re in the studio now working on what the album’s going to look H and sound like. We’re really excited.” INTERVIEW: ROSIE SMITH

National Children’s Gardening Week with Peppa Pig runs from 29 May to 6 June. Visit childrensgardeningweek.co. uk/peppapig.

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A ROUND-UP OF NEWS REPORTS

ALEX SCOTT

Makes TV history with Football Focus role TV presenter Alex Scott will be the next presenter of BBC1’s Football Focus, becoming the show’s first permanent female host in its 47-year history. Confirming the news in an online column for BBC Sport, the 36-year-old former England star wrote: “When I was a kid, I would never have watched television and thought someone like me could be presenting a programme like Football Focus. For the BBC to trust me with this role and allow me to be my true, authentic self means a lot.” Alex takes over in August, while current host Dan Walker presented his final show last Saturday, after 12 years in the role. l Zoe Ball has announced she is leaving Strictly: It Takes Two after ten years.

Story of the Week

THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE

RICHARD E GRANT Joins fundraiser to help the Prince’s Trust Actor Richard E Grant is supporting an initiative to help the Prince’s Trust that offers the chance to win a £2.5m house. The Million Pound House Draw Cotswolds, which is being run by the charity fundraiser Omaze, will see one lucky person win a luxury mansion near Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire. “I’ve been an avid supporter of the extraordinary Prince’s Trust for more than two decades,” the 64-year-old star told hello!. “Providing opportunities and support for young people is vital. The Omaze campaign offers an astonishing once-in-a-lifetime prize which raises funds and vital support for young people post the impact of the Covid pandemic.”

Draw closes on 29 May. To enter, visit omaze.co.uk. COMPILED BY LAURA BENJAMIN. PHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES. THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE. PA IMAGES

LADY GAGA Opens up about breakdown after sexual assault Lady Gaga had a “total psychotic break” after being raped as a teenager by a music producer, she said last week. Appearing on Apple TV+’s The Me You Can’t See, the mental health series from Oprah Winfrey and the Duke of Sussex, she said: “I was 19 years old and I was working in the business and a producer said to me: ‘Take your clothes off,’ and they didn’t stop asking me. “I just froze and I just – I don’t even remember. I had a total psychotic break and for a couple years, I was not the same girl.” The 35-year-old singer, who first talked about the assault in 2014, also said she used to self-harm. “You think you’re going to feel better… It doesn’t help,” she said. “I always tell people: ‘Tell somebody; don’t show somebody.’”

Gets his first Covid-19 vaccination The Duke of Cambridge paid tribute to staff and volunteers working on the Covid-19 vaccination scheme as he received his first injection. Prince William sent a message of thanks on social media with a photograph showing him being vaccinated at a temporary clinic inside London’s Science Museum. “To all those working on the vaccine rollout, thank you for everything you’ve done and continue to do,” he wrote. The 38-year-old Duke is the latest royal to receive the vaccine. It was revealed last November that he had contracted the virus the previous April, around the same time the Prince of Wales also fell ill, but had kept the diagnosis private to avoid worrying people.

Quote of the week ‘I remember thinking: “Wow, this feels kind of special”’ Phoebe Dynevor was swept off her feet after filming her first dance with Bridgerton co-star Regé-Jean Page

LOUISE THOMPSON Pregnancy joy follows heartache for TV star Former Made in Chelsea star Louise Thompson is expecting a baby with fiancé Ryan Libbey after suffering a miscarriage earlier this year. The happy couple announced their news on Instagram with a photo of them holding a 12week scan image. “Counting our blessings. I thought I’d have all sorts of creative ways to deliver this information but the truth is the last 12 weeks have been quite challenging,” wrote Louise, 31. “I think poor Ryan has found it even harder than I have. I’m definitely lucky to have such a sensitive partner and I feel safe in the knowledge that you are going to be the best dad in the world.” Louise’s pregnancy coincides with that of her former castmate Binky Felstead, who is expecting her second child.

THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH Tribute song released to help phone line A singer and former employee from the royal household has celebrated the life of the Duke of Edinburgh in a single to raise money for charity. Henry Dawe planned to release Two Paces Back for Prince Philip’s 100th birthday in June. However, following the Duke’s death in April, he reworked the song and published it online to help The Silver Line, a telephone service for older people. He has so far raised more than £1,200. “Two Paces Back was originally written as a 100th birthday song and was then revised after the sad news broke,” said Henry, who worked at the royal household between 2007 and 2012. “I have been delighted with comments on JustGiving.” l hello!’s tribute issue honouring the Duke of Edinburgh is on sale now.

Celebrity support for the Queen’s jubilee tree project amous faces have given their backing to F the Queen’s Green Canopy, a UK-wide tree-planting initiative to mark the monarch’s Platinum Jubilee next year. Shortly after the scheme’s launch last week, for which the Prince of Wales, watched by the Queen, planted the first jubilee tree in the grounds of Windsor Castle (above), it was announced stars including Alan Titchmarsh, Dame Judi Dench, Monty Don and Baroness Benjamin had been chosen as official ambassadors. They will help encourage engagement in the project following its official start at the Royal Horticultural Society’s virtual Chelsea Flower Show. Sir David Attenborough and Joanna Lumley are also giving their support to the i n i t i a t i v e , w h i l e t h e A rc h b i s h o p o f Canterbury, the Most Rev. Justin Welby, and other faith leaders recorded a video message to encourage people to take part. Calling on the whole of the UK to get involved, Prince Charles, who is patron of the project, said: “Whether you are an individual hoping to plant a single sapling in your garden, a school or community group planting a tree, a council, charity or business intending to plant a whole avenue of trees, or a farmer looking to create new hedgerows, everyone across the country can get involved.” From individuals to whole cities, everyone is encouraged to start planting trees when the season begins in October. l The Queen is said to be “devastated” after the death of her five-month-old dorgi puppy Fergus, who was given to her after the Duke of Edinburgh fell ill in February. For the latest celebrity news, visit hellomagazine.com

Julius Bryant, keeper of word and image (centre), and V&A chairman Nicholas Coleridge give Kate a guided tour of the Raphael Court, which has been refurbished to mark the 500th anniversary of the Renaissance artist’s death

STEPPING INTO A WONDERLAND OF ART

THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE ENJOYS HER OWN ADVENTURE ON A TRIP TO THE V&A MUSEUM hroughout her time as a royal, the T Duchess of Cambridge has helped put museums and galleries in the frame,

HISTORIC DELIGHTS The Duchess’s visit also included a guided tour of the Raphael Court, home to the Raphael Cartoons and open to the public once again following a refurbishment to mark the 500th anniversary of the artist’s death. On loan from the Royal Collection, the cartoons are seven full-scale designs for tapestry commissioned in 1515 by Pope Leo X for the Sistine Chapel. But as well as the priceless

so she was determined to support the reopening of the V&A Museum in London after lockdown. Kate, a patron of the famous attraction since 2018, was among the first through the doors last week, putting the spotlight on the world’s leading museum of art, design and performance. “It’s going to be a good time to visit museums and galleries, as they are not full of tourists coming in,” she said. Her visit could not have been more welcome, after the museum suffered a £40m drop in revenue as a result of Covid-19 restrictions, according to its director Tristram Hunt. The highlight of Kate’s visit came as she toured Alice: Curiouser and C u r i o u s e r, t h e V & A’s l a n d m a r k exhibition for 2021, which is being held a year after it was due to take place. A fully immersive exploration of Lewis

Carroll’s 1865 children’s story Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, the show looks at the impact of the novel over the past 156 years, from the Victorian era to the surrealist painter Salvador Dalí to fashion designer Vivienne Westwood. Its focus no doubt appealed to art history graduate Kate, who wrote a thesis on the author’s photography while at St Andrews University. She seemed to particularly enjoy the interactive Mad Hatter’s Tea Party.

‘It’s a good time to visit museums and galleries, as they are not full of tourists’ The Duchess

The Duchess keeps Covid secure as she arrives at the V&A Museum in London, wearing a houndstooth maxi dress from Alessandra Rich 51 with a pair of embellished-toe Jennifer Chamandi heels, and an Asprey necklace

displays, the Duchess was interested in the wellbeing of the museum’s staff and chatted about their experiences over the past year. Tony Ryan, from the technical services team, said it had been “tough” but they had been brought back “bit by bit”. “I’m so glad for you and well done,” said Kate. She was also impressed to hear he had moved Antonio Canova’s priceless statue The Three Graces to a new position, telling him: “That’s some responsibility.” A WORLD OF BEAUTY Discussing the importance of art in society with the royal, Neide Gentelini, from Visitor Experiences, said: “The museum is this beautiful because of the collections; it is the soul of the museum. “We are very happy to welcome you. People have been craving art. All this beauty is not so beautiful if people aren’t here to see it.” Agreeing, the Duchess said: “I think people have been craving beauty and inspiration. It’s going to be a good time to visit museums and galleries, as they are not full of tourists coming in. “I’m very glad to be here today as

we have had to cancel three previous visits because of Covid, so it’s nice to be here.” The Duchess’s knowledge won her praise from the V&A’s senior curator Kate Bailey, who said: “She was so engaged and interested. She clearly has a great knowledge of art history and it’s just so appropriate that she was here, among the first members of the public to come in, as our royal patron. “As we were leaving, she said how important it was to be here in the now and reflected on how the exhibition was multisensory, which is probably what people need now after months of lockdown.” Kate’s visit to the V&A will have brought back memories of her university course – in perfect timing for this week, when she joins her husband the Duke in Scotland as he carries out his duties as Lord High Commissioner, representing the Queen at the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. As well as visiting Edinburgh, Orkney and Fife, Prince William and Kate will also return to St Andrews – where they first met H as university students. REPORT: EMILY NASH

Curator Kate Bailey discusses the museum’s Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser exhibition, the landmark attraction for this year, examining how Lewis Carroll’s work has been reinterpreted over the years, from inspiring the 2018 Pirelli Calendar (right) to elaborate costumes (below)

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‘We are very happy to welcome you. All this beauty is not so beautiful if people aren’t here to see it’

‘I think people have been craving beauty and inspiration. I’m very glad to be here today’ Kate

‘The interview was a major contribution to making my parents’ relationship worse’ Prince William

The Duke of Cambridge issues a powerful statement after hearing the report’s findings

PRINCE WILLIAM’S STATEMENT

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I would like to thank Lord Dyson and his team for the report. It is welcome that the BBC accepts Lord Dyson’s findings in full – which are extremely concerning – that BBC employees: • lied and used fake documents to obtain the interview with my mother; • made lurid and false claims about the royal family which played on her fears and fuelled paranoia; • displayed woeful incompetence when investigating complaints and concerns about the programme; and • were evasive in their reporting to the media and covered up what they knew from their internal investigation. It is my view that the deceitful way the interview was obtained substantially influenced what my mother said. The interview was a major contribution to making my parents’ relationship worse and has since hurt countless others. It brings indescribable sadness to know the BBC’s failures contributed significantly to her fear, paranoia and isolation that I remember

from those final years with her. But what saddens me most, is that if the BBC had properly investigated the complaints and concerns first raised in 1995, my mother would have known that she had been deceived. She was failed not just by a rogue reporter, but by leaders at the BBC who looked the other way rather than asking the tough questions. It is my firm view that this Panorama programme holds no legitimacy and should never be aired again. It effectively established a false narrative which, for over a quarter of a century, has been commercialised by the BBC and others. This settled narrative now needs to be addressed by the BBC and anyone else who has written or intends to write about these events. In an era of fake news, public service broadcasting and a free press have never been m important. These failings, identi by investigative journalists, not let my mother down, and family down; they let the publi down too.

