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World's most powerful women come together to mark the end of an era

<p>A group of the most powerful and influential women in the worlds of fashion and entertainment have joined forces to appear on a legendary cover of <em>British Vogue</em>. </p> <p>The iconic cover shoot occurred to celebrate the magazine's editor Edward Enninful, who is stepping back from the role after six years at the helm. </p> <p>Enninful gathered his muses for the history-making "Legendary" edition, featuring the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Jane Fonda, Selma Blair, Salma Hayek, Victoria Beckham, Miley Cyrus, Dua Lipa, and many more. </p> <p>"To get one of these women on a cover takes months. To get 40? Unheard of," Cyrus remarked in an on-set video.</p> <p>In a post to social media, Selma Blair remarked that she "didn't want the day to end". </p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3FtXApL8_O/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3FtXApL8_O/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by British Vogue (@britishvogue)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>The shoot also included models Kate Moss, Cara Delevingne, Karlie Kloss, alongside the original '90s supermodels – Naomi Campbell, Iman, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington and Cindy Crawford.</p> <p>Evangelista said of the iconic shoot, "I've met so many people today on my bucket list".</p> <p>Hayek also posted about the experience on Instagram, saying, "So honoured to be part of this legendary cover of British Vogue and Edward Enninful's muses, especially because they are my muses too!" </p> <p>Jane Fonda summed up the energy of the day on set, saying, "Women understand the importance and power of the collective."</p> <p><em>Image credits: Instagram </em></p> <p> </p>

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Harry Potter star bares all for Vogue at 82

<p dir="ltr"><em>Harry Potter</em> actress Miriam Margolyes has graced the cover of <em>British Vogue</em> and bared all for a shoot with the publication, stripping down to share her thoughts on life, love, career, and everything in between. </p> <p dir="ltr">It was an important step for Miriam - best known for her role as Professor Pomona Sprout in the <em>Harry Potter </em>and her BAFTA-winning performance in <em>The Age of Innocence </em>- who confessed during her interview for the magazine’s Pride issue that “I like my face. I think my face is kind and warm and open and smiley. </p> <p dir="ltr">“But I hate my body. I hate [having] big tits, a drooping belly, and little twisted legs.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I’m not thrilled with that. But you can just make the best of it. You have to. You do the best you can.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Miriam’s beaming smile was front and centre in the ‘nude’ shot, which saw the 82-year-old star sitting at a table and dressed only in a pearl necklace, an array of carefully arranged desserts in the foreground to cover her. </p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Ctb2pb0NruE/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #F4F4F4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Ctb2pb0NruE/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by British Vogue (@britishvogue)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p dir="ltr">A self-confessed “bit of a child” who “can’t resist naughtiness”, Miriam came armed with her wit and humour as she opened up about her life - from her feelings about her own body, to her experience as a Jewish lesbian since coming out as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community in 1966. </p> <p dir="ltr">“I never had any shame about being gay or anything really,” she told <em>Vogue</em>’s Chris Godfrey. “I knew it wasn’t criminal because it was me. I couldn’t be criminal.” </p> <p dir="ltr">As Miriam confessed, however, her parents hadn’t quite seen it from the same perspective. Her mother, she explained, had made her swear on the Torah that she wouldn’t have sex with a woman again, and that she has regrets about revealing that part of herself to them. </p> <p dir="ltr">Both of her parents have since passed away - her mother of a stroke just months after Miriam came out - and while Miriam doesn’t think they ever came to accept her sexuality, she never stopped loving either of them. </p> <p dir="ltr">She went on to share that she and her partner of 54 years, Heather, have a civil partnership but don’t live together - and never have. </p> <p dir="ltr">“We were able to lead our lives without diminishing them,” she said. “I didn’t want her to have to give up anything. And I didn’t want to give up anything.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I wanted my cake and I wanted to eat it too. And so far, it’s worked.”</p> <p dir="ltr">“Gay people have the luck to be able to fashion the relationship they want,” she added. “It’s much more flexible for us.”</p> <p dir="ltr">And as for why Miriam is so open when it comes to topics others might shy away from, she had a simple answer in store, explaining that “it’s a strong position if you’re not afraid to be who you are.</p> <p dir="ltr">“We’re all so insecure. People are frightened such a lot of the time and what I’ve always tried to do is to make people feel more relaxed, make people feel good about themselves, and just try and lessen the torture for people a bit.”</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: Instagram</em></p>

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106-year-old tattoo artist becomes Vogue’s oldest cover star

