She might be the Queen’s granddaughter, but Zara Phillips is not above making a fool of herself for a good cause. The 31-year-old royal has performed a version of Korean pop star Psy’s hit Gangnam Style dressed in her full Olympic equestrian kit. Zara appears alongside her eventing teammates Nicola Wilson and Tina Cook in […]

She made headlines last year when she lost 45kg from her famously full-figure, but comedienne Dawn French has admitted she has put 13kg back on. Dawn, 55, blames her love of bread, pasta and potatoes for her weight gain, but says she’s isn’t letting it get her down. “I am perfectly happy with how I […]

Up at Penfolds Winery South Australia and The Weekly’s country cook Maggie Beer is rushing around putting the finishing touches to her saltbush mutton, black pig leg of ham (from her daughter’s piggery) and Barossa chook as the royal cavalcade drives up through the vines. It’s a perfect Adelaide day, warm, blue skies and lots […]

The final appointment on the royal couple’s whirlwind tour of Adelaide was a glorious garden party at Government House attended by 900 guests. But before meeting and greeting the locals, the Prince and Camilla had two very important members of the community to spend some quality time with. Enter four-year-old Kao and 9-month-old Matilda, two […]

As I get more immersed in the royal way of working — albeit as a member of the media — there is one overriding value system that seems to rule all encounters, and that is good old-fashioned courtesy. From the security men to the personal secretaries, the tightly knit press team, the police on guard […]

After the frenetic frocks and fillies of Flemington, a sedate afternoon in Adelaide is on the cards for Prince Charles and Camilla and it’s all about championing great South Australian food. It’s actually a perfectly pitched program with the royal couple being introduced to local initiatives that seem to mirror their own interests back in […]

President Obama captivated a crowd of supporters at his Chicago headquarters, and millions of viewers around the world, as he delivered a powerful and impassioned victory speech praising his family and supporters after securing the US presidency for a second term. First Lady Michelle and the couple’s daughters Sasha and Malia joined the president on […]

The arrival of a new baby is always a reason to celebrate, but for iconic Australian fashion designer Collette Dinnigan, the birth of her baby boy has brought a joyous end to a long journey. The 47-year-old gave birth to a much longed for healthy baby boy, Hunter Desmond David Dinnigan Cocks, and the Royal […]

It was billed as a nail-biter that would go down to the wire but just four hours after polls closed, Barack Obama took to Twitter to claim victory in the 2012 Presidential Election. Obama tweeted the words “Four more years” with a picture of him and wife Michelle embracing. Experts had predicted the outcome might […]

Barack Obama has been re-elected to a second term as President of the United States. “Four more years” read the tweet that confirmed the count, as Obama’s official Twitter account announced victory while votes were still being counted. In pictures: Obama’s victory The social media announcement was accompanied by a picture of the President and […]