BBC investigation into the programme following complaints from whistleblowers was “woefully ineffective”. Princes William, 38, and Harry, 36, issued separate but equally compelling responses to the “deceitful” events surrounding the interview, in which Diana opened up about her marriage, her own infidelity and her belief she would never be Queen. In a video, William said: “The interview was a major contribution to making my

parents’ relationship worse and has since hurt countless others. It brings indescribable sadness to know that the BBC’s failures contributed significantly to her fear, paranoia and isolation that I remember from those final years with her. “But what saddens me most is that if the BBC had properly investigated the complaints and concerns first raised in 1995, my mother would have known that she had been deceived.” He added: “She was failed not

‘It is my firm view that this programme should never be aired again’

PRINCE HARRY’S STATEMENT

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Our mother was an incredible woman who dedicated her life to service. She was resilient, brave, and unquestionably honest. The ripple effect of a culture of exploitation and unethical practices ultimately took her life. To those who have taken some form of accountability, thank you for owning it. That is the first step towards justice and truth. Yet what deeply concerns me is that

practices like these – and even worse – are still widespread today. Then, and now, it’s bigger than one outlet, one network, or one publication. Our mother lost her life because of this, and nothing has changed. By protecting her legacy, protect everyone, and uphold dignity with which she lived life. Let’s remember who sh was and what she stood for.

Diana leads her sons through London to commemorate the 50th anniversary 57 of VJ Day in August 1995 (left), the year of her Panorama interview, and sharing a moment with Harry (above). “I wish she was around for Archie,” says the Duke of Sussex in his new documentary The Me You Can’t See (top)

Diana talks to Martin Bashir in Kensington Palace for the BBC’s Panorama in November 1995, during which she discussed her unhappy marriage to the Prince of Wales

THREE KEY FIGURES IN THE DYSON REPORT Here we take a look at three royal household staff members embroiled in Martin Bashir’s deceptions, as reports suggest the BBC could face millions of pounds of compensation claims from those affected Tiggy Legge-Bourke he was hired to work as a nanny for the young Princes William and Harry in 1993, when they were aged 11 and nine. Although her name didn’t appear on the fake documents investigated in the Dyson report, Earl Spencer’s notes of meetings with Martin Bashir show she was subject to outrageous slurs, including that she had taken a secret holiday with Prince Charles. Tiggy, 56 – who now runs a B&B in North Wales with her husband Charles Pettifer – was the royal nanny for six years until 1999, and remains close to the royals. She attended the Duchess of Cornwall’s 60th birthday celebrations in 2007, while William and Harry are both godfathers to the couple’s sons Fred and Tom, who was a pageboy at the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding in 2011. Tiggy is believed to be godmother to Harry’s twoyear-old son Archie.

Richard Aylard ichard Aylard was the private secretary to the Prince of Wales, making him one of the most important people in the royal household. The Dyson report found that Martin Bashir handed Earl Spencer a piece of paper showing false payments to both Commander Aylard and Diana’s private secretary Patrick Jephson from the intelligence services, who, he claimed, wanted them to monitor Diana’s movements. Earl Spencer’s notes contained allegations from the journalist that Richard was working against Diana with her former bodyguard Ken Wharfe; that he had received tapes of secretly recorded royal conversations; and that he had been paid by Jonathan Dimbleby, who interviewed Prince Charles in 1994. These entirely false allegations fed Diana’s fears of a conspiracy against her by Prince Charles’s aides. After starting his career in the Royal Navy, Richard was appointed as equerry to Diana from 1985 to 1988. He left the navy in 1989, becoming assistant private secretary and comptroller to the Prince and Princess of Wales. In 1991, he became private secretary and treasurer to the Prince of Wales until 1996, leaving amid reports he and Charles disagreed about strategy. Now a director at Thames Water, he was made a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1994.

Patrick Jephson atrick Jephson started working for the Princess of Wales as an equerry in 1988 before becoming one of her closest aides when he was appointed her private secretar y. The Dyson report found that Martin Bashir produced false bank statements to allege that Patrick was working with Richard Aylard to monitor Diana’s movements on behalf of the intelligence services. Patrick quit his role in the aftermath of the Panorama interview in January 1996 and has established himself as a journalist, broadcaster and author based in Washington DC. He is a historical consultant on Netflix drama The Crown. Following the publication of the Dyson report, he issued a statement that read: “After so many years it is a relief to know more of the truth behind events which had so many unhappy and even tragic consequences. I am grateful to Lord Spencer, Lord Dyson and the tenacious journalists who brought the story to light. I also acknowledge the BBC’s full apology which I received from the [BBC] director general this afternoon.” In the Panorama programme aired last week, Patrick called Martin Bashir’s deception “wicked” and said the interview had “destroyed Diana’s remaining links with Buckingham Palace”.

‘She didn’t know who to trust and in the end was without any form of real protection’ Earl Spencer just by a rogue reporter, but by leaders at the BBC who looked the other way rather than asking the tough questions.” Saying the Panorama interview held “no legitimacy and should never be aired again”, William continued: “It effectively established a false narrative which, for over a quarter of a century, has been commercialised by the BBC and others.” In his statement, Harry paid tribute to Diana, saying: “Our mother was an incredible woman who dedicated her life to service. She was resilient, brave, and unquestionably honest. “The ripple effect of a culture of exploitation and unethical practices ultimately took her life.” He continued: “By protecting her legacy, we protect everyone and uphold the dignity with which she lived her life. “Let’s remember who she was and what she stood for.”

CHAIN REACTION Diana died together with her boyfriend Dodi Fayed after their Mercedes crashed in the Pont de l’Alma tunnel in Paris as they were pursued by paparazzi on 31 August, 1997. Their driver, Henri Paul, who also died, had well over the legal level of alcohol in his blood. Some of those closest to her, including her sons and brother, believe the deception triggered a chain of events that had left Diana unprotected. Earl Spencer, who introduced the then BBC journalist to Diana after being approached with the fake documents, said he “draws a line” between the interview and her death two years later. Speaking to Panorama last week, he said Diana “did lose trust in really key people” as a result. “She didn’t know who to trust and in the end, when she died two years later, she was without any form of real protection.” Diana’s former private secretary Commander Patrick Jephson, one of the people falsely said to be betraying her, said she was “cast adrift” from the “royal support structure that had guided and safeguarded her for so many years” following her appearance on Panorama. He suggested this “inevitably made her vulnerable to people who were unable properly to look after her”. The BBC has written to senior members of the royal

A childhood image of Earl Spencer, then Viscount Althorp, and Diana, shared on his Twitter account on the same day the Dyson report was released. “Some bonds go back a very long way,” he wrote

EARL SPENCER’S DAMNING VERDICT As the person who introduced Princess Diana to Martin Bashir, Earl Spencer’s 37-page dossier of notes, letters and memos from that time helped Lord Dyson uncover the truth about how the interviewer had won his sister’s trust. He told a new Panorama programme (right) last week: “The irony is that I met Martin Bashir on the 31st of August 1995, because exactly two years later she [Diana, Princess of Wales] died, and I do draw a line between the two events. “It’s quite clear from the introduction that I sat in on 19th September 1995 everyone was going to be made untrustworthy, and I think that Diana did lose trust in really key people. “This is a young girl in her mid-30s who has lived this extraordinarily turbulent and

difficult time in the public eye. “She didn’t know who to trust and in the end, when she died two years later, she was without any form of real protection. “Bashir was very good at amplifying people’s anxieties. He was very good at making you feel he was your friend who was going to save you in a difficult and dangerous world.” He said of a letter Diana wrote to the BBC during its first investigation, which stated that she had no regrets and had not faced “undue pressure” to give the interview: “It doesn’t exonerate the BBC as far as I’m concerned, because Diana is dealing from a position of having been lied to. She didn’t know that the whole obtaining of the interview was based on a series of falsehoods that led to her being vulnerable to this.”

‘Bashir was very good at making you feel as though he was your friend’ Lord Spencer

Diana with her two boys at their home in Kensington Palace in 1985 and a joyous reunion after being apart during the 1991 royal tour of Canada (below)

Diana laughs with joy on a trip to Thorpe Park during the 1993 Easter holidays

family and Earl Spencer to apologise and has also returned the awards that Panorama won for the programme. As well as winning a Bafta for the interview, Martin went on to secure a world-exclusive interview with Michael Jackson and worked in the US. He later returned to the BBC to become its religious affairs editor in 2016. But Lord Dyson found the journalist had been in “serious breach” of BBC guidelines by faking bank statements and then showing them to Lord Spencer to gain access to Diana. The documents claimed to reveal payments into the bank accounts of Patrick together with the Earl’s former head of security, Alan Waller, and Commander Richard Aylard, private secretary to the Prince of Wales at the time. “By showing Earl Spencer the fake Waller and Jephson/Aylard statements and informing him of their contents, Mr Bashir deceived and induced him to arrange a meeting with Princess Diana,” said Lord Dyson’s report. “By gaining access to Princess Diana in this way, Mr Bashir was able to persuade her to agree to give the interview.”

