A look back at Mac's year of laughter: Our peerless cartoonist’s wit and warmth during another tumultuous 12 months
January: Britain is plunged into a new lockdown after the emergence of the Kent variant, but the vaccine rollout starts to gather pace
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February: The inspirational Captain Sir Tom Moore, who raised more than £30 million for NHS charities, dies from Covid aged 100
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March: Harry and Meghan’s departure is still causing shockwaves – but more bruising allegations would emerge in their Oprah interview
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April: The Duke of Edinburgh dies aged 99 – and Mac imagines his typically no-nonsense reaction as he reaches the Pearly Gates
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May: The expensive refurbishment of the PM’s Downing Street apartment by designer Lulu Lytle sparks a flurry of official investigations
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June: Holidaymakers face chaos after Ministers remove Portugal from the travel green list – just weeks after opening it up to tourists
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July: As England play Italy in the Euro final at Wembley, two home fans perhaps choose the wrong venue from which to watch the match
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August: Skateboarder Sky Brown, 13, is the toast of the nation after she secures a bronze to become our youngest-ever Olympic medallist
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September: And another sporting prodigy, Emma Raducanu, is the ‘Queen of Queens’ by winning the US Open at just 18
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October: Her Majesty may have spent a night in hospital and been told to rest by doctors, but she remains as indefatigable as ever
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November: The Prince of Wales is left to cope alone after the loss of his most valuable aide, Michael Fawcett, in an honours scandal
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December: Boris Johnson celebrates the birth of daughter Romy as he comes under increasing fire over lockdown-busting parties
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