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Poking fun at the royals is good for the monarchy
Isn’t Meghan fabulous? Hasn’t she totally brought the monarchy into the 21st century? Doesn’t she make Kate look like such…
Harry, Meghan and the irresistible rise of the glamocracy
Prince Harry’s bride reflects a shift in British society
Meghan Markle ticks almost every modern box. Let’s not pretend she’s a tough sell
We are congratulating ourselves and the royal family on overcoming prejudice by welcoming Meghan Markle’s engagement to Prince Harry. But…
Is Princess Meghan really such good news?
Is Prince Harry’s fiancée really such good news?
The royals are done for — and it’s all thanks to Diana
We are approaching an important royal anniversary, which I trust will be marked with a display of the appropriate reverence…
Diana was the people’s diva
We should remember her mischief and her malice
When it comes to banking, does royalty have no human rights?
For some time now, banks have wielded hamfistedly the concept of the ‘politically exposed person’. They have withdrawn bank accounts…
The case against a second Scottish referendum
Aid is not the answer Bill Gates says he is a huge fan of capitalism and trade (Save Aid!, 22…
The men who declare themselves princes
Princes among men British DJ Mark Dezzani was hoping to be elected prince of Seborga, a self-proclaimed independent state in…
The case against a second Scottish referendum
On Scottish independence Sir: Alex Massie writes of the order permitting a second Scottish independence referendum: ‘Having granted such an…
Prince Charles wants a Queen Camilla. He’s still wrong. Here’s why
The Prince of Wales is campaigning, with skill and discretion, to crown his consort one day. It’s still wrong
What past Buckingham Palace renovations cost (and who paid)
Bucks for Bucks Buckingham Palace is to be renovated at a cost of £369m, funded through an increase in the…
May and Hammond’s promises to business are just window-dressing
Theresa May likes to give a kitten-heeled kicking to conference audiences, even when they are police officers or her own…
The secrets of the Queen’s Sword of Mercy
At the Queen’s Coronation, the Duke of Northumberland carried the Sword of Mercy called Cortana. I mention this for three…
Netflix’s The Crown is so good I’m considering giving up on terrestrial TV altogether
Nairobi. February 1952. Laughing children brandishing sticks are driving an indignant bustle of ostriches up a rudimentary 1950s-Africa semi-bush runway…
Prince William should stop lecturing us about African elephants
Every threatened species of wildlife can count on the friendship of a member of the British royal family. There are…
The 90th birthday present that the Queen really wants
The Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations start this week with the real thing and barely stop until her official birthday in…
To save the British monarchy, skip the Prince of Wales
The Prince of Wales has become a threat to the institution he ought to uphold. He should renounce the throne in advance
So the Queen's a Satanist cannibal? I’d still swear allegiance
Roy was a superb mechanic, a methodical master of his trade. For an hour I respectfully watched him work to…
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…
N.M. Gwynne’s diary: Old names worth dropping
As I get older (and my 74th birthday is now close), I get deeper and deeper into nostalgia. I do…
How Britain still gets boardrooms wrong
Sir Adrian Cadbury, who has died aged 86, is remembered as the author in 1992 of a first stab at…
Living next door to someone rich, and beside a motorway, makes you fat and your blood pressure soar
I wrote last week about a swarm of bees that had attached itself to a wall of my house, as…
Don’t want a Princess Charlotte? Try Violant, Fatima, Davina, Senna…
It could have been much worse. Someone had pointed out that among the new baby’s ancestors was Queen Violant of…
‘About time too!’: Joan Collins curtseys to Prince Charles
The day of my investiture at Buckingham Palace dawned bringing freezing rain and fierce winds, which lashed at the windows…
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