Introducing Lilibet Diana; Joan Didion Dies at 87; Princess Anne's Husband Tests Positive for COVID-19

Plus: Benedetta Barzini Has No Interest in Being Anybody's Muse View in your browser | Update your preferences     A daily digest of things to discuss over drinks December 23, 2021     Joan Didion, Literary Titan, Dies at 87 She died of Parkinson's disease at her home on Thursday. R E A D  M O R E »     Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Release Family Holiday Card Featuring First Photo of Lilibet Diana The Sussexes also used the occasion to announce their donations to "several organizations that honor and protect families." R E A D  M O R E »     The Biden Administration Rejected an October Proposal for "Free Rapid Tests for the Holidays" With omicron cases spreading like wildfire, the White House is finally taking steps to make free antigen tests available to all. But this fall, Vanity Fair has learned, it dismissed a bold plan to ramp up rapid testing ahead of the holidays. Frustrated experts explain how confusion, distrust, and a single-minded fixation on vaccinating Americans left testing on the back burner for so long. R E A D  M O R E »     Will Fox News Stop Its Dangerous COVID-19 Messaging Now? Yeah Right. The recent dustup between Jesse Watters and Dr. Anthony Fauci underscores the network's recklessness. R E A D  M O R E »     Princess Anne's Husband Tests Positive for COVID-19 Ahead of Christmas Plans With Queen Elizabeth The queen has already made a number of changes to her usual holiday festivities this year, including canceling her traditional pre-Christmas lunch and trip to Sandringham. R E A D  M O R E »     From the Archive: Joan Didion, Our Lady of L.A. Joan Didion arrived in Hollywood in 1964, as a promising young writer. By the early '70s, though, with the publication of Slouching Towards Bethlehem and Play It as It Lays, she was a star: among the most important writers of her generation, a cultural icon who changed L.A.'s perception of itself. And though her marriage to John Gregory Dunne was an enduring one, she never fit the wifely or maternal archetype. Think you understand Joan Didion? asks Lili Anolik. Think again. R E A D  M O R E » Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. Sign Up Now     This e-mail was sent to you by VANITY FAIR. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.