It's hard to imagine when Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, wasn't a part of palace life. This year marks two decades since our future queen met a young Prince William at Scotland's University of St Andrews and the rest, as they say, is history . From

Schools and early childhood centres are so close to re-opening, you can probably smell the freedom from here. This is not because we don’t love our kids or don’t love having them around, it’s just… ooh, a bit of quiet between breakfast and dinner wou

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Making the most of some downtime ahead of filming the new Thor movie, Natalie Portman, 39, and husband Benjamin Millepied, 43, prove they’re still smitten as they enjoy a day at the beach with their three-year-old daughter Amalia in Sydney. Little

Queen of the red carpet: The new duchess dazzles Hollywood as she attends the BAFTA gala in Los Angeles. Teal-ing the show: On one of her first official outings as an ambassador for Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic teams at a gala event at the Roy

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He has been visiting homeless shelters since he was a child, thanks to his mother, the Princess of Wales, and the Duke of Cambridge is keen to honour her memory. Last month, William joined a team of volunteers at The Passage, a London charity dedicat

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It has been a year since Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, shocked the world with their announcement that they would be stepping back as senior royals – and they have no regrets. “They love that they are able to focus on projects and causes that a

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What inspired you to become a politician? When I was leaving school, the government got into a big debate over whether to introduce NCEA. It was the first time I had ever questioned the government. Would you be photographed kissing a baby for polit

This is the week where you start to see the benefits of the work you’ve put into a romance, a project or your career. You wake up one morning and suddenly there it all is – ready for the taking. Savour every moment of success. Look back and congratul

He’s still on a high from his 2020 successes – the End of Life Choice Act was given the nod in the referendum and the ACT Party increased its influence with nine new MPs. But David Seymour says he’d give up politics in a heartbeat for the love of a g

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