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Our guest, journalist, radio and TV presenter Daisy McAndrew is a Royal Commentator for NBC the big American network, so her work is cut out with their obsession with our royal family. Daisy shares some of her stories from her fascinating career, including what it was like to report on the late Queen’s death. But politics is her first love she shares how, at the age of 13 she wanted to be a spy and that led to her working in the Houses of Parliament at 19, then her career took her to the BBC and ITV. Now, a broadcaster of over 20 years, Daisy has interviewed nearly every prime minister and has her own politics show on Talk TV.

She describes what it’s like to be on screen and the harsh public scrutiny that comes with that, but how she’s got more confident as she’s got older with her fashion choices. A committed shopaholic, Daisy says her wardrobe, jewellery and accessories collection is embarrassingly large, but that she’s a ‘more is more’ kind of girl. However, she’s very practical and buys and sells everything on eBay and Vinted.

Having been the victim of several burglaries, she buys costume jewellery and, following in the footsteps of her father, believes that antiques are the way forward. She tells us the story of her treasured antique diamond ring that her friends clubbed together to buy her for her fiftieth. She also shows us the round pendant with pearls and rubies gifted from her mum to her dad. Her every day jewellery includes three rings, she never takes off, including her wedding ring, a ring from her late cousin,Janey, plus a gift from her daughter, a gold and silver ring with an amethyst.

She showed us her many perspex colour-co-ordinated jewellery boxes full of drawers filled with necklaces, rings and earrings in every colour. With so much choice at her fingertips, Daisy loves a bold statement necklace for her TV show, which she says often raises a few eyebrows and cause a problem with the sound engineer who has to get the microphone just below her chin.

Savvy, funny, down-to-earth and full of common-sense advice, Daisy shares her fashion top tips as well as her life hacks to find confidence in what you do, and to stop caring what others think. You can find Daisy on Vinted @DMCA1234 Insta @daisymac1 and on X @daisymcandrew.

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There are 27 armed conflicts in the world going on right now and this week we’re talking to Sara Bowcutt, the Managing Director of Women For Women UK, an incredible charity that invests in the power and potential of women affected by war.

The charity enrols women into a twelve month programme and helps them by supporting their health and well-being, teaching them about their rights, gives them practical skills and business training so that they can start to earn and save money. Sara describes how these women, often in the most war-torn, poverty-stricken places in the world, find hope and strength in the sisterhood the programme helps create.

Sara’s awe-inspiring life involves travelling to far off countries to meet and support these displaced women and their families, then a few days later organise and attend glamorous events and meet high-end brands and individuals in order to raise much needed funds to support the charity. This is how I became involved and was invited to Kosovo to pass on my skills and meet these incredible women affected by war, whose stories inspired me to make the @W4WI 'share a hug' collection. The proceeds of which help support the charity.

Sara talked very movingly about her work and then shared the stories behind her dainty and chunky pieces that mean the most to her, including some of the 'She Dares' beaded bracelets each made by a woman in one of the programmes, as well as the beautiful vintage diamond ring which she bought for herself, when she achieved her dream.

Someone who firmly believes in the sisterhood, Sara says that all of her most meaningful jewellery pieces were gifted to her by the special women in her life.

This is an enlightening episode and well worth a visit.

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