Should we worry about the Princess of Wales?
The announcement, when it came, was a strangely botched one. The official Ascot carriage list had stated at 12 p.m.…
The tragedy of Brian Wilson’s life
The late Brian Wilson, who has died aged 82, once had his songs, which included modern-day classics such as ‘God…
Who’d want to stay in Meghan Markle’s hotel?
Say what you like about the Duchess of Sussex – and I try to – but she has a knack…
Why did it take so long to give David Beckham his knighthood?
Arise, Sir Goldenballs. Next week, David Beckham will finally become Sir David in the King’s birthday honours, which in turn…
Meghan Markle has a strange definition of privacy
There are some sights that nobody should ever be forced to see, lest they be forced into a lifetime of…
Charles has shown true statesmanship in Canada
As his younger son conducts an attention-seeking trip to China, it was King Charles, addressing Canada’s House of Commons and…
What is Prince Harry doing in China?
Whenever you read about the latest international escapade of Prince Harry’s, it is hard not to think of the famous…
There will never be another Alan Yentob
In the excellent BBC comedy series W1A, which poked a harsher degree of fun at its makers than many would…
We’re finally allowed to say Biden was senile!
So, Joe Biden spent a great deal of his term in office suffering from what might politely be called senile…
Is it wise for King Charles to drive a Chinese-made EV?
There is no such thing as a ‘royal car’. Traditionally, the monarchy has been associated with various British manufacturers, such…
Greggs’ security crackdown is a sign of broken Britain
Greggs is a great British success story. The ever-popular bakery chain provides good-quality (if, admittedly, rarely healthy) treats for millions…
King Charles did Britain proud this VE Day
The two years since the coronation of King Charles have been largely disappointing ones for the royal family. A great…
No memorial to Elizabeth II is better than these monstrosities
After Elizabeth II died on 8 September 2022, it became of paramount national importance that a suitable memorial was constructed…
King Charles’s reign has begun poorly
Today marks the second anniversary of King Charles’s coronation, but celebrations are likely to be rather limited this time around.…
The revenge of Prince Harry
It was always unlikely that Prince Harry was going to take his latest and perhaps most humiliating legal defeat with…
Is this Prince Harry’s most humiliating court defeat yet?
Well, what did Prince Harry expect? The Duke of Sussex has been involved in plenty of hubristic and pointless things…
King Charles is the definition of ‘rebellious hope’
While the world continues to laugh (and, on occasion, groan) at the antics of the Duchess of Sussex, there remains…
Does Meghan Markle believe she’s still a royal highness?
When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle staged their dramatic departure from the royal family five years ago, there were various…
Are we at Peak Movie Theater?
On paper, last weekend shouldn’t have been any great shakes for movie theater attendance. Audiences were offered, respectively, the second weekend…
Virginia Giuffre was a victim of careless cruelty
The death of Virginia Giuffre by suicide at the age of 41 brings to an apparent end one of the…
Putin’s tacky gift to Trump reveals his dark sense of humour
For all his many faults, Vladimir Putin is not without a jet-black sense of humour. The Russian president has given…
Prince Andrew’s Easter appearance was a royal blunder
Every Christmas, Easter and other public gathering, the Royal Family are faced with an unfortunate choice: what to do about…
Toby Carvery has disgraced itself, but not for the first time
The admission by Toby Carvery that it chopped down an ancient oak tree overlooking one of its pubs has outraged…
Meghan Markle’s new podcast is just toe-curling and unsubtle dross
At the beginning of the debut episode of Meghan Markle’s new podcast, she is keen to assert her own identity.…
The true purpose of King Charles’s Italy trip
After some recent bad news for King Charles in the form of an – admittedly fleeting – setback in his…
