Some people do it in shorts, others in pyjamas. My elder son does it in a dinosaur onesie. The younger goes naked. I favour elasticated leggings and a very strong sports bra — crucial for the jumping jacks. My husband avoids it like the plague. How do you do it? I am talking about ‘PE with Joe’, … Read more
What does it take to raise a future king or queen? Only a handful of women in history truly know and we’re celebrating them today in a pictorial Mother’s Day special The Duchess of Cambridge with Prince George and Princess Charlotte in Germany, 2017, moments before Charlotte threw a tantrum The women who raise Royalty Since … Read more
Mums spend £1,000 a year ferrying kids about: It’s them – not dads – doing most driving in 7 out of 10 families Mothers do most of the driving in seven out of 10 families, according to a poll Of the journeys undertaken, the school run is the biggest Nearly a third say they would … Read more
For mums across the land tomorrow, Mothering Sunday will be perhaps the most poignant — and unnerving — they’ve ever experienced. So many elderly parents will be kept away, in self-isolation, from those they care for most. There will be no parties for them, no flowers hand-delivered to mother by those who once depended on … Read more
The launch in Belfast of RMS Titanic on May 31, 1911, attracted 100,000 people — around one-third of the city’s population. At the time, she was the largest ship yet built. This I learned on a visit to the spectacular Titanic museum in Belfast, where I joined the new Seabourn Ovation on its cruise around … Read more