New Zealand Woman’s Weekly Issue 27, 2022

She’s most at home in jodhpurs, riding boots and a T-shirt, but when she attends royal occasions, Zara Tindall knows how to turn on the glamour. The Queen’s oldest granddaughter looked stunning in a white coat dress and quirky green boater hat at the Royal Ascot horse races. Meanwhile, hubby Mike Tindall scrubbed up well in top hat and tails, although he looked equally dashing wearing Zara’s hat. The former England rugby international has started a tradition of posting photos on Instagram of himself wearing his wife’s fancy headwear whenever they’re required to dress up for posh events. When one commenter asked if this has become “his thing”, cheeky Mike, 43, replied, “Seems like it, could get into wearing her outfits as well, I suppose.” This was followed up with the laughing…

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is one of the most famous and photographed women in the world and, as well as balancing being a mum of three adorable children, is using her high profile to raise awareness of issues she feels deeply about. She recently made a royal first by sitting down with politicians to raise awareness of the importance of early childhood development and the impact it can have on mental health later in life. As we share from page six, she didn’t hold back, saying that every member of society can play a key role. While some have criticised her for the round-table discussion, I for one applaud her. It’s an important topic that impacts us all. Elsewhere, Theresa Healey, who shot to fame as Shortland Street’s Carmen Roberts in…

It’s not really the done thing. Members of the royal family are supposed to keep out of politics, but it seems Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is bending the rules to support a cause she’s passionate about. Kate hosted a groundbreaking round table meeting with UK politicians – including the British Health Secretary and the Minister for Families – and offi cials from government departments to bring the issue of early childhood development, and the impact it can have on mental health, to their attention. ‘Kate is tougher than she is often given credit for’ She did not mince her words as she called for mental and physical health education to be given equal priority to tackle today’s “toughest social challenges”, suggesting that addiction, self-harm and suicide could be avoided later in life if…

It was meant to uncover the truth of whether Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, bullied her staff. But a report commissioned by the Queen into allegations that Prince Harry’s wife treated palace workers badly will never see the light of day, says a royal insider. They say the report has been buried because releasing it could only worsen tension between the Sussexes and the rest of the royals. The Queen, 96, paid for an independent inquiry to be carried out by a private law firm after Meghan, 40, was accused of bullying her staff shortly before she and Harry, 37, left their royal roles and moved to the US. Two senior staff said they had been bullied, while a third described being “humiliated” by the duchess. Another aide said Meghan used “emotional cruelty…

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, has revealed how she deals with being in the media spotlight in a rare and insightful article recently published to mark her 75th birthday. In celebration of the milestone event on July 17, Camilla has opened up about her life, including being candid about the criticism she has copped over the years. “It’s not easy,” she says in the Vogue story. “I was scrutinised for such a long time that you just have to find a way to live with it. Nobody likes to be looked at all the time and, you know, criticised. But I think in the end, I sort of rise above it and get on with it.” Camilla has also revealed that she’s close to her five grandchildren, who are all aged between 12 and…

Princess Eugenie has posted a sweet tribute to her husband Jack Brooksbank on Father’s Day in the UK – but snubbed her own dad. Prince Andrew’s youngest daughter shared several snaps on her Instagram story of Jack, 36, with their son August, 16 months, and captioned them, “Happy Father’s Day to best dada”. But there was no mention of Andrew, 62, who has fallen further out of favour with the rest of the royals following the accusations of sexual assault made against him. Earlier this month, his brother Prince Charles and nephew Prince William asked the Queen to bar him from marching in the Order of the Garter procession at Windsor Castle because they didn’t think he should represent the family in public. Andrew was then a no-show at the Royal Ascot…