BBC FAILINGS The inquiry also found the BBC’s 1996 investigation into the interview “did not scrutinise Mr Bashir’s account with the necessary degree of scepticism and caution”. Lord Dyson added: “I have concluded that, without justification, the BBC covered up in its press logs such facts as it had been able to establish about how Mr Bashir secured the interview, and failed to mention the issue at all on any news programme, and thereby fell short of the high standards of integrity and transparency which are its hallmark.” Martin Bashir responded to the inquiry’s findings by saying he regretted falsifying the statements but that they “had no bearing whatsoever on the personal choice by Princess Diana to take part in the inter view”, of which he remained “immensely proud”. The years since the documentary aired have done little to dampen interest in Diana’s life, which has been the subject of countless books, films and, more recently, the Netflix series The Crown. Her sons have also worked hard to keep her memory

‘By showing Earl Spencer the fake statements, Mr Bashir induced him to arrange a meeting with Princess Diana’ Lord Dyson

Relaxed and happy, mother and sons snuggle up during a holiday in Spain in August 1987. Thirty years later, Harry remembered her love, 61 saying: “I miss that feeling, I miss that part of a family, I miss having that mother”

‘It was one of the first words Archie said, apart from “mama,” “papa,” it was then “grandma” — Grandma Diana’ Prince Harry

Kensington Palace’s White Garden, which was planted to mark 20 years since Diana’s death. William and Harry view flowers left by well-wishers for the anniversary (below)

alive, both by continuing her legacy with the charities she supported and by talking about her to the grandchildren she never met. In March, for Mother’s Day, Kensington Palace shared deeply touching cards for “Granny Diana” made by William’s children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, with her granddaughter writing: “Papa is missing you.”

KEEPING HER MEMORY ALIVE Speaking in a documentary to mark the 20th anniversary of his mother’s death, William said he was “constantly talking about Granny Diana”. He added: “We’ve got more photos up around the house now of her and we talk about her a bit… I regularly put George and Charlotte to bed, talk about her and just try to remind them that there are two grandmothers – there were two grandmothers in their lives.” He said Diana would have loved his children “to bits”, but joked she would have been a “nightmare grandmother”, too: “She’d come, probably at bath time, cause an amazing scene, bubbles everywhere, bathwater all over the place, and then leave.”

Harry has also spoken about sharing memories of his mother with his son Archie in his new documentary The Me You Can’t See. “I wish she was around for Archie,” he said. “I got a photo up in his nursery and it was one of the first words that he said, apart from ‘mama’, ‘papa’, it was then ‘grandma’ – Grandma Diana. “It’s the sweetest thing, but at the same time it makes me sad because she should be here.” The Duke has talked about how his mother “would just engulf you and squeeze you as tight as possible”, adding: “Even talking about it now, I can feel the hugs that she used to give us and, you know, I miss that. I miss that feeling, I miss that part of a family, I miss having that mother… to be able to give you those hugs and give you that compassion that I think everybody needs.” Memories of Diana will come to the fore in a few weeks, when the brothers are due to join forces to unveil a statue of her. The sculpture, by Ian Rank-Broadley, is to be unveiled in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace on 1 July – the date that would have been Diana’s H 60th birthday. REPORT: EMILY NASH

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WILLIAM’S ROYAL DUTIES CONTINUE IN SCOTLAND

The Duke of Cambridge was back in action last week, kicking off his week-long tour of Scotland just one day after his strongly worded statement about the devastating findings of the Dyson investigation. In his role as Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, William represented the Queen and inspected the guard of honour on the forecourt of the Palace of Holyroodhouse (above). He was welcomed with the Ceremony of the Keys, in which the keys to

the city of Edinburgh are presented on a velvet cushion (below left and right), after which he met a group of military personnel invited to watch the ceremony. The week-long visit continues with visits by William and the Duchess of Cambridge – who joins him on Monday – to Edinburgh, Fife and Orkney to meet charities and organisations working on issues such as the environment, mental health, homelessness and addiction. They will also visit St Andrews university, where they met as students.

‘I am still the person I was, but I’m just a better version of that’

A still from the documentary shows Harry in conversation with Oprah Winfrey

OPENING HIS HEART IN HIS NEW TV DOCUMENTARY WITH OPRAH

THE DUKE OF SUSSEX

TELLS HOW THERAPY — AND MEGHAN — HAVE HELPED HIM HEAL AFTER THE TRAUMA OF DIANA’S DEATH n the same week that he and his brother the Idamning Duke of Cambridge gave their emotive and responses to how the BBC secured the

Panorama interview with their mother, the Duke of Sussex has also spoken of the extraordinarily close bond he shared with her, and of his own struggles with mental health. “I’ve never felt her presence more than I have done over the last year. I’m living the life she wanted to live for herself, living the life she wanted us to be able to live. So not only do I know that she’s incredibly proud of me, but that she’s helped me get here,” he said, opening his heart once again in a new TV documentary series about mental health, The Me You Can’t See, made with Oprah Winfrey for Apple TV+. “I’ve got a hell of a lot of my mum in me,” he continued. “The only way to free yourself and break out is to tell the truth.” The life Prince Harry believed his mother would have wanted for him is filled with love and laughter. “We’ve got a beautiful little boy who keeps us busy, who keeps us running around. He makes us laugh every day, which is great. We got two dogs and then another little baby girl on the way – I never dreamt that.” Harry revealed there is a photo of his beloved mother in two-year-old son Archie’s nursery, inspiring his first words. “Apart from mama, papa it was then grandma, Grandma Diana. It’s the sweetest thing, but it makes me really sad… she should be here. I wish she could have met Meghan, I wish she was around for Archie.” He also discussed painful memories from his own childhood, including walking behind Diana’s coffin at her funeral in 1997 with his brother, father, uncle and grandfather. “When

‘I’m living the life my mum wanted to live for herself, living the life that she wanted us to be able to live’

Prince Harry has spoken in depth about his mental health issues for a new TV series The Me You Can’t See and credits meeting his wife Meghan, who appears in the programme’s trailer (above) for encouraging him to seek help, including therapy (bottom right, shown in the series). He has found contentment as a father to Archie (right) and living in California (below left) my mum was taken away from me at the age of 12, just before my 13th birthday, I didn’t want the life – sharing the grief of my mother’s death with the world. The thing I remember the most was the sound of the horses’ hooves going along The Mall, the red brick road. By this point I was – both of us were in shock. It was like I was outside my body and walking along doing what was expected of me. Showing one tenth of the emotion that everybody else was showing. I thought: ‘This is my mum. You never even met her.’”

FEELING HELPLESS The loss of his mother and those traumatic childhood experiences are, he believes, why for most of his life he’s “always felt a little bit tense and uptight” when he flies back to London. “It is a trigger, unfortunately, because of what happened to my mum and because of what I experienced and what I saw. Almost anxiety, like a hollow, empty feeling. Everything feels tense. “I always wanted to be normal, as opposed to ‘Prince Harry’. Just being Harry. It was a puzzling life,” he said, sharing vivid memories of being with his mother and brother in a car chased by paparazzi. “One of the feelings that comes up always is the helplessness. Being too young. Being a guy but too young to be able to help a woman, in this case your mother. And that happened every single day until she died.” Speaking of growing up in the royal family, and of his own role as a dad, he revealed: “My father

used to say to me when I was younger, he used to say to both William and I: ‘It was like that for me so it’s going to be like that for you.’ That doesn’t make sense. Just because you suffered doesn’t mean your kids have to suffer. In fact, quite the opposite – if you suffered, do everything you can to make it right for your kids. I know it’s my responsibility and my duty to break that cycle.” Harry explained how the trauma of his mother’s loss caused him to suffer anxiety and panic attacks from the ages of 28 to 32, callin it “a nightmare time in my life”. “I was all over the place mentally. Every time I put a suit on and tie on… having to do the role, and go: ‘Right, game face;’ look in the mirror and say: ‘Let’s go.’ Before I even left the house I was pouring with sweat. I was in fight-or-flight mode.” Of the darkest moments, he said: “I was willing to drink, I was willing to take drugs, to do the things that made me feel less like I was feeling.” Though not drinking daily, sometimes he would consume a week’s worth of alcohol on a Friday or Saturday night, “not because I was enjoying it but because I was trying to mask something”. It was his relationship with Meghan that put Harry on the path to recovery and the TV documentary shows him at a therapy session. “I knew that if I didn’t do the therapy and fix myself that I was gonna lose this woman I could

‘I’ve got a lot of my mum in me. The only way to free yourself is to tell the truth’ see myself spending the rest of my life with.” The Duke also revealed how once in an argument, Meghan said: “I think you need to see someone.” He explained that she observed how he “reverted back to 12-year-old Harry” because he had “never processed it”: “You were never allowed to talk about it.” “That was the start of a learning journey for me,” said Harry, who told how they spent four years trying to make it work in the UK before building a new life abroad. “We did everything we possibly could to stay there and carry on doing the role,” he said, and talked about the suicidal thoughts Meghan experienced – first discussed in their March interview with Oprah – and: “The practicalities of how she was going to end her life… The thing that stopped her from seeing it through was how unfair it would be on me after everything that had happened to my mum, and to now be put in a position of losing another woman in my life with a baby inside her. Our baby.” Reflecting on Diana’s relationship with Dodi Fayed, he said he felt history was repeating itself. “My mother was chased to her death while she was in a relationship with someone that wasn’t white, and now look what’s happened.”

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Prince Harry with his mum the Princess of Wales in 1987 (above). Discussing the emotional impact of Diana’s funeral in 1997, he describes returning to London as “a trigger” for his anxiety, but explains that he can now control those feelings, enabling him to attend his grandfather the Duke o f E d i n b u r g h ’s funeral in April, walking behind the coffin (right) and with his brother the Duke of Cambridge (left)

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LEARNING TO COPE Harry believes therapy has equipped him to cope, including on his recent return to the UK for the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral. “I was worried about it. I was afraid. But then being able to lean on the toolbox, and lean on the [knowledge] that I’ve grown… It definitely made it a lot easier. But the heart still pounds.” Crediting Meghan for where he is today, he said: “I’m more comfortable in my own skin, I don’t get panic attacks. I have learnt more about myself in the last four years than I have in the 32 years before that – I have my wife to thank for that. I am still the person I was, but I’m just a better version of that. I kind of feel as if this H was always meant to be.”

