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Queen Elizabeth II, isn’t she extraordinary?! On her 21st birthday, when she promised to devote her life to service, she could never have imagined the enormity of that, nor the triumphs and tragedies it would bring. Regardless of how you feel about the royal family and their contribution to the world, it would take a steely heart not to acknowledge the remarkable way the 96-year-old Queen has performed, literally day in and day out, for 70 years. She’s ruled through war and scandal, as well as periods of great change and challenge, and despite attitudes towards the monarchy as an institution creating robust debate, she still manages to top the “most popular royal” lists after all these years. I’m sure that needles a certain Hollywood celebrity member of the family! While…

Applauding… Matariki – our first public holiday that recognises te ao Māori. Matariki is an abbreviation of “Ngā mata o te Ariki Tāwhirimātea” (The Eyes of the God Tāwhirimātea) and refers to a large cluster of stars, also known as the Pleiades. The predawn rising of Matariki in the mid-winter sky marks the changing of the seasons and the beginning of the Māori New Year. How wonderful to have an authentic occasion that it true to New Zealand. I plan to spend it with the ones I love. Organising… my wardrobe. It’s a hodge-podge mess of summer meets winter, combined with Covid versus corporate clothing, and I can’t find a thing to wear despite it being jam-packed. I’m going to follow the four-question check – Does it fit? Have I worn it recently?…

The Met GALA In the pink! Actress Glenn Close declared she was “comfortably out of my comfort zone” before she swirled up the red carpet in a profusion of hot-pink Valentino at the Met Gala. The fiery fuchsia shade certainly put the star at ease for her appearance, the actress confessing beforehand she’d always found the event intimidating. “I’m basically very shy,” she said. Monaco ROYALS A princess returns After a tumultuous period of illness, Princess Charlene of Monaco has made her first public appearance at Monaco’s E-Prix with husband Prince Albert and their twins, Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella (left). Earlier, the palace released a portrait showing a family reunited for Easter (below). Favourites REUNITE Neighbours come home The devastating news Neighbours is ending has a silver lining: The show’s most iconic ’80s couple, Scott (Jason Donovan)…

When it comes to the music industry, people are always surprised to know… How grossly underrepresented female artists are. Last NZ Music Month, women made up only 19% of our top 20 albums and none of the top 20 singles. The lyric that always sticks in my head is… “Imagine what you want, then get out of the way.” – Willie Nelson Happiness is… A new book, a massage or snuggling with my kids while we eat popcorn and watch Marvel movies. The last time I cried was… Standing on stage at the Luck Reunion festival in Texas, performing live for the first time in almost a year, with my brothers who I hadn’t seen in two years. My proudest achievement is… As a mama, it’s my two little boys. As a musician, it’s…

Charlot te’s growing up Hugging her beloved dog Orl a, Princess Charlotte posed among a field of flowers for a special birthday portrait. Charlotte turned seven and was all smiles in this beautiful moment captured by her mother. Louis is four! The littlest member of the Cambridge family revealed a glimpse of his rambunctious, playful side in some seaside photos released to mark his fourth birthday, also taken by mum Kate. GETTY IMAGES. THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE VIA GETTY IMAGES. INSTAGRAM. KENSINGTON PALACE. TWITTER. PICTURE: SOPHIA BAYLY…