platinum jubilee
The royal rabble vs the Queen
By and large, the Platinum Jubilee celebrations were a success. Barring the odd moment of inexplicable poor taste, it was…
What is the most significant year of the Queen’s reign?
A Jubilee poll
I hope my son will inherit the Queen’s kindness
When I was asked by an old friend to write this diary, I did my usual thing of: ‘Yeah I’d…
30,000 gallons of wine, 2,000 golden bulls and a three-month party: how the ancients celebrated
The ancients certainly knew how to put on a celebration. Let us hope the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee comes up to…
Portrait of the week: Jubilee celebrations, energy bill discounts and a trade deal with Indiana
Home The Jubilee for the Queen’s 70 years on the throne was marked by two days of public holiday, 16,000…
The quiet radicalism of Elizabeth II
Luckily for us, the Queen has always trusted her instincts
