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In an exclusive initiative, The Weekly commissioned South Australian artist Robert Hannaford to capture Catherine in an oil portrait. Here, editor-in-chief Helen McCabe talks to the artist as he works. On a warm autumn day, portrait artist Robert Hannaford is standing outside a rustic farmhouse on a small hill, not far from the Clare Valley […]

The Weekly’s Market Editor Olivia Fleming on how you can bag a designer-inspired outfit for less at your local charity shop. When my editor came up with the idea of shooting our June fashion story in head-to-toe (no cheating) op-shop pieces, I bravely (and a little bit sceptically) rose to the challenge. In pictures: Top […]

Perhaps it’s just me but is anyone else losing faith in men? Is your confidence that your relationship will endure, unmarred by infidelity, for the rest of your life, rapidly diminishing? Anyone else starting to think that maybe it’s only a matter of time until it happens to you? Amid the latest reports of Arnold […]

A new hair colour is a great way to instantly transform your look. Updating your colour at home can be an easy-on-the-pocket option, but can also be a risky colour change. Here are a few tips and tricks to changing shades. A hairdresser will charge between $100 and $200 for colouring, so with the ever-increasing […]

Letters written by Princess Diana discussing her feelings about her new husband Prince Charles have been put up for auction in the UK. The collection of previously unseen notes was penned by then 20-year-old Diana to Margaret Hodge, an older teacher who worked alongside her at Young England Kindergarten in London’s Pimlico district. In the […]

Sarah Ferguson has released excerpts from her new reality TV show which show her sobbing uncontrollably and claiming she will “die” if she fails to “find herself”. The Duchess of York, 51, showed clips from her new six-part series Finding Sarah on US talk show The View earlier this week. The show, which will air […]

She may be a new mum, but Miranda Kerr has stepped out in the latest craze sweeping the red carpet — the cut-out dress. Showing lots of skin and with an obvious glow, Miranda shows just how to wear this trend that’s already been tried and tested by JLo, Halle Berry and Kim Kardashian. But […]

These well-known Australian women know what it feels like to succeed at a job they’re passionate about, but here, Elizabeth Burke discovers their more charitable side. Claudia Karvan — The Wayside Chapel They say charity begins at home and Claudia Karvan hasn’t strayed far from the place where she grew up to find her charitable […]

One day, she’s doing chores on a farm, the next, she’s walking the red carpet in Cannes. Life as an actress is all about extremes, says Rachael Blake, but the highs and lows are easier to handle with actor husband Tony Martin by her side, Susan Chenery writes. No one was more surprised to find […]

Long before their fairytale wedding, Prince William and Kate Middleton were happily part of the 2.7 million British couples living together in a de facto relationship. In breaking with royal tradition, William and Kate embraced the practice of ‘shacking up’ from the very start of their relationship, proving themselves just like every other young couple […]