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
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Classifieds 112 Holiday lets, positions
vacant and much more
Subscriptions 80 Subscribe and receive
a free box of Develdas Valentino chocolates
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