New Zealand Woman’s Weekly 1848

The big day finally arrived and to celebrate the Prince of Wales’ 70th birthday, Clarence House and Royal Mail released six new stamps featuring the heir to the throne. Two of the stamps include Prince Charles with his sons, The Duke of Cambridge and The Duke of Sussex. One showed the three royals in uniform during the July celebrations marking the Royal Air Force’s 100th anniversary, while the other was an informal snap of the princes sharing a joke at a polo match in 2004, before William (36) and Harry (34) became dukes and family men. The photographer behind the RAF portrait took to Twitter saying, “I took this ahead of the RAF 100 Commemorations at Buckingham Palace this summer – I expect you to send your Christmas presents using…

The big day finally arrived and to celebrate the Prince of Wales’ 70th birthday, Clarence House and Royal Mail released six new stamps featuring the heir to the throne. Two of the stamps include Prince Charles with his sons, The Duke of Cambridge and The Duke of Sussex. One showed the three royals in uniform during the July celebrations marking the Royal Air Force’s 100th anniversary, while the other was an informal snap of the princes sharing a joke at a polo match in 2004, before William (36) and Harry (34) became dukes and family men. The photographer behind the RAF portrait took to Twitter saying, “I took this ahead of the RAF 100 Commemorations at Buckingham Palace this summer – I expect you to send your Christmas presents using only…

Following the success of their first two cookbooks comes another tasty read by the Ripe Deli team. From salads and vegan dishes to curries and baking, A Third Helping (Beatnik Publishing, RRP $60, beatnikshop.com ) has more than 150 recipes for food that will comfort and feed the soul. We have eight copies to give away. To enter, go to womansweekly.co.nz  and click on the “Win” tab with the unique code RC48, or send your name, address and phone number to: New Zealand Woman’s Weekly/ Ripe Action Response Bag 500269, Victoria Street West, Auckland 1142 by November 30.…

Following the success of their first two cookbooks comes another tasty read by the Ripe Deli team. From salads and vegan dishes to curries and baking, A Third Helping (Beatnik Publishing, RRP $60, beatnikshop.com ) has more than 150 recipes for food that will comfort and feed the soul. We have eight copies to give away. To enter, go to womansweekly.co.nz and click on the “Win” tab with the unique code RC48, or send your name, address and phone number to: New Zealand Woman’s Weekly/ Ripe Action Response Bag 500269, Victoria Street West, Auckland 1142 by November 30.…

I honestly can’t remember the last time the Queen looked quite this content. Recently, no matter the occasion, she’s looked in such good spirits – and it’s not too hard to see what’s got her smiling. After a couple of decades of uncertainty and a fair few tumultuous times in the private lives of her children and grandchildren, Her Majesty has many reasons to smile. It really has been a brilliant year for the royal family, with so many happy events, such as weddings, babies and even a milestone birthday, with Prince Charles turning 70 last week. It’s lovely to see the Queen so happy and looking ahead to the bright future that lies with the generations to come. Though we’ve been looking at the future of the royal family…

It was a solemn anniversary and as the Queen joined her family at several events to mark the centenary of the end of World War I, she was suitably sombre. But for a few moments at a service at Westminster Abbey, the monarch allowed herself a small smile. Surrounded by her nearest and dearest, she was perhaps reflecting on the strong united front her family present at occasions such as the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day, and feeling grateful that 2018 has been a particularly good year for the royals. “The royal family has never seemed stronger than it does today,” says palace expert Richard FitzWilliam. Her Majesty takes nothing for granted, and there are times when she can’t help worrying for the future of the monarchy, with concerns about…