<p>Apo Maria ‘Whang-Od’ Oggay has made history as the oldest woman to have featured on the cover of <em>Vogue</em>. </p> <p>Regarded as the last mambabatok of her generation, Whang-Od was born in the remote village of Buscalan in the northern Philippines’ province of Kalinga in 1918, and entered the world of tattooing at just 16 years old. </p> <p>As <em>Vogue Philippines</em>’s editor-in-chief Bea Valdes explained of their decision to feature her on the cover, “we felt she represented our ideals of what is beautiful about our Filipino culture.</p> <p>"We believe that the concept of beauty needs to evolve, and include diverse and inclusive faces and forms. What we hope to speak about is the beauty of humanity.”</p> <p>And Whang-Od was the perfect choice. <em>Vogue Philippines</em>’ demonstrated as much when they wrote on Twitter that “the symbols of the Kalinga tribe signifying strength, bravery &amp; beauty” are imprinted on her skin, and that Whang-Od embodies the “strength and beauty of the Filipino spirit”.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Apo Maria “Whang-Od” Oggay symbolizes the strength and beauty of the Filipino spirit. </p> <p>Heralded as the last mambabatok of her generation, she has imprinted the symbols of the Kalinga tribe signifying strength, bravery &amp; beauty on the skin. </p> <p>Read more on <a href="https://t.co/2F1mJ5iQWG">https://t.co/2F1mJ5iQWG</a>. <a href="https://t.co/urVcA3g2Ek">pic.twitter.com/urVcA3g2Ek</a></p> <p>— Vogue Philippines (@vogueph) <a href="https://twitter.com/vogueph/status/1641276503433572353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 30, 2023</a></p></blockquote> <p>As tattoo anthropologist Dr Lars Krutak found out for <em>Vogue</em>, it was through Whang-Od’s father’s mentorship that she launched her career in tattooing. She was the first - and only - mambabatok of her time, and would spend her time visiting neighbouring villages - and beyond - to “to imprint the sacred symbols of their ancestors on individuals who have crossed or about to cross a threshold in their lives.”</p> <p>Her own life story can be found on her skin - featuring everything from her accomplishments to her ailments, and even the names of past lovers - in a story of beauty, bravery, and the heritage of the Kalinga tribe. </p> <p>For men, tattoos reflected them as “a headhunting warrior”, while women were typically tattooed for “fertility and beautification”. As <em>Vogue</em> reported, the elder women of Kalinga say that “when they die, they can’t take their beads and gold with them to the afterlife. They only have the markings on their body.” </p> <p>As <em>Vogue</em> went on to cover, decades of colonial erasure had a significant impact on batok - in Kalinga, village girls had to cover their arms, while many others abandoned the art. </p> <p>But through Whang-Od and her descendants, the ancient art of batok will continue - both in Buscalan and the rest of the world. </p> <p>Batok itself, as explained by the <em>Vogue</em> team who had the honour of receiving a tattoo from Whang-Od, involves “an unused gisi, a bamboo stick with a thorn attached to one end” and a pattern traced “using a length of grass dipped in the soot and charcoal mixture”. </p> <p>The process then sees Whang-Od hold the inked gisi in one hand, while she “uses a larger stick to whack it with her right hand, driving it over a hundred times per minute into the flesh until the three dots are filled and oozing with blood and ink. She dabs at them with a wet wipe before deciding to go over the freshly wounded spots again for good measure.”</p> <p>And now, Whang-Od has been teaching her craft to her grand-niece, Grace Palicas. </p> <p>Under Whang-Od’s mentorship, the thousand-year-old tradition will live on, as the next generation of stick-and-thorn artists strive to preserve their craft, and share it with the world. </p> <p>As for Whang-Od herself? Her plans are quite simple, with the artist explaining that “when visitors come from far away, I will give them the tatak Buscalan, tatak Kalinga for as long as my eyes can see.”</p> <p><em>Images: Instagram</em></p>

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Iconic '90s supermodel dies at age 56

<p>German supermodel Tatjana Patitz, who appeared in George Michael’s <em>Freedom 90 </em>video, has died at 56 years of age.</p> <p>A family representative confirmed that her cause of death was breast cancer.</p> <p>Patitz started her career in 1983, after becoming a finalist in the <em>Elite Model Look</em> contest and is considered one of the "original supermodels".</p> <p>She has been featured on the cover of <em>Vogue</em> six times.</p> <p><em>Vogue </em>shared a <a href="https://www.vogue.com/article/obituary-tatjana-patitz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tribute</a> to the supermodel, stating that she was "the quietest and perhaps the most intense of the original supermodels".</p> <p>In the tribute, Anna Wintour, the global editorial director of <em>Vogue</em> said that “Tatjana was always the European symbol of chic, like Romy Schneider-meets-Monica Vitti".</p> <p>"She was far less visible than her peers—more mysterious, more grown-up, more unattainable—and that had its own appeal," she added, describing Patitz's unique qualities.</p> <p>At the height of her career Patitz, alongside other models like Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, and Christy Turlington, starred in the <em>Freedom 90</em> video.</p> <p>They were recruited after George Michael saw the <em>British Vogue’s</em> January 1990 supermodels cover.</p> <p>Peter Lindbergh, labelled as "the fairy godfather of Patitz’s career," was the photographer who captured Patitz's natural beauty in the 1988 photograph <em>White Shirts: Six Supermodels, Malibu</em>.</p> <p>The Peter Lindbergh Foundation posted a tribute to the supermodel in a Tweet.</p> <p> </p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">We are deeply saddened by the passing of Tatjana Patitz, a long-time friend of Peter’s. <br />We would like to salute Tatjana’s kindness, inner beauty and outstanding intelligence. <br />Our thoughts go to her loved ones and particularly Jonah. She will be immensely missed. <a href="https://t.co/VGjAhLyC2C">https://t.co/VGjAhLyC2C</a></p> <p>— Peter Lindbergh Foundation (@peterlindbergh) <a href="https://twitter.com/peterlindbergh/status/1613208506697486338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2023</a></p></blockquote> <p> </p> <p>The tribute read: "We are deeply saddened by the passing of Tatjana Patitz, a long-time friend of Peter’s. We would like to salute Tatjana’s kindness, inner beauty and outstanding intelligence.</p> <p>Our thoughts go to her loved ones and particularly Jonah. She will be immensely missed."</p> <p>Tatjana Patitz is survived by her son, Jonah, who has followed in his mother’s footsteps and is now a model.</p> <p><em>Image: Instagram</em></p>

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JLo defends taking Ben Affleck’s surname

