Kara Kennedy

At home with Jacob Rees-Mogg

1 July 2023 12:00 am

Before I arrived at Gournay Court, Jacob Rees-Mogg’s seventeenth-century home in Somerset, I’d missed the main event. Beforehand, I’d asked…

In praise of megarich adventurers

24 June 2023 5:11 am

There’s rich and there’s rich. There’s a number beyond which stuff starts to get boring. I’m not sure what it…

Je suis Karen

22 June 2023 6:00 pm

As I creep into my mid-twenties something is changing. I’m not quite young enough to be carefree, I pay my…

Jenny Boyd goes beyond the muse

18 June 2023 10:05 pm

The beautiful muse to great male artists is a tricky figure, omnipresent in history but a bad fit for our…

What’s the truth about Harry and Meghan’s car chase story?

19 May 2023 11:07 pm

Recollections may vary when it comes to Meghan and Harry’s car chase. The Sussexes’ statement this week supplied fodder for…

Courtcore: why the right outfit is as important as a good lawyer

17 May 2023 3:37 am

When the film version of To Kill a Mockingbird came out in 1962, America was captivated. In part it was because of…

Prep isn’t ‘back’ — it never left

15 April 2023 3:51 pm

Open up any social media and type in the word “prep.” I just did it: to my horror, I was…

Did palace officials joke that Prince Harry had Stockholm syndrome?

11 April 2023 10:25 pm

An ‘archetype’ is a ‘universally understood term or pattern of behaviour, a prototype upon which others are copied, patterned or…

Melania Trump never stood a chance

7 April 2023 12:07 am

Where is Melania? This is the question on everyone’s minds after the former first lady was absent from the afterparty…

How to take an iconic mugshot

4 April 2023 1:36 am

So you’re going to be arrested imminently: how do you prepare? I’ve dwelled on this question often since my arrest…

Is this the reason Harry and Meghan stepped down as working Royals?

31 March 2023 3:29 am

Stepping down as working royals would ‘provide our family with the space to focus on the next chapter, including the…

The killer next door: growing up in the murder capital of Wales

25 March 2023 9:00 am

What I learned growing up in the murder capital of Wales

The new war on weight

2 March 2023 2:21 pm

We’re getting fatter. We even have a whole day dedicated to it now, World Obesity Day. We are reminded about…

We need to talk about Madonna’s face

12 February 2023 12:56 am

You’ll forgive Madonna for taking a few days to respond to the concern over her latest facelift. After all, the…

A chav’s guide to chavs

29 January 2023 10:25 pm

People who aren’t chavs think that chavs are offended by the word. I’m a chav and I can tell you…

Prince Harry saves his toughest treatment for Camilla 

9 January 2023 6:00 pm

Prince Harry kicked off the promo tour for his memoir Spare in earnest on Sunday, with a pair of interviews either side…

An ode to smoking

2 January 2023 11:00 pm

Studies show that fewer than half of Americans keep their New Year’s resolutions. The other half, I assume, are bald-faced liars.…

A staunch defense of ‘nepo babies’

23 December 2022 3:26 am

Over the last few days, as far as I’m aware, I have been the sole defender of the successful children…

The office Christmas party is back with a vengeance

1 December 2022 1:54 pm

I’m bad at Christmas. I hate turkey, wrapping presents and the idea of forced, planned-out fun. My family — mostly —…

Why Murdoch dumped Trump

16 November 2022 1:15 pm

“He’s done.” That was the general consensus when I asked around about Donald Trump’s future in politics this week. And…

The rise of the celebrity oversharer 

12 November 2022 4:00 pm

Bella Hadid ate burritos today, in case anyone was wondering. Kourtney Kardashian had a smoothie and Paris Hilton had a…

Meghan Markle’s meeting of the minds with Paris Hilton

19 October 2022 4:00 pm

‘I am kind, I have a big heart, I’m an Aquarius. I love animals and I’m shy. I’m a tomboy.…

No one wants to be Meghan and Harry’s neighbours

9 October 2022 5:00 pm

Neighbours make or break home ownership. Getting home from a long day and collapsing onto the couch doesn’t have the…

Inside Meghan Markle’s Hollywood flop

22 September 2022 7:32 pm

What does it mean to be an A-list Hollywood power couple? Celebrity, yes, but also respect. Look at George and…

Was Ghislaine an Epstein victim?

30 June 2022 4:00 pm

Let me start by saying that this is not a defence of Ghislaine Maxwell, the part-time girlfriend, part-time sexual fixer…