Rachel Was Never Right for the Lady...I Call Her Tenure the Fergie Years ; As Boris Johnson's Sister Is Replaced by a Male Editor, the Magazine's Matriarch Renews Their Bitter - and Fabulously Entertaining - Feud

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JULIA BUDWORTH, whose grandfather co-founded The Lady magazine in 1885, can barely suppress her delight.

'I don't like to kick anyone when they're down, but Rachel [Johnson] was never the right person to edit our publication,' she says.

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Rachel Was Never Right for the Lady...I Call Her Tenure the Fergie Years ; As Boris Johnson's Sister Is Replaced by a Male Editor, the Magazine's Matriarch Renews Their Bitter - and Fabulously Entertaining - Feud

The redoubtable Mrs Budworth was commenting on the fact that the first male editor in more than 80 years is about to take over the venerable magazine from Ms Johnson.

Renowned for its classified advertisements, The Lady remains the first port of call for those seeking domestic staff, listing vacancies for nannies, butlers and governesses.

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