<p dir="ltr">Jennifer Affleck, formerly known as Jennifer Lopez, has defended taking her husband’s surname saying it’s a “power move”. </p> <p dir="ltr">The 53-year-old singer married Ben Affleck, 50, in an intimate ceremony in Vegas on July 17, just three months after being engaged (for the second time).</p> <p dir="ltr">Speaking to Vogue for the December issue, Mrs Affleck said that her decision to take her husband’s surname didn’t make much of a difference. </p> <p dir="ltr">“People are still going to call me Jennifer Lopez. But my legal name will be Mrs Affleck because we’re joined together. We’re husband and wife. I’m proud of that,” she told the publication.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I don’t think that’s a problem... it’s not traditional. It doesn’t have any romance to it. It feels like it’s a power move, you know what I mean?</p> <p dir="ltr">“I’m very much in control of my own life and destiny and feel empowered as a woman and as a person. I can understand that people have their feelings about it, and that’s okay, too.</p> <p dir="ltr">“But if you want to know how I feel about it, I just feel like it’s romantic. It still carries tradition and romance to me, and maybe I’m just that kind of girl.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Mrs Affleck then went on to divulge more details about the couple’s engagement 20 years ago and why it didn’t work out.</p> <p dir="ltr">“We were so young and so in love at that time, really very carefree, with no kids, no attachments,” she said. </p> <p dir="ltr">“We were just living out loud, and it turned out to really bite us. There was a lot underneath the surface there, people not wanting us to be together, people thinking I wasn’t the right person for him.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I became very guarded because I realised that they will fillet you. I really wish I could say more. I used to be like that. I am like that. But I’ve also learned.”</p> <p dir="ltr">The couple co-parent five children - Max and Emme from Mrs Afflec’s ex-husband Marc Anthony, and Mr Affleck co-parents Violet, Seraphina and Samuel with ex-wife Jennifer Garner.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Instagram</em></p>

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Ukraine’s first lady sparks controversy with Vogue cover

<p dir="ltr">Olena Zelenska, Ukraine’s First Lady, has sparked backlash after she appeared on a new ‘digital cover’ of <em><a href="http://v" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vogue</a></em> with her husband, President Volodymyr Zelensky, amid the ongoing war with Russia.</p> <p dir="ltr">The accompanying article, titled ‘Portrait of Bravery’, was created in collaboration between <em>Ukrainian Vogue</em> and the <em>Conde Nast Vogues</em>, featuring moody, graceful portraits of the First Lady taken by Annie Leibovitz, including one where she stands next to female soldiers at Antonov Airport.</p> <p dir="ltr">Unlike her 2019 debut on the magazine’s cover, where she was styled in brands such as Prada, Lemaire and Jimmy Choo, this year’s feature sees her exclusively wear Ukrainian designers and a focus on the pain and trauma her country is currently experiencing.</p> <p dir="ltr">With <em>Vogue</em>’s historical connections to elitism, wealth and frivolity, the sombre tone and focus on the realities of war in Ms Zelenska’s latest feature has prompted backlash from some who have labelled it as tasteless.</p> <p dir="ltr">“While Ukraine is going through hell, Vogue is doing a photoshoot for the President &amp; his wife,” columnist Amrita Bhinder wrote on <a href="https://twitter.com/amritabhinder/status/1552215355288088577" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a>.</p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-60e80651-7fff-c53c-865e-54e32704ef34"></span></p> <p dir="ltr">US Republican <a href="https://twitter.com/MayraFlores2022/status/1552267933501489152" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mayra Flores</a>, a representative from Texas, was among a number of conservatives who jumped on the opportunity to attack the Biden administration for supporting Ukraine financially, insinuating it was funding vanity, as reported by <em><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/28/style/olena-zelenska-vogue.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Times</a></em>.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">wartime vogue photo shoots. very serious. let’s keep sending ukraine weekly billion dollar aid packages to protect “democracy.” don’t question it. <a href="https://t.co/MXVaW16K0y">pic.twitter.com/MXVaW16K0y</a></p> <p>— Logan Hall (@loganclarkhall) <a href="https://twitter.com/loganclarkhall/status/1552009719509925888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2022</a></p></blockquote> <p dir="ltr">Others defended Ms Zelenska, arguing the photoshoot was a symbol for national pride and a means of raising awareness of the struggles facing Ukraine to audiences that might otherwise not be reached.</p> <p dir="ltr">Supporters included Lesia Vasylenko, a Ukrainian MP, who tweeted that Ms Zelenska’s interview with <em>Vogue </em>was “about duty, keeping sane and staying together”.</p> <p dir="ltr">“It’s about personal strength. It’s about what being Ukrainian is really like,” she continued.</p> <p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-723af7bd-7fff-f677-2ce9-31586b385290"></span></p> <p dir="ltr">“It’s about what #Ukraine needs.”</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Zelensky <a href="https://twitter.com/voguemagazine?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@voguemagazine</a> interview is a true story of one family, of a couple who woke up in war 150 days ago. It’s about duty, keeping sane and staying together. It’s about personal strength. It’s about what being Ukrainian is really like. It’s about what <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ukraine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Ukraine</a> needs <a href="https://t.co/lr2rgx4UOd">pic.twitter.com/lr2rgx4UOd</a></p> <p>— Lesia Vasylenko (@lesiavasylenko) <a href="https://twitter.com/lesiavasylenko/status/1552402194707746817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 27, 2022</a></p></blockquote> <p dir="ltr">When asked about why she decided to appear on Vogue, Ms Zelenska told the <em><a href="https://twitter.com/LucyHockingsBBC/status/1552711694790557702" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBC</a></em> it was about speaking to people directly.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Millions read <em>Vogue</em>, and to be able to speak to them direct, that was my duty,” she said.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I believe it is more important to do something and be criticised for it than to do nothing.”</p> <p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-f3fbcc95-7fff-0e5f-a214-6f786a7e370d"></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: British Vogue (Instagram)</em></p>

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Beyoncé stuns with return to Vogue cover

