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 […]

A 12-year-old US boy could be sentenced to life in prison after he was charged as an adult for his brother’s murder. Cristian Fernandez is alleged to have beaten his two-year-old brother David to death at their family home in Jacksonville, Florida, in March. Prosecutor Angela Corey decided to charge Fernandez as an adult in […]

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 […]

Prince William and Catherine Middleton had the world transfixed when they married in London’s Westminster Abbey in April. Five weeks later, the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are still making headlines and this month feature on the cover of the June issues of The Australian Women’s Weekly and the British and US editions of […]

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 […]

She is destined to be the next Catherine the Great. London’s leading royal expert Katie Nicholl explores the making of a future queen. When the Duchess of Cambridge took her place on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, the applause from the crowds in The Mall was deafening. “We want Kate!” they chanted amid a sea […]

He’s the floppy-haired teen at the top of the pop music tree, but is Justin Bieber a formidable talent or a marketing ploy? Whatever the answer, David Leser discovers that Bieber Fever is here to stay. The tender hearts of Australia’s female youth are probably still palpitating, but now that he has departed our shores […]