A TRIBUTE ON HER 60TH BIRTHDAY

CELEBRATING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF DIANA OUT THIS WEEK

A fascinating exploration of one of the great icons of our time and the many ways - from her compassion to her fashion - that she is shaping our world today

The dates JUNE 1954 John Spencer Viscount A thorp weds Frances Roche in We tminster Abbey

HER EXTRAORDINARY LIFE IN PICTURES

1961 Diana the four h of ive ch ldren is bo n A son John died at bir h the previous year

The camera loved Diana, capturing the defining moments of her story

he lived for only 36 years but they were full ones From the joyful day of her birth 1 July 1961 to the ragic date of her death 31 August 1997 Diana fitted in more love despair laughter sadness dreams and drama than most people would manage n twice that time She was a shy young woman who became a Princess A k ndergar en assistant turned fashion con A woman who won then lost the heart of the heir to the throne but became the Queen of Hearts to millions And an aris ocrat c English

1964 Frances gives bir h to a second son Charles an heir to the Spencer earldom

LITTLE STAR

rose who became a global champion of the disadvantaged They were extraordinary achievements But above them a l what she valued most was becoming a mo her to her two beloved sons Princes Wi liam and Harry Here we mark the highs and lows wists and turns of he Princess’s life as seen hrough the lens of the camera If she were here today she would be celebrating her 60th birthday as a much loved and very glamorous grandmother Sadly that is something we can only imagine

Lady Diana daughter of Viscount Al horp – later he 8 h Ea l Spencer – was gifted with charm and charisma and was a natural in front of the came a Her parents’ separation when she was ive upset he idyl ic childhood of he four Spencer iblings but it also helped forge heir strong bond Diana’s younger brother Charles recalls her devo ion to him as hey grew up at stately home Al horp in Northamptonshire

1967 Diana’s pa ents separate and her fa her wins custody of the child en in a bitter court case

WILLIAM AND HARRY’S LOVE FOR THEIR MOTHER WILL ALWAYS BE AN IRON BOND BETWEEN THEM

urely a matter of g r e a t sadness for Diana were she alive today would be the evident coolness between her sons since Harry’s decision to step back from royal life But often overlooked among the things the Duke of Sussex sa d during the nterv ew he and Meghan gave to Oprah Winfrey this spring is this passage “I love Will am to bits he’s my brother we’ve been through hell together we have a shared experience but we were on d fferent paths ” They are vital words Harry and his brother are indeed on d fferent paths But far more uni es the s bl ngs than divides them Quite simply they are the only people in the world who know what it was to have Diana as their mother and then o lose her And they are both passionately determined to honour her memory So the Princess’s 60th b rthday commemorat ons “could we l prove o be a catalyst for reconcil ation” her former pol ce bodyguard Ken Wharfe tells hello! A witness to the boys’ iron bond growing up he adds “If a friendship is that good I strongly believe hat it can be renewed ” The f rst s eps were evident when they chatted together at the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral Seeing them together at Windsor almost seemed l ke old times Diana wanted her sons to be each other’s staunch support whatever life threw at hem and they were Toge her they survived even her loss As they prepare to honour her in this special year the world waits to see if that special bond has survived

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STRAIGHT SHOOTING IN LONDON

THE COUNTESS OF WESSEX ON MENOPAUSE AND HER OWN MIDLIFE STRUGGLE

he Countess of Wessex was on T the ball last week as she tried her hand at wheelchair basketball, after opening up about suffering hot flushes and brain fog as part of the menopause. Sophie, 56, showed her skill on wheels with youngsters at Finsbury Park’s outdoor basketball courts in London in her role as royal patron of British Wheelchair Basketball. Dressed in a hoodie and trainers, the Countess chatted to the teenage players before giving a rousing pep talk and leading a team to victory as she helped launch the £1.52m Inspire a Generation programme, which aims to open up the sport to more people in the community. Her visit came following a refreshingly honest account of her experience of menopause during a video call to mark her new role as patron of Wellbeing of Women, a charity dedicated to helping women, girls and babies through research, education and advocacy. Discussing sometimes losing her train of thought during official duties, she said: “You know in the middle of a presentation when you suddenly can’t remember what you were talking about? Try being on an engagement when that happens. “Your words just go and you’re standing there going: ‘Hang on, I thought I was a reasonably

68 Looking relaxed and happy, Sophie spurs her team on to

victory with an inspirational pep talk (right) as she helps launch the £1.52m Inspire a Generation programme to open up the sport to more people in the community

intelligent person. What has just happened to me?’” Making a plucking gesture to the side of her head, she added: “It’s like somebody’s just… taken your brain out, for however long, before they pop it back in again and you try and pick up the pieces and carry on.” BREAKING THE SILENCE Sophie shared her experience, which is thought to be the first time a member of the royal family has publicly discussed their own menopause, during a video chat with Wellbeing of Women’s head, Professor Dame Lesley Regan, gynaecologist Dr Varsha Jain, Dr Shuby Puthussery, who works to improve antenatal care in deprived communities in Bedfordshire, and Sarah Jane Cale, the founder of Positive Menopause. Raising the need for more education and conversation on the subject, she called for men to be included in the discussion, too. “The majority of men can be very empathetic,” she said. “It’s about making sure they have the knowledge to be able to. “Rather than if you say: ‘Please can I get a fan?’, without even questioning they will go: ‘Well, of course you can,’ rather than saying: ‘Why on earth do you need

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‘It’s not only about women and young girls, it’s men as well — this conversation has to be opened up’ that? What’s wrong with you? It’s winter outside, it’s snowing, why do you need a fan?’” The Countess also spoke about the “liberation” that had come with getting older, contrasting that with the way society viewed ageing. “We should be celebrating the fact that we don’t have to have periods any more – it should be a liberation, but it feels like a shackle. It’s described as something incredibly negative. “Yes, it’s an admittance of the fact that we’re getting a bit older, we’re not as young as we were before – we’re not being, you know, to use the word ‘productive’. We are past that stage and it’s quite a moment to admit it. “And whilst talk of the media and messaging about women, about women’s bodies, about our looks, everything is very superficial and we are trying to cling on to all of that for as long as we possibly can,” she continued. “We’ve got to be fit, we’ve got to be clever, we’ve got to be looking skinny, we’ve got to be looking beautiful, we’ve got look 25 years old for the rest of our lives. “But unfortunately, our bodies are going: ‘Well, you know, that’s fine. You can do all of that on the outside as much as you possibly can – or as much as you can possibly afford to – but on the inside things are a little different.’ The inside hasn’t been listening to social media, it’s just going to happen.” The Countess, who is mother to 17-year-old Lady Louise Windsor and 13-year-old Viscount Severn with her husband the Earl of Wessex, went on to talk about the need to understand what happens during our life cycles, saying the knowledge was “crucial” and adding: “We shouldn’t be leaving anyone behind. “It’s not only about dialogue with women and young girls, it’s men as well – this is a conversation that has to be opened up to everybody. Even if they don’t want to listen. H We just have to get louder.” REPORT: TRACY SCHAVERIEN

Dressed down so she can fully join in, the Countess puts her ball skills to the test (above and left) joining the teenage players at Finsbury Park’s outdoor basketball courts in North London in her role as royal patron of British Wheelchair Basketball

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Prince Charles’s father is never far from his thoughts. There were touching nods to the Duke in Northern Ireland

Family footsteps: The Duke of Edinburgh toured Harland & Wolff in 1977. Prince Charles was given a copy of a photo of his father’s visit (above) and spoke to shipyard staff who remember the day

ON A TOUR OF NORTHERN IRELAND

The Duchess of Cornwall at Belfast City Hall, where she heard about the Northern 70 Irish capital’s bid to become a Unesco City of Music

THE PRINCE OF WALES AND DUCHESS OF CORNWALL BRING SMILES AND CHARM CROWDS AS CHARLES WALKS IN HIS FATHER’S FOOTSTEPS

Prince Charles visits the Harland & Wolff shipyard, where the Titanic was built, and unveils a plaque commemorating its 160th anniversary (below)

re-creating a photograph of his father walking beneath its famous yellow gantry cranes. He was presented with a copy of the original image, taken in 1977, and met staff who had been there on the day his father visited. Philip McClean, a welding and steelwork inspector, who started at the firm as an apprentice in 1974, said: “I told the Prince about how in 1977 I was asked to represent all apprentices and was introduced to his father; he was tickled by that. I was actually named after Prince Philip by my grandmother.” SHIPSHAPE The company, which famously built the Titanic, marks its 160th anniversary this year and Charles unveiled a plaque, telling workers: “We owe all of you an

e has become the royal family’s patriarch since the death of his father the Duke of Edinburgh last month, and the Prince of Wales is stepping up his responsibilities more than ever. Amid reports that the heir to the throne plans to give the public greater access to royal residences when he becomes King, he has already begun the process of making the Sandringham Estate – formerly run by Prince Philip – fully organic. His father is never far from his thoughts – and as the Prince and the Duchess of Cornwall visited Northern Ireland last week, there were touching nods to the Duke. During a two-day trip, Prince Charles donned a hard hat and hivis vest to follow in Prince Philip’s footsteps at the historic Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast,

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Day one of the tour includes a visit to a battalion of The Rifles for Camilla, its Colonel-in-Chief, who wears her green regimental coat dress designed by Fiona Clare and her Rifles brooch (above). The Duchess watched some training exercises at Thiepval Barracks and also opened a welfare garden. Appropriate masks and elbow bumps were de rigueur in Belfast (left) and the day ended with a visit to Hillsborough Castle, where Prince Charles meets First Minister Arlene Foster (below)

enormous debt of gratitude for your skills and ingenuity, which are so remarkable. Well done all of you and thank you for all the hard work you put in.” Meanwhile, Camilla visited The Rifles, having been handed the role of Colonel-in-Chief by the Duke of Edinburgh last July. At Thiepval Barracks, home to 2nd Battalion, the Duchess was briefed on its work and watched personnel conduct fieldcraft training, before opening its Welfare Garden. The royal couple had begun their visit at Belfast City Hall, the site of the opening of the first Parliament of Northern Ireland a century ago, and they were shown a copy of a John Conor painting portraying the State Opening of Stormont in 1921. As the Prince discussed the centenary of Northern Ireland with historians, the Duchess heard about Belfast’s ambition to become a Unesco City of Music and discussed issues around domestic violence with the women’s steering group behind the bid. Next, at the Education Authority Headquarters in the city’s Cathedral Quarter, Prince Charles paid tribute to the “inspiring” efforts of youth workers to bring about reconciliation in Northern Ireland. He said: “Whenever I visit, I never cease to be profoundly moved by the work that is being done to heal the pain of the past, to bring understanding and reconciliation in the present

‘I never cease to be moved by the work being done to heal the pain of the past’ Prince Charles

and to build hope for the future. All who love this very special part of the world can only wish you renewed strength of spirit and resolve as you take forward this work of such vital importance to these islands.” Later, the Prince visited Slieve Gullion Forest Park, becoming the first member of the royal family in recent history to visit South Armagh, which has historically been regarded as a republican stronghold. Charles heard about red squirrel and pine marten conservation efforts in the park, which is in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. In Hillsborough, Co. Down, Camilla tried her hand at the traditional craft of silversmithing in the workshop of Cara Murphy, who created this year’s Grand National trophy.

