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Editor’s letter DEAR READERS, What a difference a year makes. Twelve months ago the question ‘Have you had it?’ referred to whether or not one had contracted covid; now it’s a query about your vaccination status. April sees the lifting of some lockdown measures and the chance to meet friends and family again, although psychologists (and our very own Mary Killen) are predicting that some people may find the return to normality and a more active social life something of a challenge. In fact, some of us have found positives in the past year. Actor Robert Lindsay has suffered from depression, periodically, throughout his adult life but says lockdown actually helped what he calls ‘the glooms’. He’s now preparing to star in a new West End production of the Cole Porter classic Anything Goes and, as he tells Richard Barber, we could all do with a little light relief right now. On a holiday to the South of France as a twentysomething I was mesmerised by the glamour of the women, young and old, walking along seaside promenades dressed in eye-catching skirts or little black dresses accessorised with stunning scarves. Now I know that many of them were devotees of the Italian fashion house Pucci. A lavish new book pays tribute to these iconic designs and former fashion magazine editor Maggie Alderson has been given a sneaky peek. Also in this issue, Ciar Byrne explores the history behind the famous Exbury Gardens in the New Forest, founded by the Rothschild family, while Mary Novakovich has recommendations for how to enjoy a British holiday on foot – safely and socially distanced. My husband is a wonderful but extremely messy cook, so I’m looking forward to trying the simple-but-delicious recipes in our food section that can be made and served in one pot. It could revolutionise our kitchen! Maxine Frith, Editor What’s new on lady.co.uk WIN! A selection of beautiful Britishmade homeware from Isabel Scott Tweet us @TheLadyMagazine. Follow us at Facebook.com/ TheLadyMagazine and Instagram @theladymagazine 4 THE LADY APRIL 2021 THE LADY, THE KINETIC CENTRE, THEOBALD STREET, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 4PJ 020 7379 4717 editors@lady.co.uk classified.ads@lady.co.uk display.ads@lady.co.uk SUBSCRIPTIONS +44 (0) 344 472 5248 (all calls charged at local rates) subscriptions@lady.co.uk Editor Maxine Frith Editor’s PA and Letters Editor Gillian Spickernell Creative Director Martin Ixer Web Editor Lucy Robinson Books Editor Juanita Coulson Puzzles Editor Bert Baker Head of Sales Andrea Taylor Classified Sales Manager Heath Lampkin Classified Sales Dorinda Lewis Head of Advertising Production Kath Hanley Advertising Production Designer Joanna Keigwin Head of Marketing Nicolas Boize Circulation Office Manager Nadine Rooke Managing Director Helen Budworth Publisher and Chief Executive Ben Budworth Dear readers, We now publish once a month. So here is a helpful table of future dates to mark on your calendars. Happy reading! The Lady publication dates for 2021 ON SALE DATE DURATION 2 APRIL 2021 5 WEEKS 7 MAY 2021 4 WEEKS 4 JUNE 2021 4 WEEKS 2 JULY 2021 5 WEEKS The Lady is independently audited by the Audit Bureau of Circulations, which verifies and reports on media performance. Printed in Great Britain for The Lady Limited, by Precision Colour Printing Ltd, Haldane, Halesfield 1, Telford, Shropshire TF7 4QQ. Published by The Lady Limited, The Kinetic Centre, Theobald Street, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 4PJ. All rights of translation and reproduction reserved. Registered at the Post Office as a newspaper. The Lady is a member of IPSO, the Independent Press Standards Organisation I M A G E S : G E T T Y I C T U R E PC O V E R
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Editor’s letter

DEAR READERS,

What a difference a year makes. Twelve months ago the question ‘Have you had it?’ referred to whether or not one had contracted covid; now it’s a query about your vaccination status.

April sees the lifting of some lockdown measures and the chance to meet friends and family again, although psychologists (and our very own Mary Killen) are predicting that some people may find the return to normality and a more active social life something of a challenge.

In fact, some of us have found positives in the past year. Actor Robert Lindsay has suffered from depression, periodically, throughout his adult life but says lockdown actually helped what he calls ‘the glooms’. He’s now preparing to star in a new West End production of the Cole Porter classic Anything Goes and, as he tells Richard Barber, we could all do with a little light relief right now.

On a holiday to the South of France as a twentysomething I was mesmerised by the glamour of the women, young and old, walking along seaside promenades dressed in eye-catching skirts or little black dresses accessorised with stunning scarves. Now I know that many of them were devotees of the Italian fashion house Pucci. A lavish new book pays tribute to these iconic designs and former fashion magazine editor Maggie Alderson has been given a sneaky peek.

Also in this issue, Ciar Byrne explores the history behind the famous Exbury Gardens in the New Forest, founded by the Rothschild family, while Mary Novakovich has recommendations for how to enjoy a British holiday on foot – safely and socially distanced. My husband is a wonderful but extremely messy cook, so I’m looking forward to trying the simple-but-delicious recipes in our food section that can be made and served in one pot. It could revolutionise our kitchen!

Maxine Frith, Editor

What’s new on lady.co.uk

WIN! A selection of beautiful Britishmade homeware from Isabel Scott

Tweet us @TheLadyMagazine. Follow us at Facebook.com/ TheLadyMagazine and Instagram @theladymagazine

4 THE LADY APRIL 2021

THE LADY, THE KINETIC CENTRE,

THEOBALD STREET, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 4PJ

020 7379 4717 editors@lady.co.uk classified.ads@lady.co.uk display.ads@lady.co.uk

SUBSCRIPTIONS +44 (0) 344 472 5248

(all calls charged at local rates) subscriptions@lady.co.uk

Editor Maxine Frith Editor’s PA and Letters Editor

Gillian Spickernell Creative Director

Martin Ixer Web Editor Lucy Robinson Books Editor Juanita Coulson Puzzles Editor

Bert Baker Head of Sales Andrea Taylor Classified Sales Manager

Heath Lampkin Classified Sales Dorinda Lewis Head of Advertising Production

Kath Hanley Advertising Production Designer

Joanna Keigwin Head of Marketing

Nicolas Boize Circulation Office Manager

Nadine Rooke Managing Director

Helen Budworth Publisher and Chief Executive

Ben Budworth

Dear readers, We now publish once a month. So here is a helpful table of future dates to mark on your calendars. Happy reading!

The Lady publication dates for 2021 ON SALE DATE DURATION 2 APRIL 2021 5 WEEKS 7 MAY 2021 4 WEEKS 4 JUNE 2021 4 WEEKS 2 JULY 2021 5 WEEKS

The Lady is independently audited by the Audit Bureau of Circulations, which verifies and reports on media performance. Printed in Great Britain for The Lady Limited, by Precision Colour Printing Ltd, Haldane,

Halesfield 1, Telford, Shropshire TF7 4QQ. Published by The Lady Limited, The Kinetic Centre, Theobald Street, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 4PJ. All rights of translation and reproduction reserved. Registered at the

Post Office as a newspaper. The Lady is a member of IPSO, the Independent Press

Standards Organisation

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: G E T T Y

I C T U R E

PC O V E R

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