IN THIS ISSUE

WHO COULD HAVE KNOWN? All the time our lovelorn prince was scouring the nightclubs of London searching for The One, on the other side of the Atlantic a beautiful girl was sweeping the grate, warbling, ‘Some day my prince will come…’ Well, not quite. But when Harry proudly produced the woman who has stolen his heart, she was such a picture of polished perfection she could have stepped straight from the imagination of Walt Disney. Snow White’s raven hair (check), Belle’s long lashes and tiny waist (check), Cinderella’s slender feet (check) – all topped off with natural charm and a megawatt Hollywood smile. But that’s where the Disneyfication ends, for this princess packs a powerful punch. A free-spirited feminist with a backbone of steel, she’s set to bring a blast of Californian sunshine into all our lives and some star quality into the royal fold. Liz Jones analyses the impact of Meghan’s arrival and gives her own verdict on the girl who won Prince Harry, page 22. WHILE WE’RE THINKING OF ROYAL WEDDINGS and jolly things to look forward to this year, we also have reason to hang out the bunting here at YOU magazine: the latest National Readership Survey shows that a whopping 2.3 million people read us every week, making YOU comfortably Britain’s best-loved women’s magazine. Three cheers for our wonderful readers, and thank you for buying The Mail on Sunday and enjoying YOU magazine every week. You’d like more good news? There’s a whole year’s worth of brilliant issues to come. I hope you enjoy them all!