CROWNING GLORY Camilla and the Prince were reunited at Hillsborough Castle, where they met retiring First Minister Arlene Foster. Beginning the next morning at the castle gardens, they signed a visitors’ book and thanked staff before visiting a historic open-air market in Bangor. The royal visitors were greeted by schoolchildren waving flags and wearing paper crowns in the seaside town, where they toured the stalls selling local and organic produce. The Prince then departed for the harbour town of Donaghadee, where

At Slieve Gullion Forest Park, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in South Armagh, Charles is entertained by young members of a community arts group playing traditional Irish music (above). Meanwhile Camilla meets some of the large crowds – and their dogs – that brought traffic to a standstill as she visited a silversmith in Hillsborough (below)

2 DA Y The royal couple delight the crowd on a walkabout in seaside town Bangor (above), where they also toured the 98-year-old open-air weekly market, full of stalls selling local produce including fish and veg and organic goods (right)

In Donaghadee, Charles marks the bicentenary of the harbour town’s royal charter, meeting the RNLI crew (below), besides viewing painted stones placed on the harbour walls as signs of hope in the pandemic (left and inset)

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Camilla meets the star attractions at Comber’s Horses for People, an organisation that uses equine-assisted therapy to help people cope with stress

stones decorated with messages of hope have been left by people during the pandemic. Charles also met the local lifeboat crew before unveiling a plaque to mark the bicentenary of the Royal Charter of the Donaghadee Harbour and the laying of its foundation stone. Despite secrecy surrounding the visit, hundreds of people had gathered to catch a glimpse of the future King, who delighted them with an impromptu walkabout, bumping elbows with people and stopping to chat. When one schoolboy asked how many TVs the Queen had, he replied: “One I think, and maybe one or two elsewhere as well – you never know.” Charles also stopped to stroke the pet dogs of well-wisher Cathy McAllister. She said later: “It was supposed to be kept quiet but in Donaghadee things get round quite quickly. It was a great turnout for him and a lovely day – it showcased the town at its very best.” The Prince then moved on to Caledon in Co. Tyrone, waving to builders watching from scaffolding as he toured the village. He met community groups and visited Caledon Rovers football club, where schoolgirl Daisy McCoy gave him a posy of flowers. Meanwhile, the Duchess visited Kilcooley Women’s Centre in Bangor, which provides services for vulnerable women, where she met members of the Camilla Club, a virtual book group inspired by her Reading Room and named in her honour. She said of the group: “It’s wonderful, and being here I was able to tie it all in and come visit you all.” Camilla also visited Horses for People, an equine-assisted therapy centre in Co. Down, which runs courses to help people,

including military veterans, deal with stress and increase their resilience. OPEN HOUSE The royal visit came as the Prince told Country Life how he began making Sandringham a fully organic operation in 2018. The Sunday Times also reported that when he becomes King, Charles intends to transform Buckingham Palace, Clarence House, Windsor Castle, Sandringham and Balmoral “from private spaces to public places”. He plans to open the palace and its gardens throughout the year, even while he is in residence in future, with a royal source saying: “The direction of travel is about greater H opening-up of palaces and residences.” REPORT: EMILY NASH

Read all about it: The Duchess chats (below) to Kirsty Menagh, founder of Kilcooley Women’s Centre’s The Camilla Club, a group inspired by Camilla’s own Reading Room book club

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WEEKS AWAY FROM BECOMING PARENTS, THEATRE AND TV STARS

DANNY MAC AND CARLEY STENSON SHARE THEIR JOY BEFORE THE CURTAIN GOES UP ON THE NEXT STAGE OF THEIR DREAM LIFE ‘This is a life-changer, the best job of our lives’ Danny

Danny and Carley star in our exclusive shoot just weeks before taking on their biggest roles of all: first-time parents

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eading lights of the theatre world, Danny Mac and Carley Stenson have had their fair share of opening nights. But now they have one very special debut on their minds: the arrival of their first child. “I think I will definitely be calmer before the birth than ahead of a first night,” says Carley, whose stage roles have included some of the most coveted – among them Fantine in Les Misérables, Elle Woods in Legally Blonde: The Musical and Princess Fiona in Shrek. “For some reason I’ve felt really chilled throughout the pregnancy – but I do hope Danny gets there in time.” Her concern is not without reason, as the dad-to-be could well be mid-performance when she goes into labour; he is starring on the London stage in The Mousetrap before going into rehearsals for Pretty Woman, due to open at the Savoy Theatre in July. “I’m not sure what the plan is but I imagine it will be to get off

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The couple married in 2017 in the New Forest. Four years on, Carley (right) is due in mid-June, in time for Danny to have an extra special Father’s Day

‘The world almost had to stop for me to realise just how much I wanted to have a child’ Carley

With theatres closed during the pandemic, the couple have enjoyed time together during lockdown. “Work has often kept us apart with crazy routines, tours and work schedules,” says Danny

had to stop for me to realise how much I wanted to have a child.” As well as stage success, they have regularly appeared on TV. Danny reached the final of Strictly Come Dancing with Oti Mabuse in 2016, while both have starred in Channel 4’s Hollyoaks, and Carley has most recently been in BBC1’s Doctors. “You know how you go out for a night, and it is just so good that you go on to another place, and then another place? Well that is the best way to describe our lives back then,” says Danny. “We stayed out but now I feel we have come home at the right time.” It was always the couple’s wish to have children, so much so that at one point they considered freezing Carley’s eggs in case they’d left things too late. They also, in preparation, looked into storing the umbilical cord blood stem cells, which can be used to treat and cure illness and disease. “No parent wants to imagine needing to use them, but it’s comforting to know they’re stored if we ever need them in future,” says Carley, who also tells us that they have decided not to find out if their baby, due in mid-June, is a boy or a girl. “I wanted the surprise, but at first Danny wanted to know…” “We’re not the kind of people that would instil any kind of gender, but it was more the fact that someone else knows more about our baby than we do,” he reasons. “But I do truly believe that when the day comes, it will be that extra bit of magic and I’ll be grateful that we waited.” LABOUR’S LIST The couple met in 2011 and married six years later; their labour playlist is likely to feature songs from their beautiful woodland wedding in the New Forest. “I walked up the aisle to When the Right One Comes Along from the Nashville [US TV] soundtrack, and that sounds pretty perfect for the birth,” says Carley. “Our baby will come into a world surrounded by music. I don’t think they can escape it! But if our child turns around and says they are really into numbers and wants to be an accountant, that is amazing. A little brainiac.” D a n n y, w h o s e l o v e o f performing started at a young age – his first professional job was aged nine in Les Misérables in Southampton, followed by the

Carley in Les Misérables and Legally Blonde (below left and right). She started dance classes aged three. “I was one of those annoying kids who would stand in front of the telly going: ‘Watch me, watch me,’” she laughs

West End stage a year later – agrees. “It is so important to find out what makes your child tick. Every child has the ability to be brilliant at something if you can just find what they are passionate about… That is my dream, to find out what makes our child happy.” While Danny “pipped me to it professionally”, Carley tells how she started dance classes when she was three. Her first professional job was in Hollyoaks, aged 17,

(LEFT) CARLEY’S DRESS: TIFFANY ROSE. DANNY’S T-SHIRT: OLIVER BROWN. CHINOS: MR MARVIS. (RIGHT) DANNY’S SUIT: SUITSUPPLY. SHIRT: RIVER ISLAND. CARLEY’S DRESS: TIFFANY ROSE. EARRINGS: SORU JEWELLERY

‘Every child has the ability to be brilliant. It’s my dream to find out what makes our child happy’ Danny

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GET THE LOOK Actress Margot Robbie’s Oscars red carpet look combines natural hair and make-up with classic Hollywood glamour; hairstylist Bryce Scarlett said he was inspired by “the beautiful simplicity of her Chanel gown”. As for her make-up, the 30-year-old Suicide Squad star tends to keep it light, saying: “I’ve got such harsh features that if I have tons of make-up on it doesn’t work on me.”

After spending time at home with her family over lockdown, L’Oréal Paris ambassador Celine Dion is stepping out with fresh focus and some exciting new projects in the pipeline

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howgirl Celine Dion is waiting in the wings, ready to take centre stage again with some exciting new challenges. “With the future looking brighter, I’m looking forward to getting back to work,” the superstar singer tells hello!, adding: “I’m shooting a movie starring Priyanka Chopra and Sam Heughan – it’s my first feature film – and we have a few other great new projects which we’ll be announcing in the next few months. There’s a lot happening.” Like many of us, Celine, 53, had to press pause on her career over the last year. Instead of thrilling crowds, she’s been happily spending quality time with her sons – RenéCharles Angélil, 20, and ten-year-old twins Nelson and Eddy (all below). “I’ve been taking a long sabbatical with my children,” she says. “I decided to enjoy time with the family for an extended period, something I’ve never done before, and it’s been wonderful.” This year has also seen the five-time Grammy award winner forced to postpone the European leg of her Courage World Tour, which is now due to kick off in the UK and Ireland next May. It was to be her first global tour in more than a decade, after finishing a 16-year residency at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. “The fans have been so patient,” she says. “We really want to make up for lost time.” In her role as a L’Oréal Paris ambassador, Celine has also been marking the 50th anniversary of the French beauty brand’s slogan: “Because you’re worth it.” Created in 1971 by 23-year-old New York copywriter Ilon Specht, the message revolutionised how women were viewed in marketing, putting the female voice front and centre in a way that had never been seen before. “It’s a message of strength, of confidence, of self-esteem,” Celine tells hello!. “These are powerful words for women to incorporate into their lives. “To me, it means all of us have the right to

‘Don’t tell me that feeling good and looking beautiful doesn’t help you to have a focus and a vision to say: “Today I will be heard”’

feel good about ourselves, and that begins with self-respect. Don’t tell me that feeling good and looking beautiful doesn’t help you to have a focus and a vision and say: ‘Today I will be heard.’ Feeling beautiful and sexy makes you strong and feeling strong makes you succeed.” The Canadian singer has sold more than 250 million albums during her 30-year career, but it is now that she feels most confident, especially when it comes to her style, saying: “I love to play with fashion and take risks. I don’t even want to think about my 20s or 30s, when I was still discovering myself.” Despite her “you can never go too big” philosophy – and the fact she has clocked up more hours in the make-up chair than most, thanks to her job – Celine has found comfort in more of an understated style over the past year. “Even though I love what I do, I’m very thankful when I have a day off. No make-up, hair pulled up, barefoot in pyjamas,” she says. “There is so much beauty that surrounds us. We see it in nature and in the people that we love or admire.”

