Best - 31 May 2022

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FEEL YOUNG.
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TV personality and
charity fundraiser
Josh Patterson
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Forget Camilla is married
to the heir to the throne and
consider one question… As
a woman, if you loved someone as
much as she clearly loves Prince
Charles, could you have suffered
best foot forward: The team
the relentless criticism she endured
at the TNF garden party at
in the Eighties, without ever Buckingham Palace..
complaining or explaining?
I know I couldn’t.
In fact, I believe it’s just one
of the reasons why – alongside
ON THE COVER 19 Carol McGiffin 26 Beauty
her infectious laughter and her
14 ‘Squidgy tummies 38 Camilla’s cooking 28 L esley & Sophie
support for charities that voice
are delicious!’ 47 Victoria Beckham 29 Beauty: Hello sun!
their opposition to violence against
16 Runway retirement: 52 Jenny Eclair 35 Cash advice
women (see page 32) – people have
Why life begins at 57 60 Gigi Hadid 36 Recipes: Scones
an ever-growing affection for her.
30 Go vintage: Slim like it’s 62 Vanessa & Ben 42 Homes: Shore thing!
In the run-up to the Jubilee
1953 & drop 14lbs fast! 92 S arah Ferguson, 48 Best beauty bargains
weekend, this issue looks at the
life of our next Queen Consort – a 34 Win! A commemorative Duchess of York 58 Psychic: Lee Whyberd
woman of substance, who has now Jubilee tea towel 99 P aul Gascoigne 64 Not so Bridget…
assured her place in history. 53 Win! A night in Windsor 66 Pets: Food for thought
Another Royal woman, always 54 Dame Deborah: Portrait REAL LIFE 77 The me you don’t see
assured a place in British history, of a lady – ‘You, me 24 From a billboard to love! 78 Why we want to move
is the Princess Royal, and we’ve and the big C’ 32 The voice of women to… Cheltenham
devoted the first four pages of our 67 Queen Camilla in waiting treated ‘like chattels’ 80 Helen grows stuff
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magazine to her charity – The 86 Jubilee puddings: Mary 40 ‘I’ll never go back to 82 Fiction TT
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When military
veterans charity The
Not Forgotten invited us
to their annual garden party at
Buckingham Palace, who better
to help put a smile on the faces of
our troops than columnist Craig
Revel Horwood (his father was in
the Navy) and dancer, Gio Pernice?
Seen here with our ed-in-chief, Siobhan.
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Paige looked pretty introducing viewers
in pink! to her ‘new home’!
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added: ‘We’re
moving in. I think
it suits us really
well.’ Ben agreed.
But once inside,
Vanessa admitted
that meeting such
‘incredible veterans’
really was a ‘humbling
experience’.
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TV personality Tim Vincent, presenter of hit BBC
Sounds podcast The Likely Dads, made a whole lot of
new friends during his afternoon at the Palace! Snapped
with a group of Yeomen of the Guard as he enjoyed
a cup of tea (how very British!), it looks like he’s
auditioning to become one of the Queen’s bodyguards
himself… anything you need to tell us, Tim?!
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Palace, former principal ballet dancer
Wayne Sleep – still dancing at 73 (see
more about An Audience with Wayne Sleep
in next week’s best) – entertained us all.
The man can still jump, and his joy is
infectious! ‘The Not Forgotten’s garden
party is a wonderful occasion, and it’s always
a pleasure to see familiar faces,’ he beamed.
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FOR THOSE WHO SERVED
Founded for veterans from the Great War, a former Princess
Royal (Anne’s great aunt Mary) was so moved by the charity’s
wish that our injured military are ‘not forgotten’, she began
the tradition of an annual garden party. Today, Princess Anne
says: ‘The impact [of the charity] on the men, their families
and the wider military family is without equal.’ For more on
their work and to donate, visit thenotforgotten.org
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Watching the detectives
WITH GRATEFUL THANKS…
Lewis star Kevin Whately had no problem being
recognised by Palace police. ‘Come on through,
The charity represents the very best of our country and the words
Sir!’ gasped one star-stuck bobby. Once inside,
of its founder, Marta Cunningham, ring as true today as they did
the TV detective caught up with fellow celeb in 1920. ‘I am hugely grateful to the small number at the charity
Nickolas Grace (we loved him best in Brideshead and their volunteers including the many performers who achieve
Revisited), who was wearing – as many did – blue so much.’ So, to Dame Esther Rantzen – dressed to show her
and yellow in solidarity with Ukraine. support of Ukraine – and all the entertainers, we salute you!
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ontroversial TV
presenter Piers Morgan,
57, and Loose Women
star Denise Welch, 64, have
never really seen eye to eye.
And last week, they went public
with their thoughts on each other
once again.
The exchange of bitter jibes came
after former Corrie star Denise took
delight in the viewing figures of
Piers Morgan: Uncensored, which
has suffered less than spectacular
ratings since it launched on TalkTV,
despite a huge advertising campaign
promoting the show.
