New Zealand Woman’s Weekly 1744

It’s the dancing Duchess of Cambridge! In delightful scenes at Central London’s Paddington Station last week, a glowing Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (35) took a spin with children’s book character Paddington Bear. While Prince William (35) stifled his giggles, Kate showed onlookers she’s quite graceful on the dance floor. As she swayed and twirled with the mischievous bear, Prince Harry (33) couldn’t help but smile too! It was a surprise appearance from Kate, who is only just emerging from the chronic morning sickness that has plagued all her pregnancies. But Kate looked radiant as she toured the station with Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville (53), who is also starring in the film Paddington 2. He escorted the duchess and the princes around the set where the movie is being shot.…

Ah, bliss – a long weekend. My dream is that you’r e making the most of your Labour Weekend by putting up your feet and vowing to do very little! It’s been a while, so we certainly all deserve it. And it’s particularly important to take stock on an occasion like Labour Day . More than a century ago, our relatives fought so har d to implement the eight-hour working day (allowing of course for eight hours of sleep and eight for r ecreation). Little did they know what would lie ahead – that those precious recreational and sleeping hours would be constantly under thr eat from all angles. That we’d be taking our work with us everywher e in a little device and continuously devaluing the importance of sleep!…

It’s the dancing Duchess of Cambridge! In delightful scenes at Central London’s Paddington Station last week, a glowing Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (35) took a spin with children’s book character Paddington Bear. While Prince William (35) stifled his giggles, Kate showed onlookers she’s quite graceful on the dance floor. As she swayed and twirled with the mischievous bear, Prince Harry (33) couldn’t help but smile too! It was a surprise appearance from Kate, who is only just emerging from the chronic morning sickness that has plagued all her pregnancies. But Kate looked radiant as she toured the station with Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville (53), who is also starring in the film Paddington 2. He escorted the duchess and the princes around the set where the movie is being shot. No doubt the future…

Hasn’t Taika Waititi come a long way from making movies in his living room? The Kiwi director, who is responsible for home-grown classics Boy and Hunt for the Wilderpeople, has hit the big time with his first Hollywood blockbuster, Thor: Ragnarok, starring Chris Hemsworth (34) and Mark Ruffalo (49). But Taika, who grew up on the North Island’s East Coast, hasn’t forgotten his roots, making sure there’s plenty of hat-tips to New Zealand in the Marvel flick. As well as naming all the spaceships that feature in the film after models of Holden cars, Taika (42) also voiced a character named Korg, whom he based on “a Maori bouncer from K-Road in Auckland”, to make Kiwi audiences chuckle. “I can’t wait for Kiwis to hear that character, and to finally…

Ah, bliss – a long weekend. My dream is that you’r e making the most of your Labour Weekend by putting up your feet and vowing to do very little! It’s been a while, so we certainly all deserve it. And it’s particularly important to take stock on an occasion like Labour Day . More than a century ago, our relatives fought so har d to implement the eight-hour working day (allowing of course for eight hours of sleep and eight for r ecreation). Little did they know what would lie ahead – that those precious recreational and sleeping hours would be constantly under thr eat from all angles. That we’d be taking our work with us everywher e in a little device and continuously devaluing the importance of sleep! So…

When Candy Lane first shared her blossoming love for fellow dancer Ricky Hancock with the Weekly back in January, the pair hadn’t even been dating for five months, but the star didn’t bat an eyelid when we asked about the possibility of her marrying again. “Maybe it’ll work out better this time,” she grinned cheekily. “Come back in six months and watch this space.” As it turned out, we had to wait nine months, but finally, two weeks ago, Candy sent us an excited text: “I promised you’d be the second to know – he proposed!” When we meet the former Dancing with the Stars head judge (56) on the ferry to Auckland’s Waiheke Island for our exclusive photoshoot, she’s sporting a jaw-dropping platinum engagement ring, featuring a 1.5-carat brilliant-cut…