Is it time for Britain to abolish its monarchy?
Toxic relic or political necessity? Tanya Gold, Robert Hardman, Andrew Marr, Tanjil Rashid, Anna Whitelock and Gary Younge debate the…
ByKing Charles III
The conservatism of Nick Cave
Many were surprised when the musician announced he would be attending King Charles III’s coronation. They shouldn’t have been.
By
Charles is proving a political king – and we should be grateful
The King is trying to repair the damage that successive Tory governments have done to the UK’s global standing and…
By
The chaotic return of the Trump circus, and why Americans can’t see the point of King Charles III
Despite facing criminal investigations, the former president’s poll ratings are rising. He is a master at gaming the media.
By
An audience with the King, London’s pest problem, and why the English are afraid of the Scots
There was a hoopla in Colchester for the royal visit, with small children waving flags and a brass band.
By
The myth of King Charles and the very modern monarchy
Anger at rumours of a “woke” coronation misses the whole point of royalty.
By
What Prince Harry’s Spare reveals about the savagery of monarchy
In his memoir Harry seeks renewal – but his exposé of the cruelty of royalty is driven by rage.
By
Prince Harry’s war on the Windsors
How a fraternal dispute became a full-blown existential crisis for the monarchy.
By
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.
By
Liberals needn’t be silent about the EU-Qatar corruption scandal
But then, Brexiteers shouldn’t be quiet about how Brexit has failed, either.
By
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.
By
What Charles and Camilla’s dirty phone call taught us about the English language
In The Crown’s reimagining of the intimate exchange, the future King’s longing for linguistic purism caught my ear.
By
Why King Charles must speak at Cop27
In making the monarchy part of her ideological battleground, Liz Truss is exposing her own shaky constitutional position.
By
My brush with King Charles 22 years ago still feels like it was yesterday. It was that bad
After an awkward hour with John Major, Stephen Fry and the future monarch, I opted for a life of obscurity.
By
The royal family aren’t meant to be like us mortals – that’s their power and their problem
Holiday parks will close and hospital operations cease without anyone even needing to ask. This is what having a monarchy…
By
Is the SNP truly committed to keeping the monarchy?
Beneath the surface, anti-royalist sentiment endures among Scottish nationalists.
By
For those of us who are neither monarchists nor republicans, this is the strangest time
We’re happy to watch the funeral and raise a glass to His Majesty, but mostly we want a return to…
By
The remarkable reconciliation between the royal family and Sinn Féin
In dark times, the warmth between Irish republicans and the monarchy is an inspiring reminder of progress.
By
King Charles III and his causes
Charles III is notorious for his political interventions. Will he be an activist monarch or follow his mother’s example?
By
Silence reigns
The real power of the Crown lies in its ability to forge and occupy a space of psychic comfort and…
By