Lee Cohen

Why Americans loved the Queen

8 September 2023 5:40 pm

Queen Elizabeth II, who died a year ago today, has left an unfillable void – not least for the many…

Sometimes it takes an American to appreciate the coronation

6 May 2023 6:00 pm

I planned my trip from Palm Beach to London almost a year ago. Nothing was going to stop me coming…

Joe Biden’s hostility to Britain only harms the United States

12 April 2023 5:29 pm

This week Joe Biden is swanning around Ireland in what must be, according to his Irish-American fantasies, the climax of…

Even Americans are growing tired of the Sussexes

8 January 2023 6:30 pm

With his forthcoming memoir and surrounding publicity tours, the Duke of Sussex has passed the point of no return. He…

Brits had their glorious Queen. What do we Americans have?

18 September 2022 5:00 pm

As an American who has spent his career contemplating and writing about the monarchy and the US-UK relationship, my skills…

Biden proves that Trump was a true British ally

11 June 2021 8:11 am

Now that Joe Biden has landed, many Brits may now be realising what a stalwart friend you had in Trump. Within minutes…

Not all Americans are on Team Meghan

16 March 2021 6:00 pm

The press is awash with reports of the disgust and distaste of the American public towards the UK, in particular…