Merryn Porter

1 week ago | honey.nine.com.au | Merryn Porter

The British royal family is nothing if not traditional. And so it would only make sense that at Easter, just as they do at Christmas, the royals follow some steadfast traditions. Last year, the royal family's Easter plans were impacted by the cancer diagnoses of King Charles and Catherine, the Princess of Wales. With Kate now in remission from cancer, and Charles soldiering on despite ongoing treatment, let's look at how the royal family will celebrate Easter 2025.

1 week ago | honey.nine.com.au | Merryn Porter

Many a little girl has played dress-up by popping a tiara on her head, and Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands is no exception. The only difference – her play tiara happens to be real, and she has now worn it in public for the very first time. The Dutch royal, whose official title is Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange, is the eldest daughter of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and his wife, Queen Maxima, and heir apparent to the Dutch throne.

1 week ago | honey.nine.com.au | Merryn Porter

A leading dog trainer is warning pet owners about the common mistake people make with their dogs. Guide Dogs NSW/ACT mobility instructor Ryan Jones said there was a lot of 'outdated' information on the internet about training practices that are based on fear. He said some of the "outdated techniques" included ''old theories" about establishing dominance over dogs to make them fearful, and "punishing your dog for doing the wrong thing".

1 week ago | celebrity.nine.com.au | Merryn Porter

Liam Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy has revealed her final conversation with the former One Direction star who died following a in Buenos Aires, Argentina, last October. Cassidy, 25, a model and social media influencer who dated Payne for two years before his death, also divulged her boyfriend's chilling final words to her moments before she left him in Argentina to fly back to their home in the US.

1 week ago | kitchen.nine.com.au | Merryn Porter

If you have been in a supermarket in the lead-up to Christmas, you will have seen large red boxes lined up near the entrance. They contain an Italian cake known as panettone, which over the past couple of decades have gone from being a Christmas-time treat for members of the Italian community to a more commonly-found food item. But while panettone has gone mainstream, there is a lesser-known treat that is found on Italian Easter tables – the colomba.