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FINE LINES Parallel lines in pastel and neon shades are a modern twist on the French manicure. Beauty therapist Eve Riza from RAWR Salon (visit rawrbeauty.co.uk) explains how to master this playful everyday look: 1. Once you have shaped and cleaned your nails, use a

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base coat and allow it to dry for at least 60 seconds. Try the quick-drying Orly Bonder Base (£14.99, from Superdrug). 2. Use two coats of a neutral pink or peach shade as your base. This will ensure your nail art pops. Don’t overload the brush, and as you pull it gently down the centre of the nail to the tip, fan it out for thin and even coverage without flooding the cuticles. 3. Next, pick a few different pastel colours for your smile lines. If you’re undecided on which shades to use, why not create your own? Mix a white polish with a small drop of a bolder colour – and voila! 4. To create the smile line on the tip of the nail, use a very thin nail brush and follow the natural curve of your nail edge. Add as many lines as you like. Top tip: always turn your hand to see nails from both sides to check the lines are even. 5. If your line is too thick or it’s not as curved as you like, wipe the excess away with a thicker brush. But work quickly, before the polish dries. Then sit back and wait for the lines to dry before applying a long-lasting clear top coat.

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Nothing sparks joy like a perfect manicure. Follow our pro-approved tips to re-create the latest trends at home, or use this as inspiration for your next salon appointment BARELY THERE A-list nails are painstakingly prepped for photoshoots and even when it looks like the model isn’t wearing nail polish, she is – and now we know the secret. Celebrity manicurist Jenni Draper, whose clients include Keira Knightley, Lupita Nyong’o and Cate Blanchett, says the magic combination for achieving an “effortless” editorial mani is two coats of Morgan Taylor in Barely Buff followed by Seche Vite Top Coat. But that’s on top of thorough prep. Here, Jenni breaks down each step:

by pushing back your cuticles and gently removing any dead skin, exposing more nail surface. 2. File your nails gently with a natural nail file, always going in the same direction – no seesawing. 3. Next, scrub your hands, nails and cuticles – I love the Luxury Dadi’ Scrub (£18.95, from redcarpetbeauty.co.uk) – rinse and pat dry to let the oils sink into your skin. To finish the prep, clean the nails with nail polish remover. Any bits of dry skin or cuticle can be removed using cuticle nippers. 4. Now apply a base coat, two coats of colour and a top coat. For a long-lasting mani, reapply your top coat every few days to refresh your nails.

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BEAUTY COLOUR BLOCKING Brighten up your mani with swathes of clashing colours. To re-create the mood-boosting design below – by celebrity manicurist Sabrina Gayle (@nailedbysg), who is booked by the likes of Lucy Boynton, Lara Stone and Zoë Kravitz – follow these simple, tool-free steps: 1. After prepping the nail plate, apply a pastel-pink shade.

Clean any excess polish off the brush on the neck of the bottle as you lift it out. And after pulling the brush down the nail to the tip, don’t forget a sideways swipe along the free edge to stop the paint lifting. Apply a second coat for an extra punch of colour, then a very thin third coat. Patience is key – wait for each layer to dry before applying the next. 2. Using a peachy-pink shade, drag the brush along your nail at an angle to create a diagonal line, starting at the bottom right corner of the nail plate. Fill in one half of the nail and repeat with a second coat. 3. With a bright red shade, work your way from the left-hand corner, drawing a second diagonal line. Hold the brush at an angle and make sure only the tip comes into contact with the nail so you have more control of the polish. For extra balance, rest your pinky finger on your opposite hand while painting. Allow to dry and then apply a second coat. 4. To finish, apply a thin layer of top coat such as Max Factor’s Nailfinity (see below) to each nail and don’t forget to seal the free edge to give the look longevity.

Seeing stars? For cute motifs and accents, look no further than nail stickers and wraps. Just peel and smooth over your nails for a statement, salon-worthy manicure. Get hearts, stars and emojis galore with Ciate’s The Cheat Sheets Volume 2 (£16; visit ciatelondon.com) or experiment with Elegant Touch Stylist Nail Art Decals (£5.50, from asos.com)

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KINDNESS Author and podcast host Elizabeth Day on the importance of self-care to help women gain confidence after a year of lockdown

elling hello! about joining forces with British beauty brand No7 for its Unstoppable Together campaign, author Elizabeth Day says: “It was a no-brainer for me to be involved.” The initiative aims to give women support and confidence in their working lives and comes after research suggests they are twice as likely as men to give up their career to be caregivers for their family, with th pandemic widening the gender gap and leaving women feeling overworked and anxious. In response to this, No7 has teamed up with the allfemale career network group AllBright to create SHEcovery, a dedicated digital programme to help women deal with the career challenges of the past year. For Elizabeth (above right), the host of the highly successful How to Fail podcast, these resources are a way to help women feel confident enough to get back into the world of work after lockdown – alongside some beauty and self-care steps that she says are key to respecting yourself and saying: “I’m worth this time.”

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Tell us about SHEcovery, Elizabeth… “The campaign taps into so many things I’m really passionate about – one is the resilience of women. It’s been a really challenging time; so many women have been juggling everything on the home front and work front. The SHEcovery course collection is a free digital hub offering women a toolkit to help get back into the workplace. Teaming up with AllBright has enabled them to come up with these fantastic online courses, like the one by Sophie Sabbage called You Can Do Hard Things. She is one of the most inspiring women at work in this country.” What are your tips for boosting confidence? “Don’t beat yourself up for not feeling your best. You’ve got through the last year – be kind to yourself. If you look back on your life, you’ve got through 100% of your toughest days; that should give you a real sense of your own strength. It’s empowering to realise that every time we fail or face a challenge, we’ve managed to get through it. You don’t have to feel your best self every minute of every day. The only failure is not to try.” How important is self-compassion? “It’s crucially important. Recently, I realised the way I talk to myself is sometimes so mean and insulting. I’d never talk to my best friend like that, ever – I’d come from a place of total support and love, and that is the very least we should give ourselves. “Self-compassion isn’t just about bubble baths and

meditation, although that has its place. It’s about treating yourself as having a high value.” Are you strict with your skincare regime? “Yes, I’ve never – not once – gone to bed before taking off my make-up. I find it a really helpful, transitional part of the day and it feels meditative. I cleanse, tone and moisturise morning and evening and always wear SPF if I’m going outside.” What are your beauty staples? “The best face wash I’ve ever found is the Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish (2) [£17; visit uk.lizearle.com]. It takes off all your make-up and gently exfoliates and it’s a great price, too. I follow it with the No7 Protect & Perfect Intense Night Cream (4) [£24.95; from Boots] or Neom Organics Day Great Day Glow Face Oil (1) [£42; visit neomorganics.com]. I love the Clé de Peau Beauté Radiant Fluid Foundation (3) [£110; from harrods. com] too. It’s great. Also, mascara, concealer, lip balm and hair straighteners can cover a multitude of sins.” What do you do when you start to feel overwhelmed? “I put my phone on airplane mode for ten minutes. There’s something relaxing about knowing that no one can get to you; it gives you back a sense of perspective. I always find I feel calmer after, too, and when you feel calmer, you can be kinder towards yourself. “Yoga has been very important, as well, and made me much more aware of my breathing. I breathe in for four and out for four if I ever need to regulate my anxiety. I also take Pure Kana PM CBD Capsules (5) [£60; visit purekana.com]. That really helps with a good night’s sleep.” For more information, visit boots.com/no7-allbright. Elizabeth’s new book Magpie is out on 2 September.

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Making up for lost time With a summer of socialising ahead, you may well be restocking your cosmetics and skincare products. From a joyful new fragrance to transformative make-up and hair products, it’s the perfect time to cultivate a new sun-kissed image (right) with the help of some hero beauty buys. Inspired by holidays to Morocco, discover the skincare collection by Whind. With highperforming natural ingredients and evocative scents of orange blossom and verbena, it gives you a flavour of a trip to a hammam. Visit whind.com.

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it perfect to plump and soften wrinkles as well as encourage your skin to repair itself more quickly. A cult favourite on the “J-beauty” scene, Hada Labo Tokyo’s Anti-Aging Super Hydrator lotion has a light, water-like consistency that is quickly absorbed to add an instant boost of moisture to the skin. It also contains collagen and retinol to further fight visible signs of ageing and encourage the renewal of skin cells. Combined with a cream cleanser and affordable range of day and night creams, your complexion will be left rehydrated, rejuvenated and restored. The Hada Labo Tokyo range is available in-store and online at Superdrug plus amazon.co.uk

1. Lotion Anti-Aging Super Hydrator, £17.45. 2. Gentle All-In-One Hydrating Cleanser, £13.45. 3. Repair Night Cream, £19.99, all from superdrug.com PHOTO: OHLAMOUR STUDIO/STOCKSY

s your skin looking a little lacklustre? It’s no surprise after a year of increased stress and anxiety, on top of the natural ageing process, during which we start to produce less line-busting hyaluronic acid and our complexions become prone to dehydration. Despair no more – Japan’s number oneselling skincare brand Hada Labo Tokyo is here to give you back your glow. Packed with varying sizes of hyaluronic acid molecules – from nano to standard to large – to offer multiple layers of hydration, their products act like a drink of water for your skin. Hyaluronic acid is known for being able to hold up to 1,000 times its own weight in water, which makes

WELLBEING Go with the flow: Intimawear period pants by Bodyform

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SMASHING TABOOS Since becoming the first person in the UK to announce she was menstruating on live TV news in 2016, Woman’s Hour presenter Emma Barnett has become something of a poster girl for periods. “Periods still have a whiff of Victorian England about them, requiring a stiff upper lip about what is really going on down below,” she writes in her critically acclaimed book, Period: It’s About Bloody Time. Updated with the reactions and stories – hilarious and horrifying – that Emma encountered on her original book tour in 2019, a paperback edition is available next month (published by HarperCollins, £9.99).

