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Sunday shows round-up: Australia to keep the monarchy (for now)
Anthony Albanese – No republic during my first term Tributes to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II have continued to pour…
This could be a turning point in the war
There is extraordinary news from Ukraine this weekend. An offensive in Kharkiv region, bordering Russia on the northwest, has stunned…
How William can win over the Welsh
‘The demands on a Prince of Wales have altered,’ 20-year-old Charles said at his Caernarfon investiture in 1969, with some…
The vital part Prince Philip played in the Queen’s success
The Queen has received deserved tributes from both monarchists and republicans for her extraordinary achievements in the role for which…
The moral inspiration of Tolkien’s universe
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, the new Tolkien-inspired TV series on Amazon Prime is already the…
France loved the Queen
The tribute paid by France to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has been heartfelt, fulsome and moving. French media across…
How Elizabeth ensured the monarchy survived
Perhaps the most powerful tribute to Queen Elizabeth’s success is that, at the time of her death, republicanism remains a…
Read: Prince William’s tribute to the Queen
On Thursday, the world lost an extraordinary leader, whose commitment to the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth was absolute.…
How the Commonwealth reacted to the Queen’s death
Without Queen Elizabeth II, Head of the Commonwealth, there would be no Commonwealth today at all. Long after the organisation…
The King’s speech: six reflections
King Charles III gave us plenty to reflect on with his first speech last night. He spoke movingly about his…
The poignancy of preparing a service after the Queen’s death
Thursday was a curious day for us all. Anyone watching the news was treated to the complexity of commentators trying…
Watch: Charles is proclaimed King
King Charles III has been proclaimed monarch of the United Kingdom. At a ceremony at St James’s Palace – attended…
The end of the Elizabethan age
The Queen’s fragile smile in the official photograph released as she waited to appoint Liz Truss as her 15th Prime Minister…
When the Queen worked her magic on the BBC
The Queen and Prince Philip had written their names in the visitors’ book at a country house where I was…
The Archbishop of Canterbury has risen to the occasion
Archbishop Justin Welby has done a good job of relating the Queen’s virtues to her Christian faith. This is no…
King Charles's first address as monarch in full
I speak to you today with feelings of profound sorrow. Throughout her life, Her Majesty the Queen – my beloved mother…
King Charles addresses the nation
This evening King Charles III addressed the nation for the first time as sovereign. He reflected on his mother’s life-long…
Why the Queen loved Balmoral
Balmoral, where Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II passed away yesterday afternoon, was one of her favourite places to be. Queen Elizabeth inherited…
Parliament's poignant tributes to the Queen
That so many people have wanted to say something about how the Queen touched their lives, whether or not they…
Why even Vladimir Putin has paid tribute to the Queen
It is a mark of the Queen’s standing that even Vladimir Putin, in the midst of an undeclared economic and…
Lessons for life from the Queen
Having taken the Queen’s remarkable longevity, good health and work ethic for granted right until the end, might her subjects…
Watch: Theresa May's cheese tribute
There’s a grim mood in parliament today. Across the House, MPs are queuing up to pay tribute to Her Majesty…
Watch: Boris Johnson's tribute to the Queen
There’s a sombre mood in parliament today as MPs gather to pay tribute to the Queen. Over the following days,…
The New York Times’s tasteless Queen op-ed
The Queen’s death has prompted an outpouring of mourning around the globe. But that sense of loss apparently doesn’t extend…
How the newspapers covered the Queen’s death
As the nation wakes up to its first day after the Queen’s death, newspapers in Britain – and around the…
