Queen

Don’t cancel Queen

26 August 2023 9:00 am

Another week, another whitewash. The latest chunk of culture to be painted out of existence is ‘Fat Bottomed Girls’, Queen’s…

America's touching tributes to the Queen (1901)

20 September 2022 3:01 pm

The United States hasn’t always reacted rather snidely to the death of the British monarch. Below is The Spectator’s lead…

Must Charles change?

17 September 2022 9:00 am

When something starts to be said with such frequency that it fast becomes the conventional wisdom, one should pause, step…

Charles III will reign in an age where feeling trumps duty

17 September 2022 9:00 am

Charles III will reign in an age where feeling trumps duty

The night the Queen refused to read my book

17 September 2022 9:00 am

‘So it is come at last, the distinguished thing!’ exclaimed Henry James on his deathbed. Such a thought is reflected…

Augustus and a lesson in self-publicity

17 September 2022 9:00 am

The death of Her Majesty raises the question of a commemoration of her extraordinary years of service. Augustus ruled the…

Dear Mary: How do I confront my husband without telling him I hacked his emails?

17 September 2022 9:00 am

Q. The Queen had the knack of making you feel that you were the only person in the room. At…

A hereditary monarchy is good for politics

17 September 2022 9:00 am

I suppose it was inevitable that with the death of HM the Queen certain floodgates would open. During her reign…

Portrait of the week: The death of Queen Elizabeth II – and the accession of King Charles III

17 September 2022 9:00 am

Home The body of Queen Elizabeth lay in state at Westminster Hall, in a coffin draped in the royal standard…

How The Spectator reported the Queen’s life

17 September 2022 9:00 am

How The Spectator reported the Queen’s life

Let’s see some energy policy action

17 September 2022 9:00 am

At His Majesty’s Treasury, it’s all looking a bit like Year Zero in revolutionary Cambodia. Kwasi Kwarteng’s first act was…

Her Majesty’s enduring love of dogs and horses

17 September 2022 9:00 am

Her Majesty’s love of dogs and horses

Not all Americans are so crass

17 September 2022 9:00 am

In the face of American snark about the Queen’s death, many a British newspaper reader was disgusted. With bad tidings…

Elizabeth II’s devotion to the Commonwealth

17 September 2022 9:00 am

The Queen’s devotion to the Commonwealth

Recollections of a Queen’s piper

17 September 2022 9:00 am

Memories of a Queen’s piper

The chronic misuse of ‘dire’

17 September 2022 9:00 am

‘Dire?’ said my husband. ‘It’s something chronic.’ He was putting on his idea of an Estuary accent, in a manner…

Memories of Princess Elizabeth

17 September 2022 9:00 am

I am completely and utterly devastated by the passing of our wonderful, inspirational Queen, as I’m sure are so many…

The Queen’s act of Union

17 September 2022 9:00 am

In death, as in life, Elizabeth II has been a unifying force for her country. For all the political rancour…

The Queen’s strength was that she did not change

17 September 2022 9:00 am

Watchful, dutiful, serious but smiling — and with her personality kept skilfully hidden

A toast to absent friends

17 September 2022 9:00 am

There have been few more momentous weeks in British history, or indeed in world history. This commentator must plead guilty.…

A lifelong friendship: the Elizabeth I knew

17 September 2022 9:00 am

A lifelong friendship

What Charles shouldn’t do

17 September 2022 9:00 am

One of the most regrettable trends of the past few decades is the creep of politics into every aspect of…

The Queen’s life was anchored by Christianity

17 September 2022 9:00 am

The Queen’s life was anchored by Christianity

Lessons for life from the Queen

9 September 2022 11:30 pm

Having taken the Queen’s remarkable longevity, good health and work ethic for granted right until the end, might her subjects…

The monarchy will survive Diana's death (1997)

31 August 2022 3:00 pm

Today marks 25 years since the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. Andrew Roberts wrote The Spectator’s cover story that…