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The average woman goes through more than 11,000 disposable period products in her lifetime. Most of this waste ends up in landfill or is incinerated, but you can expect to find at least four period products washed up per 300ft of beach in Britain. But there are eco alternatives. You could switch to a menstrual cup, which can be emptied, rinsed and reinserted – they last up to ten years. A small Saalt Soft Cup (3, £25, from feelunique.com) holds up to 25ml of fluid – three times more than a regular tampon. Period underwear is also now more mainstream. Bodyform Intimawear (2, £24.99; visit bodyform.co.uk) can handle a medium flow for up to eight hours. Rinse with cold water after use and wash with a normal load, for up to 50 washes. If you’re not ready to leave single-use products behind, choose certified organic cotton and plastic-free pads and tampons from brands such as Flo (1, from £4.99; visit hereweflo.co). Remember, even if they’re labelled biodegradable, do not flush period products down the toilet.

To mark Menstrual Hygiene Day this week, we look at eco products and how period poverty and stigma hold women and girls back

PERIOD POVERT Y During the pandemic, as many as one third of girls and women aged 14-21* lacked adequate access to sanitary wear, resorting to newspaper or other means to manage menstruation. One in ten young girls in the UK cannot afford period products. A helpful initiative at selected Morrisons stores means anyone who asks for “a package left by Sandy” at the customer service desk will receive a free envelope of sanitary supplies.

Globally, WaterAid estimates that one in four females don’t have access to a toilet or a clean, safe space to manage periods. Taboos and lack of facilities can deter girls from going to school. Help provide products and facilities by signing up to the charity’s Fempowered subscription box of organic, plastic-free sanitary products (visit fempowered.me). A monthly box costs £10, including a £3.50 donation.

Help PERIOD STIGMA 61% of young people have felt embarrassed or ashamed because of their period.

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Launching a new wellbeing app, personal trainer and best-selling author Alice Liveing talks to HELLO! about exercising intuitively and why menstrual health is so important to our fitness

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ife is getting back to normal, but Alice Liveing is determined her online audience doesn’t lose its focus. “As we come out of lockdown I don’t want people to tail off with their exercise,” says the personal trainer and wellness influencer (right). “I’m passionate about playing my part and keeping people motivated.” She certainly does that – up to 65,000 people were tuning in to some of her live Instagram workouts during the pandemic. And there’s no excuse for missing a session with her Give Me Strength app, which features recipes and habit trackers, as well as exercise routines, expert interviews and features. “No fads, no quick fixes or crazy workouts,” she tells hello!. “For me, health is very much about strength, sustainability, accessibility.” Tell us about the app’s features, Alice… “There are programmes for the gym, home workouts and on-demand classes, which are an extension of the sessions I’ve been doing on Instagram over the last year, in which I do the exercises with you. They’re 12-week programmes because your body won’t change in a week, or four weeks – it might a little bit, but it ‘I was training too much and didn’t takes time to maintain physical strength. We also have the time to recover. I was have over 100 recipes, half under-fuelling so my body said: “No! of which are plant-based. There are blogs on subjects You’re not having your period”’ such as stress and how to protect your pelvic floor during training. Then the wellbeing section focuses on goal setting, mindset and daily habit trackers – things like steps, sleep and water. You can also track your menstrual cycle.” example, you’re probably going to have more energy when progesterone levels are high. It’s Why did you include that? about being intuitive. We live in a world where “I think of our menstrual cycle as the fifth vital we override lots of internal signals: hunger, sign. It’s an indicator that we’re healthy. Once tiredness, fullness – periods, too. Pushing you log a bleed on the app, you can click on through fatigue might not be a positive thing. different points of the month to find out what’s happening. It’s not as advanced as some It’s also important that women are mindful about the regularity of their periods.” period tracking apps out there, but just having the functionality as part of a fitness app is great Should we speak more openly about periods? and something I’m really proud of.” “Yes, and there needs to be greater understanding of the impact menstruating has Should you work out according to your cycle? on women’s lives. I’m lucky that I can work “Everyone is different, but we do know that from home when I’m feeling rubbish because movement helps with painful menstrual I’m self-employed, but there needs to be more cramps. I’m definitely someone who suffers flexibility. You only have to look at how long it from those and on the first day of my period, I takes women to be diagnosed with polycystic know I can’t do a full training session because ovary syndrome [PCOS] or endometriosis or I’m wiped out. Progesterone and oestrogen are at play at different points and it’s important adenomyosis – conditions that are only being talked about more openly now. For years, to be mindful about these phases. For

women with exceptionally painful periods have just been told to put up with it.” Tell us more about your own experience… “I think we can get carried away with the enjoyment of exercise, that buzz. I was training too much and my body didn’t have the time it needed to recover. I was also under-fuelling – what we call low energy availability – so my body was like: ‘No! You’re not having your period this month.’ After a few months, I started to wonder what was wrong. I knew absolutely nothing about hypothalamic amenorrhoea, when your periods stop. Several gynaecologists told me I had PCOS. Looking back, I wish I’d done more digging. My local GP was the first person to say: ‘You need to eat more. Put on some weight. Stop doing so much exercise.’” Give Me Strength subscriptions cost £16.99 per month. Available from 1 June.

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TAKE IT AWAY The Curry Guy, also known as Dan Toombs, shows you how to bring Thai restaurant favourites home – without the takeaway. Get your hit of salt, sweet and sour with our fresh and satisfying recipes…

KANOM JEEB (THAI PORK & PRAWN STEAMED DUMPLINGS) Makes 30 Preparation time 1 hour Cooking time 10 minutes “Steamed kanom jeeb are a mustorder starter when I go out for a good Thai meal. They’re so good! Although they look quite difficult to make, they really aren’t.” INGREDIENTS • 225g/8oz fresh prawns,

peeled and deveined • 4 cloves garlic, minced • A pinch of ground white pepper • 1 tbsp Thai fish sauce • 1 tbsp soy sauce • 1 tsp sesame oil • 1 tsp grated palm sugar block or honey

• 150g/5oz minced pork • ½ tbsp cornflour or alternatively tapioca flour • 2 spring onions, trimmed and finely chopped • 30 wonton wrappers (round are best but you can use square wrappers with the corners cut off)

• 1 carrot, peeled and finely diced, to garnish For the dipping sauce • 3 tbsp soy sauce • 1½ tsp dark soy sauce • 1 tbsp sriracha • 2 tbsp rice vinegar • 1 tsp sugar (optional)

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FOOD processor and blend – you want a coarse paste but you should still see a few small pieces of prawn. Set aside. 2. Put the garlic, ground white pepper, fish sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil and palm sugar or honey into a bowl and whisk well with a fork to combine. Add the blended prawns and the pork and get in there with one hand to combine the marinade ingredients with the prawns and pork. 3. At this point the mixture will be quite wet. Add the cornflour or tapioca flour and continue stirring until the mixture becomes drier to the touch. Mix in the chopped spring onions and set aside for 5 minutes to allow the flour to absorb the excess moisture. 4. Take a wonton wrapper and place a good tablespoon of this mixture in the centre. Work the wrapper up the sides of the filling, pleating it if you can (although this isn’t really necessary for delicious kanom jeeb). Leave the top open and sprinkle with the diced carrot. Repeat with the remaining wonton wrappers and filling. 5. Bring a saucepan of water to a boil. Cut a sheet of baking parchment to fit a steamer (metal is fine), place your little kanom jeeb in the steamer and set that over the pan of boiling water. I have a multi-layer steamer but you might need to do this in batches. Steam the kanom jeeb for 10 minutes. 6. While they are steaming, make your dipping sauce. Combine the soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sriracha sauce and rice vinegar in a small bowl. Taste it; some sriracha sauces are sweeter than others, so add more sugar if needed. Serve the kanom jeeb hot alongside the dipping sauce.

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GREEN PAPAYA SALAD INGREDIENTS • 2 tbsp peanuts (raw or roasted) • 1½ tbsp dried baby shrimp • 3 cloves garlic, peeled • 2-3 red bird’s-eye chillies, trimmed and deseeded if liked • 12 green beans, cut into 2.5cm/1in pieces • 1 tbsp grated and finely chopped palm sugar block • 1 tbsp tamarind paste • 2 tbsp Thai fish sauce (see note) • Juice of 1 large lime • 400g/14oz green papaya, grated • 1 medium carrot, peeled, grated • 6 baby plum tomatoes, halved • 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander • 2 tbsp Thai sweet basil (or any basil), roughly chopped 1. Put the peanuts in a pestle and mortar and pound lightly to break them up a little. Tip the peanuts

‘Almost every Thai restaurant has this som tum (meaning “sour pounded”) salad on the menu’

Serves 4 Preparation time 15 minutes Cooking time 5 minutes

into a dry frying pan and roast over a medium-high heat until fragrant and roasted to a light brown. If you’re using shop-bought roasted peanuts, skip this step. Set the peanuts aside in a bowl. 2. Now put the dried baby shrimp into your pestle and mortar and pound away until they are broken up into a coarse paste. Then add the garlic and bird’s-eye chillies and continue pounding them into the shrimp. This is not a fine paste – you should still be able to see small pieces of the individual ingredients in it. Add the green beans and pound some more, crushing and bruising them (but they should still look like pieces of green bean). Add the sugar, tamarind paste, fish sauce and lime juice and stir this all up well with your pestle, pressing all the

ingredients into the base of your mortar. It is important that the sugar gets completely dissolved into the dressing. 3. Check the seasoning, adding more lime juice for sourness, sugar for sweetness, chillies if you prefer a spicier dressing and/or fish sauce for a saltier flavour. 4. Put your grated green papaya and carrot into a salad bowl and pour the dressing all over. Stir to combine so the papaya and carrot are well coated with the dressing. Add the halved tomatoes, roasted peanuts, coriander and basil and, again, stir well. 5. For best results, chill in the fridge before serving, although sometimes I can’t wait that long… NOTE Many Thai fish sauces contain gluten but there are gluten-free brands available.

