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Develdas Luxury Chocolates & Gifts in Brighton Marina Develdas imports handmade, luxury chocolates directly from Valentino Chocolatier in Belgium. The chocolates are made to order and always very fresh. Treat yourself or your loved-ones to the finest quality and the very best chocolates around. We have a nice selection of chocolates in our webshop, and an even wider selection at our shop in Brighton Marina which has wheelchair access throughout. Now you can shop for your favourite chocolates in store, on-line or over the phone, and we will deliver them to you, anywhere in the U.K. Regular, sugar-free, vegan or alcohol-free options available. Friendly telephone service available 07855 214323 www.develdas.co.uk mrs.develdas@gmail.com 17 The Waterfront BN2 5WA Brighton Marina
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THE LADY established 1885 • No 6420 ContentsDECEMBER Features 12 Juliet Stevenson The actress tells us about her stellar career and helping refugees 26 Reliably Royal Sophie Rees-Jones, the Countess of Wessex, is coming into her own 30 Have a Jilly Christmas Our favourite author’s hilarious view on an annoying tradition 34 Cold Sea, Warm Heart A festive short story by our Books columnist Maggie Alderson 40 Richard Wilson The actor is starring in a new TV version of an adventure classic 44 Quiz of the Year Test your knowledge of what happened in 2021 48 Healing Houseplants They don’t just make the room look nice, they’re good for your health too 51 Competition Win a spa break for two at Whittlebury Park in Northamptonshire 56 Big-Day Bakes Brilliant Christmas cakes and treats from Germany 64 Head for the Hills Enjoy a winter break in the mountains 74 Positively Healthy How an optimistic outlook helped one woman defeat illness 83 The Gift of Giving You can make a real difference by donating to charity 93 Take a Break Why respite care is so important Regulars 6 Lady Loves... Give yourself a treat 8 Her Indoors Mary Killen 10 Letters 18 The Debate Do we still need festive decorations? 20 Modern Manners Thomas Blaikie 23 The Curmudgeon My goose is always cooked at Christmas 24 Liz Hodgkinson I’ll be decking the halls this year for a change 52 Gardener’s Diary Ciar Byrne 54 Him on the Farm Robin Page 60 Notes from a Kitchen Sue Bailey 62 Ivo Uncorked Unearth the stickies 68 Fashion Fabulous party pieces 72 The Stylist Armand Beasley 78 Health & Wellbeing Stephanie Unthank 124 Horoscopes Victor Olliver 138 First Impressions Nanette Newman Reviews 96 Bookshelf Books of the year 101 Books of Life Maggie Alderson 102 Art How dance inspired the painter Nicolas Poussin 106 TV Emily Ross 107 Stage Georgina Brown 108 Films Jason Solomons 109 Radio Louis Barfe Puzzles 125 Wordsearch and Codebreaker 126 The Ladygram Challenge Win a handsome Spode mug 130 Crosswords 12 6 30 56 26 28 134 Spot the Difference 136 Solutions Classifieds 112 Holiday lets, positions vacant and much more Subscriptions 80 Subscribe and receive a free box of Develdas Valentino chocolates 64 64 81 68 DECEMBER 2021 THE LADY 3

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Develdas Luxury Chocolates & Gifts in Brighton Marina

Develdas imports handmade, luxury chocolates directly from Valentino Chocolatier in Belgium. The chocolates are made to order and always very fresh.

Treat yourself or your loved-ones to the finest quality and the very best chocolates around. We have a nice selection of chocolates in our webshop, and an even wider selection at our shop in Brighton Marina which has wheelchair access throughout. Now you can shop for your favourite chocolates in store, on-line or over the phone, and we will deliver them to you, anywhere in the U.K. Regular, sugar-free, vegan or alcohol-free options available.

Friendly telephone service available

07855 214323 www.develdas.co.uk mrs.develdas@gmail.com

17 The Waterfront BN2 5WA Brighton Marina

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