the royal family

The strangeness of Charles III

27 January 2024 9:00 am

‘He can cry at a sunset’, says one courtier of the King. A bullied child and an intellectual among George Formby fans, Charles dreams of gardening and plants mazes

The Queen’s dedication to service was learnt at her father’s knee

9 April 2022 9:00 am

If you have ever thought that there cannot be anything new to say or to learn about the Queen, you…

The problem with Prince Harry's mental health drive

29 May 2021 10:22 pm

Has Prince Harry ever had a thought and not made it public? Are there feelings or emotions he has experienced…

A handy guide to Marklism

19 March 2021 9:00 am

Many of us have been watching in in awe at the profound impact that Meghan and Harry’s Oprah interview has…

The Queen can handle coups – she’s been on the receiving end of one

7 September 2019 9:00 am

Supplies of Brexit invective are now almost exhausted. While the Prime Minister is denounced for denouncing Remainers as ‘collaborators’, his…

Portrait of the week: a new royal baby, more Brexit rows and the Trump-Macron bromance

28 April 2018 9:00 am

Home No. 10 insisted: ‘We will not be staying in the customs union or joining a customs union.’ The undertaking…

Why Britain is lucky to have Meghan Markle

28 April 2018 9:00 am

The wedding of Prince Harry, sixth in line to the British throne, and Meghan Markle, actress and former star of…

Hooray for Meghan Markle, a very modern adventuress

28 April 2018 9:00 am

I’m keen on all sorts of my fellow females — broads, gold-diggers, career girls — but the best is the…