New Zealand Woman’s Weekly 1749

A stunning 70 years on from saying “I do”, the Queen and Prince Philip released a series of photographs to celebrate their platinum wedding anniversary. The 91-year-old monarch beamed, wearing the same cream day dress by Angela Kelly that she wore at their diamond wedding anniversary, along with a yellow gold, ruby and diamond “scarab” brooch, designed by Andrew Grima and given to the couple in 1966.…

A stunning 70 years on from saying “I do”, the Queen and Prince Philip released a series of photographs to celebrate their platinum wedding anniversary. The 91-year-old monarch beamed, wearing the same cream day dress by Angela Kelly that she wore at their diamond wedding anniversary, along with a yellow gold, ruby and diamond “scarab” brooch, designed by Andrew Grima and given to the couple in 1966. PHOTOS: MATT HOLYOAK / CAMERAPRESS / PA WIRE VIA GETTY IMAGES…

It’s something I have always wanted to do – hand over one of those gr eat big novelty-sized cheques to a lucky winner and pose for a cheesy photograph. And this week, my dream came true! I carted myself of f to Whangarei along with two very large cheques (thank you to the Air New Zealand team who worked out how to get them on the little plane!) and delivered our Bake It Forwar d prize to two very deserving women at Kamo High School. Chris Wilson blew me away with her kindness – she is a counsellor at the school and she baked a lovely cake to gift her colleague Cheryl, who runs the school’s whare awhi – a spot where struggling students can go to get both “aroha…

Hollywood is in mourning after TV and music star David Cassidy passed away last week, aged 67, following a long illness. The actor, known for playing Keith Partridge in the hit musical sitcom The Partridge Family in the ‘70s, succumbed to liver and kidney failure in a Florida hospital, a result of decades of alcohol abuse. “On behalf of the entire Cassidy family, it is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our father, our uncle and our dear brother David Cassidy,” announced a representative of the family. “David died surrounded by those he loved, with joy in his heart and free from the pain that had gripped him for so long.” The entertainer also suffered from dementia and had acute arthritis – the combination forced him to…

It’s something I have always wanted to do – hand over one of those gr eat big novelty-sized cheques to a lucky winner and pose for a cheesy photograph. And this week, my dream came true! I carted myself of f to Whangarei along with two very large cheques (thank you to the Air New Zealand team who worked out how to get them on the little plane!) and delivered our Bake It Forwar d prize to two very deserving women at Kamo High School. Chris Wilson blew me away with her kindness – she is a counsellor at the school and she baked a lovely cake to gift her colleague Cheryl, who runs the school’s whare awhi – a spot where struggling students can go to get both “aroha and kai”.…

Hollywood is in mourning after TV and music star David Cassidy passed away last week, aged 67, following a long illness. The actor, known for playing Keith Partridge in the hit musical sitcom The Partridge Family in the ‘70s, succumbed to liver and kidney failure in a Florida hospital, a result of decades of alcohol abuse. “On behalf of the entire Cassidy family, it is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our father, our uncle and our dear brother David Cassidy,” announced a representative of the family. “David died surrounded by those he loved, with joy in his heart and free from the pain that had gripped him for so long.” The entertainer also suffered from dementia and had acute arthritis – the combination forced him to retire earlier this year…