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Katharine Whitehorn column

Katharine Whitehorn's observations on life
  • A man in a hat walking near mountain peaks

    Hat tricks on holiday and sex tips for my granddaughter

    Katharine Whitehorn on the holiday illusion, and advice for the younger generation
  • Perseus and Andromeda, Italian, Titian, oil on canvas, c. 1554-56. (c) The Wallace Collection

    Shopping, fine art and the Wallace Collection

    At this lovely central London art gallery, a thought occurs to Katharine Whitehorn: at some stage all these beautiful things had to be bought
  • A woman in a bikini sitting on a foldaway chair in Green Park, London

    Here comes the sun: it’s time to down tools

    Warm, balmy days mean doing whatever you feel like – as long as it’s not work
  • A boy sitting at a table with a plate full of vegetables and his hand over his mouth

    Is it time to have trade unions for kids?

    While we’re on the subject of workers’ rights, Katharine Whitehorn asks whether families should have protection for their youngest members
  • The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and the Financial Review

    Read all about it: the joy of newspapers

    If you’ve got to the age when doing jobs around the house is an uphill struggle, pick up a newspaper, says Katharine Whitehorn
  • bungee jumping in Zakynthos, Greece.

    Stuck in a rut? Time to try something different

    It won’t hurt to step outside your usual walk of life, even if it doesn’t work out, says Katharine Whitehorn
  • Stand of tabloid newspapers

    Some good news… at last

    Tired of the relentless gloom that we are presented with in the news? Well, there is another way of looking at it, says Katharine Whitehorn
  • A head a shoulders shot of George Osborne looking quizzical

    Osborne juggling jobs is just what women have always done

    Why all the fuss about handling more than one job, asks Katharine Whitehorn
  • A head and shoulders of the Queen in a pale blue hat and suit, smiling

    God save the Queen – or at least the pomp

    Elizabeth II has steered the royals wisely and when she dies a bit of old-fashioned ceremony would do the nation good, says Katharine Whitehorn
  • Anxious elderly senior couple worring about financial security at consultation

    The age of anxiety: why being old is a worry

    It’s not a good time to be elderly. The young, who we need help from, boss us around and don’t always admire or respect us, says Katharine Whitehorn
  • Mature man looking at computer monitor, smiling

    Confusion reigns when it comes to the internet

    You never know who you’ll come across online – and that’s no bad thing. The unexpected can make life more interesting
  • Girls  Tanzania FGM Safe House

    Boys as well as girls should be told about the evils of FGM

    Information on FGM should be available for all, but it’s the males that need educating, says Katharine Whitehorn
  • A businesswoman with grey hair sitting at a laptop drinking coffee

    How to combine work and motherhood: do them one at a time

    With people increasingly expected to live into their hundreds, more and more entrepreneurs are starting businesses in their 60s and 70s
  • An illustration of the library of the Reform Club, London, in 1891.

    Join the club: why it makes sense to bring people together

    London clubs are not the male preserve they once were, says Katharine Whitehorn
  • : Greta Garbo in “As You Desire Me”, released in 1932.

    Actresses now prefer the word actor, but Greta Garbo was an actress

    Women might not wish to be lumped in with any old bloke in a dodgy Western, says Katharine Whitehorn
  • Senior Woman Opening Front Door To Leave House<br>FWWBJ2 Senior Woman Opening Front Door To Leave House

    My new helper helps my family stop worrying

    It’s not particularly agreeable when there’s a stranger in the house
  • City Of Sydney Celebrates New Year's Eve 2015

    New Year’s resolutions: out with the old, in with the new

    Now is the time to assess your situation, take stock and sort things out – so best of luck with it, says Katharine Whitehorn
  • Room for everyone: a traditional Christmas dinner with all the family round the table.

    Jingle all the way: getting the Christmas spirit

    Whether it’s singing to your dead relatives in Finland or sharing a sherry with your auntie, it’s always worth remembering that Christmas is what you make it, says Katharine Whitehorn
  • Children of mixed ethnic origins play together at Windsor Street County School in Liverpool 1949

    Britain’s many faces

    Brexit means we will once more be an island alone, all the more reason to celebrate our mixed and multicultural heritage, says Katharine Whitehorn
  • Beth Tweddle with Kody, a hearing dog puppy

    Make some noise about going deaf

    We never get to choose the ailments we’d most be able to cope with, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t make the best of what we lose, says Katharine Whitehorn
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