Denise tweeted, ‘Couldn’t happen
to a nicer bloke.’
It was obvious that former GMB
host Piers was not going to overlook
the barbed comment, and went for
Denise – even shockingly mentioning
her battle with depression…
Piers Vs
He wrote: ‘Awww, Little Miss Mental
Health being unkind again… anyone
would think you’re a hypocritical fraud
playing the MH card for ££.’
Denise… To which Denise slammed back,
‘The same man who said I wear my
depression “like a designer handbag”
& that Will Young doesn’t have
Round Two! PTSD he has WNTS (whiny
needy twerp syndrome).’
And although Denise fights her own
corner, one Twitter user jumped in to
defend her against Piers as well, asking
the journalist, ‘What has this got to do
Piers Morgan and Loose
with #Mentalhealth? Mental health is
nothing to joke about!’
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Amanda Holden is widely adored,
but there was one thing during a
recent episode of BGT that certain
viewers couldn’t stand…
Amanda -
‘The cackle!’
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manda Holden. Amanda, who as usual was
Beautiful, joined on the panel by fellow
successful, funny judges Simon Cowell, Alesha
and with a stunning Dixon and David Walliams
array of dresses when for the ITV show, was bowled
she sashays over to over by panto act Dame
the judging panel on Nation – and by funnywoman
Britain’s Got Talent, she Eva, who has cerebral palsy.
has it all going for her. Eva went down a storm at
But that didn’t stop a small the London Palladium – with
section of TV viewers finding everyone laughing out loud
something to complain about at her no-holds-barred jokes
following a recent episode! regarding her disability.
Moments into the show But rather than commenting
in question, fans took on Eva, a small number of
to Twitter to complain viewers found themselves
Cheeky chuckling
about the glamorous quite distracted by Amanda’s
can be contagious
mother-of-two’s laugh. distinctive laughter, heard
Yes, dozens of viewers in the background.
commented on the social ‘Here comes Amanda’s fingernails on a blackboard.’ rare in comedy today, she was
media site about the 51-year- cackle,’ one fan wrote on ‘I have nightmares about funny, brave and confident
old’s ‘cackle’ – as she watched Twitter, as another wrote: Amanda’s laugh,’ a fourth for such a young girl,’ a third
young contestant, comedian ‘Amanda’s laugh is just commented, as a fifth person agreed.
Eva, perform a laugh-out-loud horrifying’, and one person concluded: ‘Stop Amanda Well, so far, so inspirational
set discussing her disability. slammed, ‘Sounds like cackling like a witch!’ – as far as BGT’s incredible
But others were too contestants go.
interested in praising As for judge Amanda’s full
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As the Royals come together to
celebrate the Queen’s Platinum
Jubilee, Camilla, the Duchess of
Cornwall, will be at the centre
of the celebrations alongside
her husband, the future
King Charles...
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s the nation the celebrations to share
gathers to pay friendship, food and fun –
tribute to Her and over 600 international
Majesty during the Big Jubilee Lunches are
Platinum Jubilee, planned throughout the
Camilla, Duchess of Commonwealth and beyond
Cornwall, will be playing – from Canada to Brazil, New
a vital role in the long- Zealand to Japan and South
planned national Africa to Switzerland.
celebrations. That Camilla, 74, has been
Prince Charles’ wife is the given such a significant role
president of the ‘Big Lunch’ is a sign that she is now a
community initiative, which trusted member of ‘The
encourages people to come Firm’ – after years
together in street parties being spent somewhat out
held up and down the country in the cold. Indeed,
in honour of the Queen, who earlier this year, Her
has become the first British Majesty gave her the
monarch to reign for an greatest gift possible
incredible 70 years. – a public
Communities will be declaration
breaking out the bunting to during her
mark the milestone. More Platinum Jubilee
than 10 million people across address that,
the UK are expected to join when the time
comes, it is her
‘sincere wish’
that Camilla Edward, Princess Anne and
should be crowned Queen. official birthday parade, her husband, Vice Admiral
But at the moment, the followed by an appearance Sir Timothy Laurence,
focus is, rightly, very much on the Buckingham Palace the Duke and Duchess of
on Queen Elizabeth. In balcony, with 18 members of Gloucester, the Duke of Kent
the capital, the weekend the Royal family and a special and Princess Alexandra.
activities will kick off on fly-past. Joining the Queen However, well in advance of
2 June, with Trooping the will be Charles and Camilla, the celebrations, the Queen
Colour – the Sovereign’s Kate and William, Sophie and made it clear that only Royals
carrying out official public
duties will be appearing on
At a Commonwealth
the balcony. This, of course,
Big Lunch, Barbados
means that not only will
disgraced Prince Andrew not
be in attendance, but nor will
Meghan and Harry, who have
confirmed that they are flying
over from California with
three-year old son, Archie, and
daughter, Lilibet Diana – who
Smile - or laugh
will celebrate her first birthday
- something the
Duchess is
well-known for!