Surely nobody on the planet is more suited to presenting a podcast than Vogue Williams? A queen of the genre, she can talk not just for her native Ireland, but for her adopted England, and Wales and Scotland too. I ask if it was true that she was once suspended from school for talking too much? 'I was suspended twice,' she says. 'I think I drove the nuns crazy.' Happily, she found her own way into broadcasting, eventually, via a degree in building construction and quantity surveying ('my stepfather wasn't really with the career-in-media thing and insisted'), some modelling, then reality TV. It's in the podcast arena that she has risen to the very top of the game, though. In the British podcast awards last year Vogue, now 38, scooped the Champion Award with My Therapist Ghosted me, the podcast she hosts with her friend Joanne McNally. It has three million listeners a month. Popular too is Spencer & Vogue, the podcast she also hosts with her husband, the TV star Spencer Matthews or 'Spenny' as she calls him. And now she launches a new Daily Mail podcast, The Apple & The Tree, which celebrates the universal truths, secrets, joys and pain shared between a parent and their child.
NEVER wear top-to-toe tweed, avoid dainty jewellery and lilac is a definite NO. Here's how to borrow your Granny's style without looking frumpy
First it was our kitchens, as we succumbed to the pleasure of a prissy sink skirt. Then our sitting rooms were taken over by Liberty prints, chintz and floral tea sets. Now Granny's favourite style has moved into our wardrobes, bringing prim-and-proper occasion dressing to the everyday. But forget moth-eaten tweeds, librarian twinsets and delicate strings of pearls. This is a modern-day manifestation of dressing for dinner - and everything else besides.
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A hint Meghan is hand-delivering her jams? Duchess's Beagle Mamma Mia appears in Abigail Spencer's gushing post about the strawberry preserve
Meghan Markle 's dog Mamma Mia made a surprise appearance in photos with her friend Abigail Spencer this weekend. The royal, 42, has gifted jars of her limited edition American Riviera Orchard jam to her inner circle, with Harry's polo player pal Nacho Figueras, actress Tracee Ellis Ross and activist Kelly McKee Zajfen among the select few to get a jar. The latest influencer to pose with the sweet jam is Meghan's Suits co-star Abigail, 42, who posted a photo to Instagram from a luscious garden with the strawberry preserve in her hand. The post included two photos of Abigail lying on the grass with a beagle, which followers have quickly realised is Mamma Mia, a dog Harry and Meghan rescued in 2022.
Mary is the Queen of country casual!
Queen Mary of Denmark (pictured) showed off her casual style as she inaugurated a hiking route in Denmark's Hannenov Forest on Falster today. Dressed perfectly for the occasion, the mother-of-four donned hiking trousers and trainers with a fitted navy waterproof jacket. Not forgetting accessories, Mary added a trendy maroon beanie to her ensemble, ideal for the current breezy climate.
The rainbow princess: Kate Middleton's stylish - and very colourful - tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth's vibrant fashion sense
Queen Elizabeth II is fondly remembered for her unceasing sense of duty, her unwavering Christian faith and ability to unite people. The late Queen, who would have turned 98 tomorrow, was also loved for her vibrant and authoritative sense of style - through her use of colour, in particular. 'If I wore beige, nobody would know who I am,' she once noted. Today, we can see that the Princess of Wales has been following in Queen Elizabeth's sartorial footsteps, showing off a diverse range of shades.
Was Princess Tatiana too down-to-earth for royal life? As Prince Nikalaos of Greece and his Venezuelan-born wife split, how she craved 'a simple life' following their lavish 'Mamma Mia, with aristocrats' wedding
This weekend, Greece's Prince Nikalaos and Princess Tatiana announced their 'amicable' separation after 14 years of marriage in a statement that has shocked royal fans around the world. The couple married in 2010 (left) and appeared together in public just weeks ago at a memorial service for the prince's father King Constantine II in Windsor (far right). But despite their lengthy union and marriage that seemed idyllic to outward eyes, the pair had stark differences even from the start.
Princess Sofia of Sweden is pretty in pink!
Princess Sofia of Sweden, 39, was on top form today and opted to wear a flattering hot pink balloon-sleeve blouse to the forum in Stockholm.
Meghan's second family! Inside Duchess' warm relationship with Nacho Figueras, his wife Delfina Blaquier and their daughter Alba - as the 'polo wives' support their husbands in Miami
She may have become estranged from her half-siblings in recent years - but Meghan Markle appears to have found a 'sister' in Nacho Figureas' wife Delfina. Yesterday, the Duchess of Sussex was seen warmly hugging Prince Harry's polo-playing pal Nacho (left) as her husband filmed scenes for his new Netflix series in Palm Beach. The mother-of-two, 42, also went on to embrace Nacho's wife Delfina (centre), who has affectionately described the Duchess as her 'sister' in the past. The two women - who have forged a strong friendship after attending polo matches together to watch their spouses play - were seen walking away from their husbands with their arms wrapped around each other as filming got underway. Later in the day, Meghan was also seen affectionately greeting the couple's eight-year-old daughter Alba (right) - giving her a kiss on the head and a warm hug. On Friday, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended the Royal Salute Polo Challenge with the couple (left inset) in Florida - where Meghan was seen holding Alba's hand (right inset) as they walked through the grounds. Here FEMAIL delves into Meghan's relationship with her 'sister' Delfina and her family.
