Leah McLaren

Cheers to the happy couple. But let's not pretend this marriage signals a new era for the monarchy. Quite the opposite, Markle — a self-made woman — is trading her successful acting career for a lead role in the most deeply conformist pageant in modern times.

There’s only one path to thriving relationships with those you love: Pretend to be the person you want to be — until you almost are.

The royals were in Canada recently to share their passion for the farm-to-fork movement. Leah Mclaren caught up with them in East Sussex before their Canadian tour.

That's what happened to journalist Leah McLaren when a controversial memoir by her mother was published in Chatelaine. Now that she has her own kids, Leah responds.

Leah McLaren is no stranger to publicly revealing the most raw details of her life in print. She shares what it's really like to be a confessional writer.

Fab in her 30s: The former Miss World Canada and wife of Canada's minister of national defence has a a long list of titles, including human-rights activist

Shannon Moroney’s husband was a handsome, charismatic, charitable man who deserved a second chance. Or so she thought — until he turned her world upside down

After blogging for the better part of the last four months about every aspect of tomorrow’s royal wedding – from the Kate Middleton country bus tour, to my cherished Kate and Harry mug and the betting line on who will be the first celebrity guest to shed a tear (bet on David Beckham) – you would think that I might have reached my limit and just want to be done with the whole darn thing. To my great surprise, however, I’m more excited about tomorrow than ever!!

Justin Bieber beware. The Canadian pop idol is going to have to do more than insult Americans to stay on top of the charts come the end of April, as it’s just been announced that iTunes will be peddling a royal wedding album, just hours after the ceremony is over.

If you were waiting with baited breath for an official announcement about the dress, it appears you’re going to have to be more patient. With less than 12 weeks to go before the big day, palace officials have recently revealed that Kate Middleton has not yet signed a contract with a designer.

When the royal nuptials take place on April 29th, the Queen won’t be losing a son, she’ll be gaining a daughter – and a loyal servant for life.

When I was a little girl growing up in Cobourg, Ontario in the 80s, I dreamed of being a princess. My tickle trunk was filled with cheap plastic tiaras, my books shelves stocked with Brothers Grimm