<p dir="ltr">Pop icon Beyoncé has caused a stir with the release of her cover photos for the July issue of British <em>Vogue</em>, days after breaking the news that her next album will be released next month.</p> <p dir="ltr">The 40-year-old shared a dozen shots from the shoot to Instagram, with each simply captioned “British Vogue July 2022”.</p> <p dir="ltr">Styled by Edward Enninful and Marni Senofonte, Beyoncé shines in an all-black Maison Alaia gown and a huge feathered headpiece atop a red horse called Stetson, making the magazine’s caption “Beyoncé turns up the heat” all the more appropriate.</p> <p dir="ltr">In another shot, the queen of pop wears an expertly embroidered gold gown of sequins and mesh with a collar that creates a halo behind her, accented with Saturn-shaped golden earrings, vintage jewels, and Swarovski rhinestones, per <em><a href="https://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/article/beyonce-vogue-cover-new-music" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vogue</a></em>.</p> <p dir="ltr">She also swaps the horse for a motorbike and the gown for a patchwork leather jacket, vinyl legging, boots, and a leather headpiece with silver studs in one shot, and a giant mirror ball with more feathered headgear and a pink leather coat dress in another.</p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-b4a180ae-7fff-81f0-d2c5-2d2903c07a0c"></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: @beyonce (Instagram)</em></p>

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Camilla celebrates birthday with Vogue debut

<p dir="ltr">The Duchess of Cornwall will be marking her 75th birthday by making her debut on the cover of <em>British Vogue</em>.</p> <p dir="ltr">Camilla is due to appear in July's issue, which coincides with her birthday, after months of negotiations, a source told <em><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10771189/Camilla-Duchess-Cornwall-star-cover-Vogue.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Mail on Sunday</a></em>.</p> <p dir="ltr">"Conversations have been ongoing for months so this has been in the pipeline for a long time," the source said.</p> <p dir="ltr">"The timing has been carefully thought through and her 75th birthday felt like the appropriate time."</p> <p dir="ltr">The Duchess reportedly turned down the offer for a team of celebrity stylists to fly to prepare her for the photoshoot.</p> <p dir="ltr">Instead, she opted for a small team for the shoot and interview, both held in secrecy last week. according to <em><a href="https://honey.nine.com.au/royals/camilla-duchess-of-cornwall-vogue-cover-star-at-age-75/de1b7190-5b01-457e-8455-ce2672c33be8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">9Honey</a></em>.</p> <p dir="ltr">Her photoshoot comes just months after Queen Elizabeth II graced the cover for the first time as queen, after appearing as a one-year-old on her mother’s knee in 1927.</p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-00f54970-7fff-7d53-adbb-9d00905aac73"></span></p> <p dir="ltr">That issue, which celebrated the monarch's Platinum Jubilee, ran with the headline: "Platinum Queen: Vogue celebrates Her Majesty's 70 years on the throne”.</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; 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height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CbdDUhYMIrt/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by British Vogue (@britishvogue)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p dir="ltr">The two royals join a growing list who have had the honour, including Princess Diane, Princess Anne, and Kate Middleton.</p> <p dir="ltr">In 2019, Meghan Markle became the first royal to get behind-the-scenes of <em>Vogue </em>after serving as Guest Editor for the September issue, and was also the first person to guest-edit a September issue in the magazine’s 103-year run, per <em><a href="https://honey.nine.com.au/royals/five-things-learned-meghan-markle-british-vogue-september-issue/8fdfd4f4-2212-4e8b-83b7-6c2a6719f505" target="_blank" rel="noopener">9Honey</a></em>.</p> <p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-18fa1908-7fff-b36e-7d5a-6689dca3adb7"></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Getty Images</em></p>

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Adele gets candid about weight loss and divorce in new Vogue interview

<p>Adele has broken her silence on the heartbreak of her divorce, being a single parent and her incredible weight-loss in a candid interview with Vogue. </p> <p>Appearing on the front cover of the November issues of both <a rel="noopener" href="/Adele%20makes stunning appearance in Vogue magazine" target="_blank">British</a> and <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.vogue.com/article/adele-cover-november-2021" target="_blank">American Vogue</a>, the 33-year-old songstress has bared her soul ahead of the much anticipated release of her fourth studio album next month. </p> <p>It's her first music release since her divorce form Simon Konecki, who she <span>split from in April 2019 after seven years together.</span><span></span></p> <p>The pair share eight-year-old son Angelo, and used her new music to answer a lot of his emotional questions. </p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CUvEZs2MZcE/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CUvEZs2MZcE/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by British Vogue (@britishvogue)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>“My son has had a lot of questions. Really good questions, really innocent questions, that I just don’t have an answer for."</p> <p>“’Why can’t you still live together?’ I just felt like I wanted to explain to him, through this record, when he’s in his twenties or thirties, who I am and why I voluntarily chose to dismantle his entire life in the pursuit of my own happiness," she said.</p> <p>“It made him really unhappy sometimes. And that’s a real wound for me that I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to heal.”</p> <p>The loving mother went on to clarify that her and her ex-husband "<span>never fought over him or anything like that, Angelo’s just like, ‘I don’t get it.’"</span></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CUu_IFDs5dR/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CUu_IFDs5dR/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by British Vogue (@britishvogue)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p><span>Adele also shared that she felt "embarrassed" her marriage didn't work out so publicly, </span>saying, <span>“That thing of not being able to make something work. We’ve been trained as women to keep trying, even by the movies we watched when we were little." </span></p> <p><span>"At the time it broke my heart, but I actually find it so interesting now. How we’re told to suck it up. Well, f**k that."</span></p> <p><span>Despite admitting she thought her entire album would inevitably become about her divorce, she said it covers many other things and she hopes to teach Angelo some valuable life lessons through her music. </span></p> <p><span>“I wanted to put it on the album to show Angelo what I expect him to treat his partner like, whether it be a woman or a man or whatever." </span></p> <p><span>"After going through a divorce, my requirements are sky-high. There’s a very big pair of shoes to fill.”</span></p> <p><span>The singer also discussed her impressive 45kg weight-loss, saying she had </span>inadvertently gotten in shape after turning to exercise to deal with stress. </p> <p>“It was because of my anxiety. Working out, I would just feel better,” Adele said.</p> <p>“It was never about losing weight, it was always about becoming strong and giving myself as much time every day without my phone. I got quite addicted to it. I work out two or three times a day.”</p> <p>The honest interview comes just days after Adele announced her brand new single to the world. </p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CUpkLl3g0nx/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CUpkLl3g0nx/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Adele (@adele)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>After posting a sneak peek on Instagram, she revealed that Easy On Me would be released on October 15th. </p> <p><em>Image credits: Vogue - Steven Meisel</em></p>

