Charles, Kate and the changing attitude to royal illness
It was a detail that most novelists or screenwriters would have rejected as being too much. Shortly after yesterday’s announcement…
Would King William really break with the Church of England?
The Royal Family may have hoped that 2024 would begin in a quieter fashion than last year did, but if…
Meghan, Harry and the fresh row over Lilibet’s name
Amidst the endless controversy that surrounds Harry and Meghan, there was at least one topic that seemed to be innocuous…
It’s time the King distanced himself from Prince Andrew
During the eighteen months or so that Charles has reigned, there is a great deal to commend him for. Two…
The Epstein files heap fresh embarrassment on Prince Andrew
Four days in, and 2024 shows every sign of being yet another annus horribilis for Prince Andrew. After – by…
Was 2023 Meghan and Harry’s annus horribilis?
If ever Prince Harry writes another volume of memoir, he may choose to look back on 2023 as his annus…
The King’s speech was more Christian than his mother had dared
King Charles has been a victim of his own success. His first Christmas broadcast last year, which was both affecting and…
Hogmanay in Edinburgh is a marvelous experience
The city of Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital, really comes into its own twice a year. Firstly is August, when its streets…
Prince Harry claims another victory in his war on the tabloids
Well, send him victorious-ish. In what amounts to an early Christmas present for Prince Harry, Mr Justice Fancourt has ruled…
The Crown is going out in a blaze of camp glory
Say what you like about Netflix and Peter Morgan, the producers and creator of The Crown respectively, but they’ve certainly…
The convenient timing of Meghan and Harry’s Christmas video
There’s that well-known saying of ‘anything you can do, I can do better’. In what can only be an attempt…
Sex and the Famous Five
Before drawing tenuous comparisons between Enid Blyton and David Bowie, Nicholas Royle invites us to consider the erotic potential of Timmy the dog
Harry, Meghan and the mystery of the ‘royal racist’
Ever since 2021’s absurd Oprah Winfrey interview, in which the Duchess of Sussex coyly suggested that a member of the…
The knives are out for Prince William and Kate
Omid Scobie’s Endgame is now available from a bookshop near you, and no doubt republicans and admirers of Harry and…
Is the war of the Windsors about to blow up again?
The name ‘Omid Scobie’ must be one of the least popular ever uttered in Buckingham and St James Palaces. Not…
In defence of The Crown
Since 2016, we have cultivated a new national pastime: moaning about the latest series of The Crown. Every time Netflix’s…
Could Prince Harry be brought in from the cold?
For those of us who believed that hell would freeze over before the Duke of Sussex was welcomed back into…
Will Charles enjoy a birthday reconciliation with Harry?
Happy birthday, Your Majesty. The King turns 75 today but the celebrations will be muted: Charles is spending the day launching the…
Prince Harry wins his latest legal battle – but at what cost?
Prince Harry has won a small victory in his High Court battle: a judge ruled this morning that his privacy…
Charles’s debut King’s Speech was a triumph
The King’s speech was a damp squib – but for that we should blame Rishi Sunak rather than Charles III.…
Should Charles apologise to Kenya for Britain’s colonial past?
It was no coincidence that Kenya was chosen for King Charles’s first state visit as monarch outside Europe. After all,…
When will Elizabeth II get the memorial she deserves?
After the public grief that greeted the death of our longest-serving monarch Elizabeth II a year ago today, it might…
Heart of Invictus shows Prince Harry at his best
After a year that would have exhausted any normal human being – with the past 12 months including, but not…
Is the Musk-Zuckerberg cage match off?
It may not come as a great surprise to readers that Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg will not, in fact,…
Where did it all go wrong for Harry and Meghan?
Even for those of us who are not well disposed towards the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, it is hard…
