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puffed-up prince charles is just swell!

He might be the direct heir to the British throne, but on a flying two-day royal tour of India last week, Prince Charles proved he has his feet firmly on the ground! During his time in New Delhi, the Prince of Wales visited a Sikh temple, where he removed his shoes to reveal some rather red and swollen toes. Experts have noticed that Charles, who turned 71 last week, often suffers from swollen extremities when he travels abroad, and the prince himself has acknowledged his own “sausage fingers” in the past. The senior royal, however, didn’t let his puffy digits get in the way of enjoying his time in India. Instead, he beamed with delight as he was taken for a spin in a silent battery-powered rickshaw, and looked thrilled when he got…

helping hand

Christmas is nearly here and Countdown has everything you need this festive season. For recipes, specials or to take the stress out of the end-of-year rush, shop online by visiting countdown.co.nz. To help make Christmas a little more special, we have teamed up with Countdown to give five lucky readers a $100 gift card. To enter, go to womansday.co.nz and click on the “Win” tab with the code CD48, or send your name, address and phone number to: Woman’s Day/Ed’s Letter, Private Bag 92512, Wellesley Street, Auckland 1141 by November 29.…

editor’s note

If I could pass on a little travel tip: taking a break before the crunch of Christmas is upon us is brilliant. I’m just back from a week in Rarotonga and each lazy, blissful day stretched out for so long, I feel like I was away for a fortnight. Sun, sea and whanau – the ingredients for a perfect vacay. I’m so grateful. I was refreshed and ready to get right back to work, but man, it’s a busy time of year! It’s only five weeks until Christmas – and I’m seriously not ready. How about you? We’ve been hectic here organising all our lovely festive shoots for the annual bumper issue next week, but in the back of my mind I’m starting to quietly panic about my lack of personal planning.…

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Woman’s Day Editor-in-Chief Sido Kitchin Deputy Editor Marilynn McLachlan Editor-at-Large Sophie Neville News Editor Lynley Ward Senior Writer Cloe Willetts Staff Writer Ellen Mackenzie Chief Sub-editor Sheryn Church Deputy Chief Sub-editor Denise Bowden Sub-editor Jennifer Reynolds Creative Director Mirella Monteiro Senior Designer Olivia New Designer Demelza Callesen Staff Photographer Robert Trathen LIFESTYLE – INSPIRE Lifestyle Director Penny Lewis Style Director Leigh Matheson Beauty Editor Amy Houlihan Digital Artist Andrew Kirkup Picture Editor Kellie Blizard International Picture Editor Kate Dwek Editorial Assistant Jessica Ault Production Editor Rebekah Hebenton Production Coordinator Lorne Kay MARKETING Head of Marketing Martine Skinner Marketing Manager Lauren Dyke Group Marketing Assistant Jessica Bird ADVERTISING Commercial Director Kaylene Hurley Group Sales Director Rachel McLean Commercial Head of Brand Anna Magasiva Commercial Brand Manager Georgia Bews Direct Account Manager…

marlow & me! besotted sam’s love haze

Only 12 months ago, newsreader Sam Hayes was agonising over whether to join her long-distance love in the Andes for the challenge of a lifetime. Climbing one of the highest peaks in the world hadn’t been on her to-do list, but she summoned her courage and took the leap. And as she cradles her perfect baby boy in her arms with her Dutch partner Jeroen “Jay” Blaauw at her side, the Newshub star tells us there’s no doubt that taking on the formidable Mt Aconcagua in January was the best decision she’s ever made. “Saying ‘yes’ changed my life in a way I could never have imagined,” she gushes. “It brought us closer together and resulted in the most beautiful thing that’s ever happened to me – little baby Marlow. If I…

keeping up appearances kate & meghan’s united front

Reunited for the first time since Prince Harry publicly admitted to being on “different paths” to his brother, the former Fab Four managed to put their differences aside to pay their respects at a series of moving British Remembrance ceremonies last week. The two couples, whose falling-out has dominated headlines in recent months, joined the Queen and other senior royals at the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall in London last Saturday, followed by an emotional service the next day. Palace aides were said to have been panicking over how they would ensure the important occasions remained drama-free, but were delighted that the focus remained firmly on the solemnity and significance of honouring those who lost their lives in World War I. “It would have been devastating if the drama between…