Wuthering Heights’ race row is the height of nonsense
Most of us associate Wuthering Heights with high school English classes or Kate Bush caterwauling over the moors while exhibiting…
There’s no way back for Peter Mandelson
When historians write the definitive biography of the late twentieth and twenty-first centuries, the character of Peter Mandelson will prove…
Epstein’s boys’ club has been blown open
It was widely suggested that many powerful people – from President Donald Trump downwards – would have preferred the notorious…
Has Harry Styles killed the music tour?
Whisper it, but Harry Styles – once talked of as the biggest British pop star since Robbie Williams – may…
We’ll miss the bar chains when they’re gone
The news that the Revolution chain of bars has gone into administration may not immediately fill Spectator readers with sorrow.…
Prince Harry couldn’t hide his anger during his court showdown
When Prince Harry left the witness box at the UK High Court this afternoon, it was observed that he was…
Could Brooklyn bring down the house of Beckham?
‘How sharper than a serpent’s tooth is it to have a thankless child!’ Such was the lament of Shakespeare’s King…
Is Prince Harry ready for his privacy trial showdown?
When Prince Harry makes one of his comparatively rare returns to Britain, he tends to exhibit one of two personae.…
Claire Foy and the future of celebrity activism
When the actress Claire Foy – still best known for her deservedly award-winning performance in The Crown – was interviewed…
A royal reunion is unlikely if Meghan returns to Britain
The name ‘Meghan’ bears a certain resemblance to ‘Me Again’. If the recent newspaper reports are to be believed, ‘Me…
Channel 5’s Huw Edwards drama should never have been made
You’d be forgiven for thinking that the disgraced Huw Edwards would never again appear on our TV screens. But Channel…
The inexorable decline of British Airways is a parable for modern Britain
British Airways used to bill itself, without irony, as ‘the nation’s favourite airline’. The days when it could legitimately use…
Is Britain about to see a lot more of Prince Harry?
The year just gone has hardly been a banner year for either the Duke or Duchess of Sussex, culminating in the…
David Bowie tore up the definition of pop music
Like many artists lionised by their admirers beyond comprehension, David Bowie – who died nearly a decade ago on 10…
What is going on with Meghan and Archewell?
Lucky subscribers to ‘As Ever’, Meghan Markle’s Pravda-esque newsletter, were given an exclusive insight this festive season into how the…
The King’s speech hit the wrong note
When the King delivered this year’s traditional Christmas Day speech – the fourth he has now given – he chose…
The ghosts of Andrew and Epstein will not stop haunting the royals
As the rest of the Royal Family prepare for the pageantry and pomp of their traditional Christmas, two ghosts have…
David Walliams’s children’s books were pure slop
Harper Collins announced last week that it would no longer be publishing any children’s books by their one-time cash cow…
The Brompton bicycle has had its day
Anyone who has had the misfortune to be in central London at rush hour will be familiar with an unlovely…
How candid is King Charles being about his cancer treatment?
The news that King Charles’s cancer treatment will be moving into a new phase as of next year is undeniably…
Is Harry about to spend a lot more time in Britain?
For lovers of self-destructive hubris – a quality that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex surely possess in spades –…
The Andrew debacle has blown open the royal coffers for all to see
If you’ve ever dramatically broken up with an ex, only to find, to your miserable disbelief, that they keep popping…
Who knew that King Charles could be funny?
Describing the royal family as ‘funny’ is not, perhaps, the first thing that comes to mind when talking about the…
Meghan’s Netflix Christmas special is unendurable
On the Live Aid charity single, ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’, Bono sings the (somewhat incongruous) line ‘Well tonight, thank…
Why is it taking so long to strip away Andrew’s last title?
As Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor contemplates the wreckage of his public life and career, it would be easy to say that his…