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Dame Judi Dench's racy regret

<p>She recently made headlines as the oldest woman to grace the cover of<span> </span><em>Vogue</em>.</p> <p>Now at 85, Dame Judi Dench is expressing her disappointment that she didn’t do more sex scenes throughout her acting career.</p> <p>Speaking to the<span> </span><em>Mirror</em>, the veteran actress looked back on her extensive portfolio and reflected on not taking advantage of the more risqué aspects of her impressive onscreen performances.</p> <p>"I have done a few bed scenes. Not many in the theatre. What a disappointment," she told the publication.</p> <p>Despite her body of work, which includes an Oscar-win for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her portrayal as Queen Elizabeth in 1999’s<span> </span><em>Shakespeare in Love</em>, Dench was once told she would never appear on film.</p> <p>"They told me I would never make a film. To which there is no reply. I put my chair against the wall. I am not quite sure why. I walked out.</p> <p>She continued, "I did not want to do films anyway. I never thought I'd have a future in films as the stage is my passion. It's never ever the same in a theatre, never. You always got a different reaction to things."</p> <p>But when asked about her acting credits, the<span> </span><em>Bond</em><span> </span>star remains modest and puts it down to “luck”.</p> <p>"It's really called luck. The whole business of theatre is ­suddenly being in the right place at the right time and by chance somebody will say, 'That person might do.'"</p> <p>She continued, "It is not really to do with ­talent I don't think. It just ­happens that you fall into the slot at that time."</p> <p>Sharing some advice to aspiring actors, Dench said to the <em>Mirror</em>: "My advice is go see as much theatre as you possibly can. I think it is very, very difficult. We are just lucky we are employed."</p> <p>Dench’s career has spanned over 60 years and included starring in iconic films including M in the James Bond series, I<em>ris, Shakespeare in Love, Notes on a Scandal, Philomena</em><span> </span>and many more.</p>

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Madonna reveals hidden story behind iconic “Vogue” music clip

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Madonna’s hit </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Vogue</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> was the best-selling single of 1990, with more than 6 million copies flying off the shelves.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">However, despite the songs success, it was the accompanying film clip that really made waves.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The film clip is shot in black and white, and the singer drew inspiration from “vogue” dancing, which is created from eccentric model poses from </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Vogue</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> magazine.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The dance style at the time was little-known as it evolved from African-American drag queens of the Harlem ballroom scene in the early 1960’s.</span></p> <div class="embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9"><iframe class="embed-responsive-item" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GuJQSAiODqI"></iframe></div> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The impact that the video had on the underground scene will be spoken about in the upcoming second season of </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pose</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">, with the show picking up at a time when Madonna’s video was released.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The FX drama details the history of drag ballroom culture that came to define New York. Co-creator Steven Canals said that season 2 would follow the reaction of drag culture making its way into mainstream pop culture. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“If we’re looking at the history of ballroom and specifically that moment in time, what Madonna did was bring ballroom to the mainstream,” Canals told </span><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/pose-cast-creators-madonnas-vogue-season-2-influences-1217365"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Hollywood Reporter</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. “She introduced the world to this community who, up until that point in time, had been a subculture.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a sneak peek of the first episode of the second season, </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Vogue</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> can be heard playing minutes into it.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Blanca (Mj Rodriguez) gives a speech to the house full of critics.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Mark my words, </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Vogue </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">will make us stars,” she says. “Madonna lives on the edge for what’s next, and what’s newer than an entire world undiscovered brimming to the rim with guts, gorgeousness and raw talent?”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">American theatre performer Billy Porter, who stars in </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pose</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">, says that the industry still had to make strides before being accepted into society.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Without us Madonna would be nothing, Beyoncé would be nothing, Lady Gaga would be nothing,” he said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The culture has been influenced by us since the beginning of time and now we get to reclaim that space.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Photo credit: Madonna, </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuJQSAiODqI"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Vogue</span></a></p>

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Michelle Obama’s motherhood advice leaves Duchess Meghan speechless

<p>Former US first lady Michelle Obama has shared her experiences with motherhood and parenting in an interview with Duchess Meghan.</p> <p>The Duchess, who welcomed her firstborn Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor in May, said she was left “somewhat speechless” when the questions she sent Obama for the Q&amp;A feature on the September issue of British<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/michelle-obama-duchess-of-sussex-interview-2019" target="_blank"><em>Vogue</em></a><span> </span>that she guest-edited were returned “as a thoughtful, reflective and beautifully curated narrative”.</p> <p>Obama opened up about what she learned from raising her daughters Sasha and Malia. “Being a mother has been a masterclass in letting go,” Obama wrote.</p> <p>“Try as we might, there’s only so much we can control. And, boy, have I tried – especially at first. As mothers, we just don’t want anything or anyone to hurt our babies. But life has other plans. Bruised knees, bumpy roads and broken hearts are part of the deal.”</p> <p>Obama said she learned to allow her daughters to grow into the best versions of themselves. “Motherhood has taught me that, most of the time, my job is to give them the space to explore and develop into the people they want to be. Not who I want them to be or who I wish I was at that age, but who they are, deep inside,” she wrote.</p> <p>“I need to be a safe and consistent place for them to land when they inevitably fail; and to show them, again and again, how to get up on their own.”</p> <p>Obama also recalled what it was like to be a parent to infants, just as the Duchess and her husband Prince Harry are now with their three-month-old son.</p> <p>“When Malia and Sasha were newborns, [husband] Barack and I could lose hours just watching them sleep,” the 55-year-old wrote.</p> <p>“Don’t get me wrong, early parenthood is exhausting. I’m sure you know a thing or two about that these days. But there is something so magical about having a baby in the house … each moment holds its own little eternity. I’m so excited for you and Harry to experience that, Meghan. Savour it all.”</p> <p>The Duchess guest-edited the special British<span> </span><em>Vogue</em><span> </span>issue with editor-in-chief Edward Enninful. It is the first time in the magazine’s history that a September issue has been co-edited.</p>

