Prince Harry’s war on the Windsors
How a fraternal dispute became a full-blown existential crisis for the monarchy.
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The number of bank holidays in the UK is lower than most countries in Europe
People in Malta, Austria, Iceland and Portugal typically receive around two weeks or more of public holidays. England and Wales…
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The lessons of King Charles’s first Christmas speech
The King largely avoided politics in the ecumenical message he had been waiting decades to deliver.
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What is there left of Princess Diana, 25 years after her death?
Twenty-five years after her death, Diana Spencer has been eclipsed by monuments and myth.
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The innocent insidiousness of “Where are you from?”
People of colour are all too familiar with Lady Hussey’s question to Ngozi Fulani.
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Why the Koh-i-Noor diamond represents empire
It’s a lightning rod for resentment of colonial loot and a symbol of what the British took from India.
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Should we have a statue of the Queen in Trafalgar Square?
It’s not as straightforward as a culture war between Sadiq Khan and right-wing royalists.
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Keir Starmer shows off Labour’s harmony with national anthem
Singing “God Save the King” to open Labour conference was a risk, but the trouble-free rendition demonstrated the leader’s control…
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