Elizabeth II
The vexed relationship of Winston Churchill and George V
The King found his minister ‘very socialistic’, and was especially outraged when Churchill, on moving to the Admiralty in 1911, suggested calling a ship HMS Oliver Cromwell
Why did the Queen push for Andrew to become a trade envoy?
The Andrew formerly known as “Prince” was always supposedly his mother’s favorite child. He had a degree of indulgence paid…
Streamlined chic or lacy froth: royal style wars of the 1930s
Nothing signalled the personalities of the warring sisters-in-law more clearly than the contrasting fashion sense of Wallis Simpson and Queen Elizabeth
How Charles III became the richest monarch in modern history
Valentine Low describes the financial deals struck by the Windsors with successive politicians in exchange for relinquishing political power
Cartier used to be a Timpson’s for the rich
In the fall of, I suppose, 1962, my friend Jimmy Davison and I, window shopping on Fifth Avenue, bumped into…
The trivial details about royalty are what really fascinate us
Craig Brown’s focus on specifics that other biographers would consider beneath them brings rich rewards
Resolute, dignified and intelligent: Elizabeth II inspired loyalty from the start
Alexander Larman describes how, from 1945 onwards, the House of Windsor set about rebranding itself after a decade of crisis both internal and external
The art of the monarchy
Michael Hall on how the Queen made her mark on the Royal Collection
So much better than talking
In all the tributes to Her late Majesty’s constancy, dignity, wisdom and devotion to duty, not enough has been said…
A dose of sanity
Listening to BBC Radios 3 and 4 over the past week has been like meeting an old friend who, after…
The great awakening
Congratulations, everyone! It turns out we’re much better than those bigoted old Brits of the 1950s. After all, they were…
From good witch to female Alan Bennett: the Queen on the big screen
If cinema is propaganda, Elizabeth II can be grateful to it. Film is a conservative art form, and almost nothing…