CO-ORDINATED BY SARAH HAMILTON-WALKER. PHOTOS: KRIS KIRKHAM

1. Put the prawns into a food

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‘Serve wrapped in pancakes with strips of spring onion and cucumber and your favourite sauce’

Dan Toombs has spent more than two decades learning curry-house secrets so that home cooks can re-create the tastes of a restaurant takeaway. The more than 100 recipes in his latest book, The Curry Guy Thai (Quadrille, £15), are the result. He also supplies store cupboard tips and advice. Visit greatcurryrecipes.net or follow Dan on Instagram at @thecurryguy.

FRIED CRISPY DUCK Serves 4-6 Preparation time 25 minutes, plus overnight marinating & overnight chilling time Cooking time 1 hour 40 minutes INGREDIENTS • 1 Gressingham duck, tail cut off • 2 tbsp salt • 3 tbsp Szechuan peppercorns • 4 spring onions, trimmed and sliced lengthways • 1 thumb-sized piece of galangal, thinly sliced into about 8 rounds • 3 tbsp Chinese rice wine or dry sherry • 1ltr/1¾pt rapeseed oil, for deep-frying • 2 tbsp cornflour To serve • Chinese pancakes, spring onion, cucumber, chilli jam or sriracha sauce

1. This step is optional but

produces a deliciously crispy skin. Starting at the neck end of the duck, carefully stick a finger or two under the skin and move around to separate the skin from the meat. 2. This step is essential. Press down on the duck hard to flatten it and give it a nice massage, pushing down on the legs, breasts and back until quite limp and broken but still whole. 3. Heat a frying pan over a medium heat and toast the salt and Szechuan peppercorns for about a minute until fragrant.

Place the duck in a glass or ceramic tray and pour this mixture all over the duck. Rub it into the skin and then rub the spring onions and galangal in too, so that it picks up the flavour of their juices. Put the galangal and spring onions into the carcass and then rub the Chinese rice wine or sherry into the skin. Place in the fridge overnight, uncovered, to marinate and dry out. 4. The next day, place the duck in a large steamer and steam over a medium-high heat for 1½ hours. Put the steamed duck back into the fridge, uncovered,

for 24 hours or up to 48 hours. This will help the skin dry. 5. When ready to fry, heat the rapeseed oil in a large wok or deep saucepan until it reaches 160-180°C/320-350°F. Rub the duck all over with the cornflour. This will make the fried skin extra crispy. 6. Carefully lower the duck into the hot oil and fry for about 10 minutes or until golden brown. Transfer to a chopping board and let it rest for about 5 minutes. 7. Carve at the table to serve in pancakes with cucumber, spring onion, chilli jam or sriracha sauce.

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RICH VARIETY Wealth is still a theme in the Crazy Rich Asians author’s follow-up novel, but cultural identity is the focus of his planned trilogy

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pulent jewellery, fast cars, palatial homes and lavish events: it’s a lifestyle beyond most people’s wildest dreams. But delving into the outrageous reality of Asia’s most affluent families is all in a day’s work for Kevin Kwan, the superstar author of Crazy Rich Asians – the international bestseller turned into a 2018 big-screen hit starring Constance Wu and Henry Golding. “I think people have always been fascinated by the rich and famous,” the Singapore-born writer tells hello! editor in chief Rosie Nixon in an exclusive chat for the Fane Productions event, A Night in with Kevin Kwan, celebrating the paperback release this week of his latest book, Sex and Vanity. “My professor at writing school would always tell me to write what I know and – both fortunately and unfortunately – these were the people I knew about,” says Kevin, whose work draws on his experience of growing up in a wealthy Singaporean family – and later rubbing shoulders with Manhattan’s It-crowd while working at Andy Warhol’s Interview magazine. “I wanted to let people peek behind the curtain and show not only the trappings but also the curse of wealth. It’s not all wine ‘I wanted to let people and roses; there are often as many and heartache as there peek behind the curtain problems are triumphs for these people.” and show not only And that is precisely what Kevin’s satires appeal to the trappings but also makes such a wide audience. the curse of wealth’ “You can catch more bees with honey,” says Kevin. “If I wrote my books as angry, condemning the rich, who’d want to read that? But if you sort of poke fun at them and reveal the ridiculousness of some situations, therein is the truth.” Kevin’s books have sold more than five million copies and have been translated into 30 languages, while the

DON’T MISS THIS WEEK… FILM PETER RABBIT 2: THE RUNAWAY Beatrix Potter’s beloved bunny hops back onto the big screen. Venturing out from the McGregor garden into the big city, Peter (voiced by James Corden) gets up to a world of mischief from skiing to playing whack-a-mole in rubbish bins. Also starring Margot Robbie, Rose Byrne (right), Domhnall Gleeson and Elizabeth Debicki. In cinemas now.

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PODCAST SIXTEEN SUMMERS “If you had to choose between the childhood you had, or the one you’re giving your kids, which would you pick?” This is the simple yet thought-provoking question presenter Kirsten O’Brien asks guests including Jason Manford, Will Mellor and Melinda Messenger in her new podcast.

Kevin on the set of Crazy Rich Asians (above) with (from left) Henry Golding, director John M Chu and Constance Wu; and (far left) looking the part – complete with Ferrari – outside Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard for the film’s August 2018 premiere

blockbuster adaptation of Crazy Rich Asians – the highestgrossing romcom in a decade – was a major step forward for diversity as the first film from a major Hollywood studio since 1993’s The Joy Luck Club to feature an all-Asian cast. Kevin’s latest work, an instant New York Times bestseller, continues that theme. “It’s one of the few contemporary novels to have a half-Asian hero,” he says of his book, which follows Lucie Tang Churchill, the daughter of an Americanborn Chinese mother and a blue-blooded New York father. Having long sublimated her Asian identity to appease her American family, Lucie finds herself torn between two cultures when she crosses paths with handsome stranger George Zao on the romantic Italian isle of Capri. “It’s an interesting and special situation to be born biracial and it’s happening more and more in the world. Especially for someone like Lucie to grow up in this world of privilege but to not look like everyone else in your family – I wanted to investigate that,” says Kevin, who lives in Los Angeles. Sex and Vanity will follow the path of Crazy Rich Asians to the big screen. “Sony Pictures is making the movie. The screenwriter is writing the script right now. It’s very exciting. “It was surreal and a privilege to see characters that I’d created in my head come to life [on Crazy Rich Asians]. It’s a dream to see how the movie has inspired people,” says Kevin, who reveals he imagines his stories cinematically. “I think of scenes as movie scenes and I have to create the room my characters are in, I have to [mentally] dress them head to toe,” explains the star. “I have to say, one of my biggest influences has been hello! magazine. Much of my reference points [for glamour and fashion] have come from looking at the hundreds of copies I’ve been collecting for years. hello! has been a visual bible for me.” Not one to rest on his laurels, Kevin says that Sex and Vanity is the first instalment in a new trilogy. “I’ve been trying to branch out. The new trilogy is no longer set in Asia, and it’s really about Asians in other cultures. The second book will be set in London and the third book in Paris. I want to tell stories that go beyond the world of crazy rich Asians,” reveals Kevin, before adding with a laugh: “At some point the rich get boring.” INTERVIEW: ROSIE NIXON

Sex and Vanity (Windmill) is out in paperback on 27 May.

Available on all podcast platforms.

STREAMING HALSTON

Ewan McGregor (right) stars as Roy Halston Frowick in this stylish miniseries. Set in the 1970s, it chronicles the fashion designer’s rise to stardom from infamous New York nightclub Studio 54 to dressing the likes of Liza Minnelli, Greta Garbo and Elizabeth Taylor – and the price of that fame. Also starring Bill Pullman and Gilmore Girls actress Kelly Bishop. On Netflix now.

BOOK NOW DEATH DROP Playfully dubbed a Dragatha Christie murder mystery, this wonderfully whacky show returns as theatres reopen. RuPaul’s Drag Race stars Willam and Latrice Royale make their West End debut alongside Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist Myra Dubois in a show filled with drama, killer comedy and plenty of twists and turns. For tickets, visit deathdropplay.com.

BOOK IT’S NOT A DIET

Former Hollyoaks star and fitness fanatic Davinia Taylor draws on her own journey to share top tips on how to improve your physical health and mental wellness in this empowering read. Taking a holistic approach to weight loss, the book is divided into four sections – Mood, Food, Movement and Rest – to remind us that true health is not just about what you eat. Out on Thursday, published by Orion Spring, £12.99.

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With Portugal leading the green list of holiday destinations, this volcanic isle in n the Azores offers somewhere dramatically different

Looking out across the Atlantic waves, White (3) is a stellar jumping-off point fo or Azorean adventures. Texturall wall hangings, rattan chaairs and ocean-hued linens llend a welcome softness to o the cool, contemporary inteeriors, while the saltwater infiniity pool and bijou spa are impo ossible to resist – perfect after a su un-splashed day spent explorin ng the verdant valleys and rugged d coastline.

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Rising star Daniela Melchior – soon to be seen in The Suicide Squad – has stayed at White

Louvre Michaelen nse, in the heart of the historry-steeped Ponta Delgada, is a hit for flaky pastries and strong coffee, Otaka around before you head to O the corner to join the sophisticated crowd drawn to its artful Japanese-Peruvvian fusion plates – salmon tatak ki with mustard miso and wh hitefish tempura with fiery jaalapeño – and winning drinks list. B Back at White, Cardume Restaurant’s degustation menus ((1) are a lesson in palate-pleassing flair using locally sourced d ingredients, while the breezy pool bar turns out zesty, y, sliced-to-o order salads as

well as boards laden with charcuterie and cheese.

INDULGE Perched beside Marina Ponta Delgada, A Vinha Garrafeira can’t be beaten for its superb line-up of Portuguese wines; you can pick up striking basalt jewellery at A Marota; or enjoy a short drive east to the little town of Lagoa, where the shelves at Cerâmica Vieira are stacked high with handcrafted teapots, jugs and tiles, painted in the Azores’ signature palette of white and cobalt blue.

EXPLORE Nicknamed Ilha Verde (Green Isle), thanks to its luxuriant landscapes, there’s no denying the beauty of São Miguel – the twin lakes of Sete Cidades and the crater lake Lagoa do Fogo will leave you speechless. With its crayonbright mansions and lively squares, Ponta Delgada is charming, while the Ilhéu de Vila Franca’s sea stacks (2) and subterranean caves make for awe-inspiring swimming territory.

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