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Queen Camilla’s unusual phone app
And so to the White House for a ringside seat at the Trump circus. Another assassination attempt on the President…
Was King Charles’s Congress speech a success?
President Trump lavished praise upon King Charles from the Oval Office at the outset of his four-day state visit to…
The King’s speech: disagreement should not become divorce
The King’s address to Congress was a rare and authoritative statement of national and international interest, delivered from a position…
Let teenage boys discover the English countryside
When I was four, the progressive teachers at my primary school thought it would be wise to teach us how…
King Charles’s US state visit was never in doubt
Mark Twain famously wrote that “rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated”, and similar rumors have proliferated about King…
The King is still our Trump card
George III has not been well remembered on either side of the Atlantic. Despite reigning for almost 60 years, in…
Will Iran scupper King Charles’s US state visit?
In April, King Charles is scheduled to visit the United States to mark 250 years since America achieved its independence.…
The two missing words in the King’s Andrew statement
There are, you’ll note, two little words missing from King Charles’s statement on former prince Andrew’s arrest on suspicion of…
Why British diplomacy needs the royals
Watching David Dimbleby watching the royal family, I am instantly reminded of the BBC’s other royal David. It is pure…
The comeback of George III
We no longer correct ourselves as we sing the first line of the national anthem. ‘Prince of Wales’ no longer…
How Princess Anne is celebrating her 75th birthday
When a previous milestone was looming in the life of Princess Anne, her 21st birthday, the late Queen asked her…
My memories of the royal train
It is the most civilised way to travel anywhere in the kingdom. Which is why I am so distraught that…
God save our Islamophilic King
Britain today celebrates the crowning of a new king, but the coronation will be watched and celebrated by millions across…
We don’t need a ‘diverse’ coronation
Refugees and the NHS, we are told, will be at the heart of King Charles’s ‘diverse’ coronation in May. You’d…
Is King Charles safe?
The news that his security experts are conducting an urgent review of the King’s safety during his expected traditional Christmas…
Nobody on God’s earth wanted Truss
One of the most important ingredients in the oil used to anoint King Charles during his coronation is becoming a…
‘All these glorious things’
The case against a stripped-back coronation
Must Charles change?
When something starts to be said with such frequency that it fast becomes the conventional wisdom, one should pause, step…
King of hearts
Charles III will reign in an age where feeling trumps duty
The Spectator’s Notes
‘So it is come at last, the distinguished thing!’ exclaimed Henry James on his deathbed. Such a thought is reflected…
Portrait of the week
Home The body of Queen Elizabeth lay in state at Westminster Hall, in a coffin draped in the royal standard…
Her act of Union
In death, as in life, Elizabeth II has been a unifying force for her country. For all the political rancour…
What Charles shouldn’t do
One of the most regrettable trends of the past few decades is the creep of politics into every aspect of…
