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Thursday April 30 2020

From The Editor

 

By Chris Evans, Editor

 

The best of The Telegraph's articles, sent by the Editor

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Welcome to From the Editor, my twice weekly selection of the very best of our award-winning journalism, hand-picked for valued registrants like you.

As we all contemplate more time spent separated from our friends and loved ones, we could do with less maudlin coverage from TV news, writes Allison Pearson in her column. Here she explains that we all need the things that make life worth living.

Capt Tom Moore, who has now raised a remarkable 30 million for the NHS, has been made an honorary colonel to mark his 100th birthday. The Second World War veteran has witnessed an extraordinary century in human history, and Luke Mintz documents Capt Moore’s own personal journey through it.

When looking at the countries that are leading the way during this pandemic, there are many factors that seem to be at play. As Jennifer Rigby, Sarah Newey and Dominic Gilbert write, might having a female leader be one of them?

Not many details are known about the Queen's experience of the Second World War, but that may change this autumn when the diaries of Alathea Fitzalan Howard, the young aristocrat who spent six years at Windsor with the Queen and her sister, are published. Matthew Dennison has a sneak preview here.

Chris

 

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A grandmother with two grandchildren

'We are yearning for the things that make life worth living'. Don't miss Allison Pearson's thought-provoking column.

A selection of photographs from Capt Tom Moore's life

On Capt Tom Moore's 100th birthday, we look back on a remarkable century, and find out where Capt Moore was at some pivotal moments. See the pictures from his life. (Free to read)

Taiwan's President Tsai-Ing wen, New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and German Chancellor Angela Merkel

Why do female leaders seem so good at tackling the coronavirus pandemic? Find out here. (Free to read)

 
Princess Elizabeth and her younger sister Princess Margaret 'knitting for the Forces’ in Windsor Great Park

Inside the diary of the teenager who spent the war in lockdown with the future Queen. Read a sneak peak.

Carrie Symonds and Boris Johnson celebrate on election night in December 2019

Set against an extraordinary political backdrop, Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have defied the odds, says Camilla Tominey. Here's what they've been through.

 

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