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Prince Harry reveals the "maximum" number of kids he wants with Duchess Meghan

<p>Prince Harry has hinted he and Duchess Meghan are planning to have one more child. </p> <p>The Duke of Sussex, 34, opened up during an interview with world-famous ethologist Dr. Jane Goodall for the September issue<span> </span>Vogue,<span> </span>edited by Meghan. </p> <p>The couple welcomed their first child, Archie Harrison Mountbatten Windsor, on May 6. </p> <p>In the intimate conversation between the royal and Goodall, they discussed preserving the world for the next generation. </p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B0i7a3blqNK/" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B0i7a3blqNK/" target="_blank">A post shared by The Duke and Duchess of Sussex (@sussexroyal)</a> on Jul 30, 2019 at 8:22am PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>“We are the one species on this planet that seems to think that this place belongs to us, and only us,” the 34-year-old royal said. </p> <p>The royal also pointed out the “terrifying” state of the world - a feeling that truly dawned on him when he welcomed his little Archie. </p> <p>“Well, it does make it different, doesn’t it?” she said.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B0UcRFDngKM/" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B0UcRFDngKM/" target="_blank">A post shared by Dr. Jane Goodall (@janegoodallinst)</a> on Jul 24, 2019 at 5:20pm PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>“It does make it different,” Harry replied. “I think, weirdly, because of the people that I’ve met and the places that I’ve been fortunate enough to go to, I’ve always had a connection and a love for nature. I view it differently now, without question. </p> <p>“But I’ve always wanted to try and ensure that, even before having a child and hoping to have children…”</p> <p>“Not too many!” Dr. Goodall responded with a laugh.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Video: Dr Jane Goodall <a href="https://twitter.com/JaneGoodallInst?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JaneGoodallInst</a> asked <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/princeharry?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#princeharry</a> if he remembered the “chimp greeting” from when they first met in Dec (&amp; last month). They brilliantly re-enacted it: Jane as the nervous female approaches and Harry pats her on the head to encourage her for a hug! 🐒 🐵 <a href="https://t.co/gKAxJOqPY5">pic.twitter.com/gKAxJOqPY5</a></p> — Emily Andrews (@byEmilyAndrews) <a href="https://twitter.com/byEmilyAndrews/status/1153707294808518657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 23, 2019</a></blockquote> <p>“Two, maximum!” said Prince Harry. “But I’ve always thought: this place is borrowed. And, surely, being as intelligent as we all are, or as evolved as we all are supposed to be, we should be able to leave something better behind for the next generation.”</p> <p>While visiting the royal couple’s Frogmore Cottage home, the famed primatologist admitted to getting in a quick cuddle session with baby Archie. </p> <p>“He’s very cute and very gentle,” Dr. Goodall told reporters.</p> <p>The Duchess of Sussex revealed in her editor’s letter she had been working on her project with<span> </span><em>Vogue </em>for many months - all while preparing for the arrival of her first baby boy. </p> <p>“I was about five months pregnant when this process began, and by the time you hold this issue in your hands, my husband and I will be holding our three-month-old baby boy in ours,” the royal wrote. </p> <p>“It’s a very special time for me personally, on so many levels; working with Edward and his team, both during my pregnancy and my maternity leave, has played no small part in that joy – it has been a privilege to be welcomed and supported by this amazing team.”</p>

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Never seen before video footage of Duchess Meghan emerges

<p>It may have been only a few seconds the camera graced the Duchess of Sussex’s face, but it sure was memorable for royal fans.</p> <p>In a short video to launch UK<span> </span><em>Vogue’</em>s September issue, the Duchess – who was reportedly around five months pregnant with baby Archie at the time the clip was shot – is shown working alongside the magazine’s editor-in-chief Edward Enninful.</p> <p>With her baby bump on show to the world, the 37-year-old described working with the<span> </span><em>Vogue</em> team as “rewarding.”</p> <p>“These last seven months have been a rewarding process, curating and collaborating with Edward Enninful, British Vogue’s Editor-in-Chief, to take the year’s most read fashion issue and steer its focus to the values, causes and people making impact in the world today,” she said in a statement.</p> <p>The<span> </span><span>@</span>SussexRoyal Instagram account said of the partnership: “Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Sussex is the first Guest Editor for British Vogue’s September Issue and for the last seven months has worked to create an issue of inclusivity and inspiration, focusing on what connects us rather than what divides us.”</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B0ff0ctlVYT/" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B0ff0ctlVYT/" target="_blank">A post shared by The Duke and Duchess of Sussex (@sussexroyal)</a> on Jul 29, 2019 at 12:26am PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>“Through this lens I hope you’ll feel the strength of the collective in the diverse selection of women chosen for the cover as well as the team of support I called upon within the issue to help bring this to light.</p> <p>“I hope readers feel as inspired as I do, by the 'Forces for Change' they’ll find within these pages.”</p> <p>Duchess Meghan’s two brief appearances in the short film was purposeful and aimed to keep the attention away from herself and on the 15 women selected as “Forces for Change" for the empowering September issue of UK <em>Vogue</em>.</p>

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The palace confirms Duchess Meghan's big new role

