The Earl and Countess of Wessex on family, Philip and the future

Dear Reader,
Matt Hancock, the Health Secretary, indicated yesterday that the Government was seriously considering a delay to the ending of Covid restrictions, due on June 21. If ministers do push ahead with such a move, backbench Tory MPs will try and fight it. Sir Graham Brady sets out why he believes the costs of continued restrictions would be too high.
Yesterday also brought news of the newest member of the Royal family, Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor. Unlike her cousins, the daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be raised in California. Celia Walden takes a look at what that might mean for the child. The birth is a bright moment in what has been a difficult few months for the monarchy. In an exclusive interview, the Earl and Countess of Wessex, who are expected to fill the void left by the departure of the Sussexes, spoke to Camilla Tominey about the legacy of the Duke of Edinburgh.
We’ve long been warned about the dangers of “processed” foods, but it has never been a particularly easy term to pin down. Now, doctors and dietitians are instead focusing on “ultra-processed” foods. Xanthe Clay finds out what they are, what they actually do to our bodies and why it is time to give them up.
Kate Winslet is one of Britain’s most successful acting exports, and she has continued her fine run in a new TV series, Mare of Easttown. With the drama now available in the UK, she spoke to Sonia Haria about acting in the pandemic and the opportunity her character brought to dispel Hollywood’s image myths.
Music may have become the ever-present background noise to our lives, and each of us likely has that special record that means more than any other. In a lovely piece, four of modern Britain’s great writers – Neil Gaiman, David Mitchell, Clive James and Olivia Laing – tell their personal stories of the albums that changed their lives.
Chris
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