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On the current trend of British royals marrying middle-class people:

The monarchy, an institution that has cleverly embraced what might be called 'downward nobility' for decades now.

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I think everyone can recognize the one-upmanship and the competition that go on wherever you are, especially among groups where the women don't have to hold down office jobs and instead get in a total snit about who won the longest carrot contest or took first prize for summer chutney in the August fete.

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The Lady' is a piddling little magazine that no one cares about or buys.

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I love writing journalism because it's all over in two hours and comes straight off the top of the head. Writing novels is soooooo much harder. It's the hardest thing I've ever done.

Rachel Johnson

Don't worry about never having time to write. Just write what you can in the time you do have and give yourself a big clap on the back, followed by a double latte and a blueberry muffin.

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English people are famous for never speaking out but only saying what they really feel about you behind your back. Americans believe the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. I like exploring those, er, differences in national snippiness.

Rachel Johnson

Rachel Johnson

Rachel Johnson

Born: September 3, 1965 (age 59)

Bio: Rachel Sabiha Johnson is a British editor, journalist, television presenter, and author based in London.

Known for:

Notting Hell (2006)
Shire Hell (2008)
A Diary of The Lady: My First Year As Editor (2010)
Fresh Hell (2015)
In a Good Place: A Novel (2009)

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