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HARRY & MEGHAN the real story • The authors of the explosive Harry and Meghan biography, Finding Freedom, tell Juliet Rieden how they uncovered the truth behind the headlines and why friends and aides were at such pains to set the record straight.

“My story isn’t over yet” • Every day Sam Bloom longs for the surf-loving woman she used to be before a tragic accident injured her spinal cord. But the unstoppable love of her husband and sons, plus a remarkable friendship with an injured magpie, made her want to live again, she tells Juliet Rieden.

Beatrice & Edoardo Our perfect day • Her Majesty played a touching role in the wedding of beloved granddaughter Princess Beatrice, writes Juliet Rieden.

Rebecca Gibney “I’m very much for the sisterhood” • In 1994, a role came around that changed Rebecca Gibney’s life. And as she steps back into Jane Halifax’s shoes, she tells Tiffany Dunk how the project that saw her plunge into a spiralling breakdown also brought a lifelong love.

Secrets of the family tree • Do-it-yourself DNA tests are a popular hobby. For some the results are predictable, for others they’re a revelation. Genevieve Gannon meets historian Rose Overberg, who followed clues from her own test to find her biological father, and now helps others do the same.

Forged in flames • When fire ravaged eastern Australia last summer, Shane Fitzsimmons was the steady, resolute, compassionate voice that saw us through. Samantha Trenoweth meets the former NSW RFS Commissioner and his family on their very personal quest for resilience and recovery.

THE AUSTRALIAN Women’s Weekly women of the future veeda 2020 • Now in its eighth year, The Weekly’s Women of the Future Awards champion the achievements of Australia’s most brilliant young female innovators. The opportunities the awards present can change their lives, and those of countless others, forever. As we launch into the 2020 Awards, with an exciting new sponsor, we catch up with some of the most extraordinary women we have met along the way.

Last year’s event

Hilary Duff International Veeda Ambassador • The actor, singer and author is thrilled to be involved in a good cause.

To catch a LOVE THIEF • When a Kansas woman starting blogging about her con-artist husband, she discovered he’d amassed many more victims – and wives. They joined forces with a bounty hunter to bring the swindler down. Genevieve Gannon reports.

Into the light • After being brutally kidnapped by rebel soldiers in Sierra Leone’s war, Aminata Conteh-Biger escaped to Australia. Now this courageous trailblazer is helping to save mothers and babies in her hometown, writes Juliet Rieden.

LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON • One is a thrice-married TV legend whose favourite meal is bangers and mash. The other is a flamboyant vegan model with aspirations to act. On the surface, Richard and Christian Wilkinson couldn’t be more different but, finds Tiffany Dunk, they have far more in common than meets the eye.

The richest girl in the world • Doris Duke was the billionaire tobacco heiress who hated the limelight. In a new book Sallie Bingham uncovers the truth about the rebellious and passionate philanthropist.

Unexpected philanthropy

A sorry state of affairs • In their hit podcast Playing Devil’s Avocado, Claire Isaac and Lisa Sinclair ponder many of life’s most pressing issues. In this exclusive extract from their new book How Not to Live Your Best Life, they pose the question: Why do women say sorry so often? And...