Topshop, H&M, Boden, Primark and dozens of other retailers have halted orders immediately. (Benedictus, 2013).

A vicar has caused a festive furore after accidentally breaking the news to a group of primary school pupils that Father Christmas doesn't really exist. (Morris, 2013b).

Donna Tartt appears to produce a novel a decade – and 2013 saw her third, The Goldfinch, released. With it, fashion rejoiced along with the literati: the author's razor-sharp bob returned for another moment in the spotlight. It really is a thing of beauty, one that gives the Queen of the Bob, Anna Wintour – and new convert Miley Cyrus – a run for their money. Tartt teams it with a proper look but unlike Anna, who loves a frock, Tartt wears her bob with tailoring almost as sharp as the plot lines in The Secret History. The result is the kind of disciplined, taut and clever style that the rest of us can only aspire to. (Fox and Cochrane, 2013).

There's Nick Clegg and Miriam González Durántez's light-hearted effort – concocted with a little help from their sons, Antonio, Alberto and Miguel, on the family iPad. (Haynes, 2013).

That follows Ed Milliband and Justine Thornton's contemporary family portrait featuring their sons Daniel and Samuel on a seafront. (Haynes, 2013).

While David and Samantha Cameron have gone retro and quite formal with a black and white shot featuring daughter Florence. (Haynes, 2013).

You don't see the sexualisation as a child. You just see a doll and pretty things. (Vickery, 2013a).