<p>It has been confirmed by the palace that the Duchess of Sussex is the guest editor for British <em>Vogue</em>’s famed September issue. </p> <p>While we won’t be seeing the royal grace the cover herself, she is choosing to include a number of other big names in September’s Forces of Change edition. </p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B0ebh7tlnVl/" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B0ebh7tlnVl/" target="_blank">A post shared by The Duke and Duchess of Sussex (@sussexroyal)</a> on Jul 28, 2019 at 2:26pm PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Some of the faces that will be gracing the cover include New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, boxer Ramla Ali and actress Gemma Chan. </p> <p>The collection will feature 15 women who are “changemakers, united by their fearlessness in breaking barriers”.</p> <p>The palace also revealed a candid conversation with former US First Lady, Michelle Obama, and an interview between Prince Harry and ethologist and primatologist Dr Jane Goodall will be included. </p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B0ejj5dn6o9/" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B0ejj5dn6o9/" target="_blank">A post shared by The British Royal Family🇬🇧👑 (@royalwindsors.__)</a> on Jul 28, 2019 at 3:36pm PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>"These last seven months have been a rewarding process, curating and collaborating with Edward Enninful, British Vogue’s Editor-in-Chief, to take the year’s most read fashion issue and steer its focus to the values, causes and people making impact in the world today," the Duchess said in a heartfelt statement. </p> <p>"Through this lens I hope you’ll feel the strength of the collective in the diverse selection of women chosen for the cover as well as the team of support I called upon within the issue to help bring this to light.</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7829020/new-project.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/ae3eb501672c4f66a9eee53fe028becb" /></p> <p>"I hope readers feel as inspired as I do, by the 'Forces for Change' they’ll find within these pages."</p> <p>The magazine’s cover displays 15 women personally chosen by the Duchess of Sussex, along with a mysterious blank space which was revealed to be a mirror “so that when you hold the issue in your hands, you see yourself as part of this collective".</p> <p>The issue will be available online from this Friday, August 2.</p>

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Vogue editor votes Camilla as the “best dressed royal” over Kate and Meghan

<p>Duchess Kate and Duchess Meghan are well known for their fashion looks and creating shopping frenzies for clothing items they are seen wearing.</p> <p>However, one British fashion stylish and editor at<span> </span><em>Vogue</em><span> </span>believes the Duchess of Cornwall’s style is the one to look out for.</p> <p><em>Secrets of the Royal Dressmaker </em>is a show that premiered in the UK last night and it claimed the<span> </span><em>Vogue</em><span> </span>editor Edward Enninful is apparently a big fan of Camilla’s clothing.</p> <p>Although Prince William and Prince Harry’s wives can boast an upward of $300,000 in fashion sales per year, Enninful wants to secure Camilla as his next royal magazine cover star.</p> <p>In April 2016, the Duchess of Cambridge was British<span> </span><em>Vogue</em>’s centenary cover star, so if her mother-in-law was to be on the next cover, she would be following in her daughter-in-law’s footsteps.</p> <p>Princess Diana also graced the cover a number of times before she died in 1997, as well as Princess Margaret and Lady Helen Taylor – the Duke and Duchess of Kent’s daughter.</p> <p>Royal correspondent Emily Andrews said the royal member is admired by Enninful for her fashion taste.</p> <p>“Edward Enninful, who's the new editor of<span> </span><em>Vogue</em>, adores Camilla, he thinks she's the best-dressed royal,” she explained.</p> <p>“He thinks she's gorgeous and he wants to put her on the cover of<span> </span><em>Vogue</em>.”</p> <p>The Duchess of Cambridge stole the spotlight for the<span> </span><em>Vogue</em><span> </span>cover of June 2016 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of British<span> </span><em>Vogue</em>.</p> <p>Duchess Kate followed the footsteps of Princess Diana who was on the magazine cover a total number of four times.</p> <p>Much like her young daughter-in-law, Camilla enjoys a “classic plain” look over a glamorous frock, says Royal author Claudia Joseph.</p> <p>“Camilla, like Kate, is much happier in jeans and wellies playing with her grandchildren and dogs than she is in posh frocks,” she said.</p> <p>“She wears quite traditional clothing, elegant, tailored, not showing too much flesh.”</p> <p>Scroll through the gallery above to see the Duchess of Cornwall’s fashion looks throughout the years.  </p>

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"What a woman!" Jane Fonda graces the cover of Vogue at 81

<p>It’s no easy feat for just about any woman to grace the cover of one of the world’s most famous fashion magazines – but Jane Fonda has done just that at the age of 81.</p> <p>The actress has become the cover star for <a href="https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/jane-fonda-on-ageing"><em>British Vogue</em></a>’s May issue, a special edition targeted at women over 50.</p> <p>Fonda told the magazine she is proud of her age. “I like being over the hill because I’ve discovered there’s a whole new landscape,” she said. “I’m fond of age. I’m glad I’ve lived this long.”</p> <p>Fonda’s appearance on the cover has received some rave reviews from fans.</p> <p>“What a woman!” one commented on the picture on the magazine’s Instagram page.</p> <p>“Jane is amazing! Such an example of an extraordinary woman!” another wrote.</p> <p>One added, “It’s so nice to see a legend on the front of a beautiful magazine.”</p> <p>The Grace and Frankie star admitted that being in her 80s came with a lot of health struggles, including skin cancer and osteoporosis.</p> <p>“I’ve had a lot of cancer,” she said, describing her cancer diagnosis today as “an ongoing process”.</p> <p>“I was a sun-worshipper. When I have a day off, I frequently go to my skin doctor and have things cut off me by a surgeon.”</p> <p>She also recalled the moment when she attended the 2016 Golden Globe Awards in a high-necked, ruffly Yves Saint Laurent Couture dress.</p> <p>“I get out of the car and I have the strange white dress with all the ruffles? That’s because I’d just had a mastectomy and I had to cover my bandages.”</p> <p>However, she said she was grateful for the opportunity to get to this age. “I didn’t think I’d ever, ever live this long – or feel that I’m whole or getting whole,” she said. “I feel very intentional about realising that it’s up to me how this last part of my life goes.”</p> <p>Scroll through the gallery above to see pictures from Fonda’s magazine photoshoot.</p>

