What is Britain's longest-running weekly women's magazine?

'The Lady' is Britain's longest-running weekly women's magazine. It has been in continuous publication since 1885 and is based in London. It is particularly notable for its classified advertisements for domestic service and child care; it also has extensive listings of holiday properties.

The magazine was founded by Thomas Gibson Bowles, he also founded the English magazine 'Vanity Fair'.

In November 2008, Bowles' great grandson, Ben Budworth, took the reins as publisher on behalf of the family and set about modernising its style. As part of this process, Budworth appointed Rachel Johnson as the magazine's ninth editor in September 2009 she took over from Arline Usden who became an editor at large. A Channel 4 programme, 'The Lady and the Revamp', screened in March 2010, followed the new editor in her quest to raise awareness of the magazine and increase circulation.