Does Tolkien deserve to be celebrated in Westminster Abbey?
Although 2026 isn’t a significant anniversary year for J.R.R. Tolkien, there has been more attention paid to the author recently…
Is Charles Spencer telling the truth about the King?
When Earl Spencer was interviewed by Larry King in 1997, he had nothing but words of praise for the-then Prince…
Is Charles Spencer right about King Charles?
As soon as news broke that copies of Charles Spencer’s memoir about the late Princess of Wales, Swan Song: Diana, My…
Do Harry and Meghan have a point about their security?
As soon as it was announced, somewhat unexpectedly, that Harry and Meghan would be returning to Britain, with the primary…
The resistible eccentricity of Lewes
Anyone who has ever lived in Lewes won’t be surprised to hear that the East Sussex town has become the…
Chris Langham was disgusting but talented
The death of the convicted sex offender, actor and writer Chris Langham of pancreatic cancer at the age of 77 brings…
The Windsors have much to learn from Harald of Norway’s reign
The death of the Norwegian monarch, King Harald, at the age of 89 might, initially, seem like a sad but…
RIP Dolly Parton
‘And try to make the most of every moment / ’Cause if you never try, you never win.’ There are few more…
Who should pay for Meghan and Harry’s security?
It isn’t long now until the joyous day that Harry and Meghan once more make Britain their home, but several…
Harry is paying for his hubris
It has been quite the week for Prince Harry. A couple of days ago, he announced that he would be moving his…
Goodbye, Harry and Meghan
A shade over three decades ago, Gary Barlow and Take That sang “Whatever I said, I didn’t mean it, I…
Should Buckingham Palace reveal more about Charles’s cancer?
King Charles is currently on his summer holiday in Balmoral. After the stresses and difficulties of the past few months…
What happened to Will Self?
It is usually taken as a given, for better or worse, that the Grand Old Men of English letters tend…
A heady cocktail of coquetry and extortion: The Millionaire Waltz, by Anthony Quinn, reviewed
Edie Greenlaw, model, actress and socialite in 1920s London, is drawn into a case of homosexual blackmail after trying to help a friend
Amanda Knox should not do comedy
I am a great believer that there should be no unbroachable topic in comedy, as long as the person broaching…
Is this the end of Argos?
It seems incredible, in the year of our lord 2026, that Argos still exists. And no, I don’t mean Odysseus’…
There’s only one reason Meghan Markle went on MasterChef Australia
Picture the scene. You have bravely battled onto the set of MasterChef Australia, hoping that your strawberry pavlova or similar hero dish…
Will Burnham and the King get on?
Now that Britain’s latest prime minister has gone through the ritual of ‘kissing hands’ with the monarch – these days,…
Prince Harry has lost his most high-stakes gamble
It was always going to go this way. Every gambler eventually loses, and the higher profile that loss, the greater…
Kate Middleton is the royal family’s best ambassador
If you had been queuing up to buy tickets at Wimbledon yesterday, then you might have been forgiven for doubting…
Why shouldn’t Queen Camilla meet J.K. Rowling?
One of the many likeable characteristics of Queen Camilla is that she has a clear, full-throated passion for literature. She…
Britain won’t mind if Meghan stays away
If you wanted to contrast the public lives of the two warring sides of the Royal Family, last weekend gave…
Is King Charles really being open about his finances?
When it was announced that King Charles was going to become the first monarch in history to release details of…
Rosamund Pike was right to berate her phone-using audience
Many people find the idea of actors breaking the fourth wall while on stage mortifying. As such, they will react…
Did Andrew need to charge his Royal Lodge tenants full rent?
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was photographed driving yesterday with a large bruise on his face. Whichever unfortunate ‘well-placed source’ that has the…
