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April 2022
Notebook
Katharine Whitehorn had the church in stitches
Rachel Cooke
The late Observer fashion editor and writer was guaranteed to be a hoot, even at her own memorial service
December 2021
The Observer's obituaries of 2021
Katharine Whitehorn remembered by Edie Reilly
The pioneering Observer journalist, columnist and agony aunt is remembered by her devoted personal assistant for her kindness, intelligence and sense of fun
January 2021
Letters: Katharine Whitehorn obituary
“One sentence of hers has remained with me: ‘Faith is life lived on the evidence of its highest moments.’”
From the Observer archive
From the archive: Katharine Whitehorn’s modern manners, 1968
The Observer’s late, brilliant columnist on how to navigate etiquette, from hosting a party to losing your knickers
Success, social life and serenity: Katharine Whitehorn's guide to happiness at every age
‘Wise, clever and kind, Katharine Whitehorn made it easier for all of us who followed her’
Thank you, Katharine Whitehorn, for giving all the female reprobates a voice
Barbara Ellen
October 2020
A piece of Fleet Street history: Katharine Whitehorn's desk for sale
Pioneering columnist’s 60s design classic to be auctioned to aid Alzheimer’s charity
November 2018
From the Observer archive
From the archive: the au pair girl muddle of 1964
Katharine Whitehorn looks into the vexed issue of ‘foreign girls and British wives’. By Genevieve Fox
July 2018
My mother favours assisted dying. Now she has dementia I’m not sure I agree
Bernard Lyall
Observer columnist Katharine Whitehorn’s son on the difficulties of dealing with decline
June 2018
Letters: to Katharine Whitehorn, from two grateful men
Katharine Whitehorn: This is how you changed our view of the world