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George and Amal Clooney share rare glimpse of life with twins in new interview

<p><span>For two of the most recognisable faces in the world, George and Amal Clooney are notoriously picky about the moments they choose to address the press. </span></p> <p><span>But the aesthetically-pleasing couple <a href="https://www.vogue.com.au/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>loosened their lips for Vouge</strong></em></span></a> this month to speak about their twins Alexander and Ella, who were born in June 2017. </span></p> <p><span>And the 40-year-old human rights lawyer, who graced the edition’s cover, was even happy enough to share the twin’s first words with the fashion magazine.</span></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media"> <div style="padding: 8px;"> <div style="background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 62.5% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;"> <div style="background: url(data:image/png; base64,ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaacwaaaascamaaaapwqozaaaabgdbtueaalgpc/xhbqaaaafzukdcak7ohokaaaamuexurczmzpf399fx1+bm5mzy9amaaadisurbvdjlvzxbesmgces5/p8/t9furvcrmu73jwlzosgsiizurcjo/ad+eqjjb4hv8bft+idpqocx1wjosbfhh2xssxeiyn3uli/6mnree07uiwjev8ueowds88ly97kqytlijkktuybbruayvh5wohixmpi5we58ek028czwyuqdlkpg1bkb4nnm+veanfhqn1k4+gpt6ugqcvu2h2ovuif/gwufyy8owepdyzsa3avcqpvovvzzz2vtnn2wu8qzvjddeto90gsy9mvlqtgysy231mxry6i2ggqjrty0l8fxcxfcbbhwrsyyaaaaaelftksuqmcc); display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;"></div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BhYzGOOhZRH/" target="_blank">A post shared by Vogue (@voguemagazine)</a> on Apr 10, 2018 at 4:00am PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p><span>"We've had some 'Mamas' and 'Dadas,' " Amal shared. </span></p> <p><span>"George was very careful to ensure that 'Mama' was the first word."</span></p> <p><span>What a lovely couple. What are your thoughts?</span></p>

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Theresa May to be first PM to grace cover of Vogue

<p><em>Vogue</em> may be synonymous with haute couture, glamour and waif-like models, but next month, the US edition will go for something completely different. While Margaret Thatcher appeared several times in British <em>Vogue</em>, Theresa May will become the first ever Prime Minister to grace the cover of the iconic US magazine.</p> <p>It’ll be the perfect fit for the UK leader, who has long been a lover of fashion, even describing to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/nov/23/may-be-may-be-not-home-secretary-gives-little-away-on-desert-island-discs" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs</span></strong></a> that a lifetime subscription to <em>Vogue</em> would be her desert island luxury item. And the feeling appears to be mutual with the magazine recently praising her bold choices for “pushing the boundaries of prime ministerial attire.”</p> <p>However, some of her fashion moves have also lead to backlash from critics, including Conservative MP Nicky Morgan who slammed the 67-year-old Prime Minister after she was pictured wearing £995 designer trousers. “I don’t have leather trousers,” Morgan said. “I don’t think I’ve ever spent that much on anything apart from my wedding dress.”</p> <p><a href="http://www.vogue.com/article/british-prime-minister-theresa-may-interview-brexit-political-views" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Her shoot has already taken place</span></strong></a>, with legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz behind the camera – flip through the gallery above to see some of the first stunning pictures. The issue will go on sale later this month.</p> <p><em>Images: Annie Leibovitz/Vogue.</em></p>

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Princess Mary reveals what it was like becoming a Princess

<p>When Mary Donaldson began her romantic fairy tale after meeting Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark during the 2000 Sydney Olympics, it seemed like she was living every young girl’s dream. However, in a candid new interview with <a href="http://www.vogue.com.au/culture/features/crown+princess+mary+talks+sustainability+gender+equality+and+her+love+of+family+with+vogue+editor+edwina+mccann,39653?https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FVogueAustralia%2Fposts%2F10153576491972461%3Futm_source=Facebook&amp;utm_medium=PPC_Facebook&amp;utm_campaign=VogueAugustissue&amp;utm_content=Maryarticle" target="_blank"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Vogue Australia</span></em></strong></a> Crown Princess Mary of Denmark has proven there’s much more to her than a storybook romance.</p> <p>“I see my role as not just being a voice of the voiceless, but also being able to be a catalyst for bringing people and relevant actors together,” Mary, who has long fought for gender equality and LGBTI rights, told the magazine.</p> <p>“I believe that in order to find solutions to some of the most pressing global challenges of today we need to take a holistic approach that requires us to consider the social, environmental and economic aspects and work together in new and innovative partnerships, maybe with people and organisations we wouldn’t have thought about working with before.</p> <p>“I try, as effectively as possibly, to use the platform that I have built up over the years to advocate and work for the empowerment of women and of their human rights,” the young royal explains.</p> <p>To read the full interview, grab the August issue of Vogue Australia, out now.</p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><a href="/news/news/2016/07/princess-mary-vogue-australia-profile-released/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Princess Mary’s stunning Vogue Australia profile released</strong></em></span></a></p> <p><a href="/news/news/2016/07/princess-mary-and-family-on-cover-of-vogue-australia/"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Princess Mary and family grace cover of Vogue Australia</span></em></strong></a></p> <p><a href="/news/news/2016/06/duchess-of-cambridge-and-princess-mary-at-royal-ascot/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>The Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Mary at Royal Ascot together</strong></em></span></a></p>

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