Purple reign! Queen Margrethe new portraits released to mark her 84th birthday
Queen Margrethe looked stunning in a bold purple dress which she paired with a pair of chunky gold studs and a pair of brown suede buckled heels, along with a matching bag. The pictures were taken at Fredensborg Castle, which is the same place the Danish royal family is celebrating her birthday in private today. The royal residence is a setting only used for important events in the family such as weddings, silver wedding anniversaries and birthdays. She is also wearing the Jubilee brooch, which was crafted by Georg Jensen to celebrate Margrethe's 50 years on the Danish throne.
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- Sun-blushed tomato chicken Kiev This variation on the usual chicken Kiev has a delicious tomato filling. It is decadent but well worth trying. Serve with a green salad.
- My traditional steak and kidney pie A good steak and kidney pie is a wonder to behold. It's best to start preparing this the day before
- Carrot cake with orange buttercream and walnuts This is made extra special by the addition of dates, which give it a slightly Middle Eastern flavour
- Chocolate fondants People are scared about making these, fearing they won't achieve the melting chocolatey middles, but once you get the timing right, fondants are really easy to do
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- Slow-cooked pulled pork wraps with apple salsa Core blimey: Slow-cooked pulled pork wraps with apple salsa
- Bramley & butternut squash soup with gorgonzola cream Apples and pears as you've never eaten them before, in a savoury tray bake
- Poached pears with blackberry drizzle and hazelnut shortbread Poached pears with blackberry drizzle and hazelnut shortbread
masterful meals
- Masterchef 2008 champion James Nathan's pea and white truffle soup with Parmesan galettes
- Masterchef 2014 Champion Ping Coombes's nasi goreng with sambal belacan
- Masterchef 2010 champion Dhruv Baker's cherry and hazelnut chocolate roulade
- Masterchef 2016 champion Jane Devonshire's roast pheasant with a chestnut and cider cream sauce
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EXCLUSIVEGary Glitter 'kissed' and 'disappeared' with 'very young girls' at a hotel in Cuba while his song Do You Want To Be In My Gang? played, photographer claims in new documentary
Photographer Nick Ysenberg (left) was working in Havana when he witnessed the perverted popstar (inset), 79, lounging by a swimming pool with children (right). Talking in a new ITV documentary, Nick explained how he came across Gary Glitter - real name Paul Gadd - and alleged that a man brought three young girls to Glitter, who moved to Cuba in 2000 after serving two months in prison for possession of indecent photographs of children under 16.
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Woman, 32, with 25 tattoos says she now regrets every single one of them - but can't afford to get them lasered off
Rose Nicholson, 32, has revealed that she regrets every single piece of body art she has ever had. An accountant from Manchester, she got her first tattoo, when she was 19 years old. Over the following eight years, Ms Nicholson added a half sleeve of colourful characters from The Neverhood - an adventure-themed video game released in 1996 - on her arm, along with lyrics to the song Smile by Eyedea and Abilities. She continued adding tattoos all over her body until she was 27 only to say that she 'hated' all of them by the time she had reached 30.
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Woman, 25, confuses pals (and her boyfriend!) by posting photo with surprise newborn baby - but can you tell what's really going on?
A baffled PHD student was flooded with congratulations after pals thought she'd announced a 'surprise baby' - only to discover it was an optical illusion that made her knee look like a newborn's head. Rebecca McGonigle, 25, from Glasgow recently posted a picture of her sitting in her room simply because 'the lighting was good' - but it grabbed attention for a bizarre reason. Within minutes a pal messaged to warn her it looks like she has a baby on her lap and she was quickly inundated by messages of congratulations. The image shows Rebecca's knees pulled towards her chest with one knee cap exposed and the other covered in her white skirt. The pose created an optical illusion where one knee appeared like a baby's head and the other looked like the newborn's lower body covered in a white blanket - but finding humour in it, she has kept the post up. Pictured above is the now TikTok viral image.
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Posh and Becks's LA gang lives on - but who remains in the exclusive circle? The attendees of Victoria Beckham's 50th birthday bash show who's in (and who's out) of close friendship group from her WAG days in the US
The former Spice Girl celebrated turning 50 at Oswald's in Mayfair this weekend - but how many of the Beckhams' exclusive LA friendship group made the guestlist? As with many friendship groups, David an Victoria's circle has changed over the years, following relationship break ups among their pals and different career directions. But some friends have remained alongside the couple despite their lives looking very different now. Left: Tom Cruise with the Beckhams. Centre: Eva Longoria and Victoria. Right: Marc Anthony and Nadia Ferreira with the couple.