Prince philip
The London Library should leave us in peace
Reading only slightly between the lines of US foreign policy on Israel/Gaza, I detect that its most urgent aim is…
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
Guiding light
If you have ever thought that there cannot be anything new to say or to learn about the Queen, you…
The Prince Andrew conundrum
Prince Philip’s memorial service yesterday was an affecting occasion. The hymns, including Guide Me O Thou Great Redeemer and Britten’s…
Why can’t King’s College academics cope with a photo of Prince Philip?
Librarians aren’t known for causing trouble. But at our elite universities, in the grip of an increasingly unhinged culture of…
Will the Vanuatu tribes now worship Prince Charles?
In the days after the Duke of Edinburgh’s death, there was much eagerness to hear from a particular group of royal…
Portrait of the week
Home Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister, announced the hunt was on for two effective pills to treat Covid, to be…
Diary
I have just had my second jab and it poses a dilemma. As an assiduous Covid rule-taker, I have been…
The islanders who met their god – Prince Philip
Some time around 2006 my then flatmate, a filmmaker, had a good idea: why not make a programme of reverse…
Royal standard
Fourteen prime ministers; 18 general elections; seven changes of government. Even in a stable country like Britain it is remarkable…
Portrait of the week
Home The Duke of Edinburgh, who was married to the Queen for 73 years, died at Windsor Castle, aged 99.…
Diary
The files arrived marked ‘STRICT EMBARGO’ and ‘CONFIDENTIAL’ and ‘FORTH BRIDGE REVISED’ and stamped with various crests and insignia. My…
The Spectator’s Notes
The recent Sewell report on Race and Ethnic Disparities has been much abused and little read. It is full of…
Barometer
D of E awards A few of the late Duke of Edinburgh’s lesser-known titles and honours: — Royal Chief of the Order…
How I’ll remember Shirley Williams
Shortly after the news of Prince Philip’s death was announced by Buckingham Palace, a woman called Karen Geier tweeted the…
High life
New York Ha, ha! What London turned down, the Bagel accepted with alacrity, namely the poor little Greek boy. And…
Spring at last – but who’d want to own a giant shopping mall?
Retail footfall will be the first measure of recovery this spring. Everywhere I look, from central London to small-town Yorkshire,…
Royal appointment
The day I danced with the Duke of Edinburgh
The dutiful Duke
The reason why Greeks and Romans would have found it difficult to eulogise the Duke of Edinburgh was that he…
The truth about Prince Philip’s ‘gaffes’
However impressive Prince Philip was in photographs, it didn’t compare to his imposing bearing in the flesh. When I met…
Prince Philip epitomised a very British stoicism
So, Prince Philip has died, at home in Windsor Castle, thank goodness, and the Queen could be near him at…
A tribute to Prince Philip, 1921-2021
Prince Philip played a pivotal, yet often underestimated, role in ensuring the survival of the modern British monarchy. His self-confidence…
The Queen, and indeed the British public, deserve better than The Crown’s lies
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge recently met with survivors of national disasters. They were attending the launch of a…
The secret brilliance of Prince Philip’s ‘gaffes’
I’ve just been on the receiving end of a Prince Philip gaffe, of sorts, and I loved it. It was…
