Meghan Markle
A handy guide to Marklism
Many of us have been watching in in awe at the profound impact that Meghan and Harry’s Oprah interview has…
Portrait of the week
Home The world was agog, some in tears, some in synchronised toe-curling, as the Duchess of Sussex and her husband…
The Spectator’s Notes
I have been slow in the uptake. When I saw the Duchess of Sussex complain in her interview clips about…
There’s no ‘my’ in truth
Caroline Rose Giuliani, the daughter of the former mayor of New York, Rudy, has been talking to the press about…
Mean girls
The return of the bitch is long overdue
In the mix
Why is it racist to wonder what skin colour your child will have?
In defence of Meghan
The unfair demonisation of a duchess
Telling tales
Harry and Meghan’s brand of revenge
Barometer
Good for the goose The government indicated that it will ban foie gras, out of animal welfare concerns. While it…
Breaking: Piers Morgan leaves Good Morning Britain
Oh dear. It’s been a difficult day for Piers Morgan who stormed off set after fellow presenter Alex Beresford accused him of ‘absolutely diabolical’…
What the Oprah interview means for the monarchy
An institution that weathered and survived the abdication crisis and the aftermath of the death of Diana Princess of Wales…
The sister from hell
A while ago, Samantha Markle declared that her forthcoming book would be about ‘the beautiful nuances of our lives’. Was…
The monarchy failed Harry and Meghan
It will be a saddened Prince Harry who will digest the verdict of much of the British media on the…
Harry, Meghan and the nature of public service
Well, the ways have parted. That 12-month revision of the departure of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for California…
The stage-managed world of Harry and Meghan
Congratulations Meghan and Harry! Another baby. How lovely! You both look so happy and relaxed: all bare-foot, belly-cradling, fondly-gazing into…
Meghan Markle and the trouble with human rights law
Meghan Markle hailed her victory in a high court privacy case as a ‘comprehensive win’ over the Mail on Sunday’s…
Englishness vs California dreaming
On Archewell Audio, Harry and Meghan’s new podcast, ‘love wins’, ‘change really is possible’, and ‘the courage and the creativity…
Harry and Meghan’s podcast of political correctness
Why is there not a single trans voice featured in Harry and Meghan’s first podcast? It’s a question that needs…
Meghan Markle for president
Meghan Markle and the Dim Prince of Bel-Air have told us to vote. They have told us who to vote…
Meghan Markle, voting rights activist
The biggest voting bloc in America is that of the non-voter. As a result, most prominent calls to Americans to…
Courting disaster
The case of Johnny Depp vs the Sun, heard over recent weeks at the High Court in London, certainly gives…
The War of the Waleses 2.0
In the Nineties, it was a husband and a wife who used supportive reporters, friendly biographers and the global reach…
Meghan Markle puts on her big girl pants
Meghan Markle was the keynote speaker for the virtual Girl Up Leadership Summit on Tuesday. In her first major speaking…
Screened out
The pitfalls of wrongthink
High life
Did any of you know that most of the 20th-century monsters — Stalin, Mao, Hitler, Ceausescu, Duvalier, and even the…
