Megxit

Harry and Meghan, the term 'Megxit' isn't sexist

11 November 2021 8:53 am

Just when you thought Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s collective victim complex couldn’t get any more vast and cavernous, up…

Spare us Prince Harry's 'literary memoir'

20 July 2021 9:22 pm

However you look at it, ‘freedom day’ turned out to be a bit of a damp squib. So thank goodness…

In defence of Charlie Hebdo's 'racist royals' cover

16 March 2021 6:56 pm

Amid the ongoing fallout from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s explosive Oprah interview, Charlie Hebdo seems to have done the…

Harry and Meghan have played a blinder

9 March 2021 12:39 am

If bouquets and Bollinger were winging their way to Montecito last night they were well deserved. When Harry and Meghan…

Meghan’s critics and defenders are both wrong

6 March 2021 1:09 am

When it comes to Harry and Meghan, is it time for everyone to take a collective deep breath? With the…

Megxit and the War of the Waleses

3 March 2021 10:20 pm

A 99-year-old prince is in hospital. His 94-year-old wife is displaying an almost childish delight as she continues to dip…

meghan markle

Meghan Markle, voting rights activist

20 August 2020 7:27 am

The biggest voting bloc in America is that of the non-voter. As a result, most prominent calls to Americans to…

Who can use the word ‘royal’?

29 February 2020 9:00 am

What a hole The World Health Organisation added processed meats to its list of ‘known’ carcinogens. A few of the…

Did Harry and Meghan step back, step down or step away?

1 February 2020 9:00 am

At this time of year in Colorado the crime of puffing is widespread. It is so cold that in the…

Portrait of the week: Prince Harry leaves, Jess Phillips drops out and Trump goes on trial

24 January 2020 10:00 pm

Home The Duke of Sussex left England to join his wife, Meghan, in Canada. This followed an agreement that stripped…

What would the ancient Greeks have made of Megxit?

24 January 2020 10:00 pm

There are as many explanations for Harry and Meghan’s problems with the royal family as there are commentators. May as…

Letters: Slimming down the monarchy will only hasten its decline

24 January 2020 10:00 pm

Royal travails Sir: The travails of the royal family outlined by Penny Junor (‘In check’, 18 January) may be public…

Harry has deserted the Royal Marines in their hour of need

20 January 2020 6:13 pm

I have been trying with considerable success not to give two hoots about this Harry and Meghan thing. But a…

Harry & Meghan have won – and the monarchy has lost

19 January 2020 8:40 am

The ‘third way’ of being a senior royal – representing the Queen one day, earning serious money the next, was…

The Queen tells Harry: out means out

19 January 2020 7:23 am

In the end, it took just over a week for Prince Harry to announce and finalise the terms of his…

I was joking about Meghan and Harry becoming king and queen of Canada

18 January 2020 9:00 am

Washington, D.C. On 8 January, I tweeted about the Sussex-Markles: ‘Obviously the plan is to return to Canada, lead a…

How can Harry and Meghan cash in?

18 January 2020 9:00 am

Royal flush The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have registered the trademark ‘Sussex Royal’ as part of their plan to…

Letters: I was once on Prince Harry’s side. Not any more

18 January 2020 9:00 am

On child care Sir: Your recent editorial deplores, among other things, the cost of child care, to which you attribute…

Anyone for a Sussex Royal potato?

18 January 2020 9:00 am

Earlier this week, we accompanied our daughter-in-law, Hannah, to her British citizenship ceremony, she having passed the necessary tests. (Hannah…

We want one thing from our royals: patriotism

18 January 2020 9:00 am

There is a fascinating social media group which I think we should all join. It is called ‘DeMOCKracy — 2019…

Is slimming down the monarchy the only way to save it?

18 January 2020 9:00 am

The crisis that has engulfed the royal family, sparked by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s bombshell announcement that they…

Warring Windsors: the real royal conflict is between Charles and his sons

18 January 2020 9:00 am

Three years ago, Sir Christopher Geidt departed as the Queen’s private secretary. For years, he had done much to hold…

Megxit is a diplomatic nightmare

16 January 2020 10:29 pm

The government has wisely kept away from the Harry and Meghan story so far. Despite that, no one should imagine…

Why people who hate Brexit love Megxit

11 January 2020 5:00 pm

It is actually fitting that Harry and Meghan’s decision to leave the UK is being referred to as Megxit. Because…

Harry and Meghan have placed the Queen in an impossible position

10 January 2020 2:20 am

In the Queen’s Christmas message, she observed that 2019 had “felt quite bumpy” at times. Her implication was that a…