It is right to question the existence of the Crown – yet on the environment the King’s voice may be crucial
Right-wing ministers with a record of hostility to “green crap” can’t be trusted, while Charles was early to recognise the…
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Right-wing ministers with a record of hostility to “green crap” can’t be trusted, while Charles was early to recognise the…
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Republicans hoped this was their biggest opportunity to make their case in decades.
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Liberties are most at risk while emotions are running high.
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The two lovers were torn apart by antiquated notions of morality that now seem not just sexist, but downright cruel.
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21 December 1979: Christopher Hitchens on Prince Charles and the development of the commercial monarchy.
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The Scottish government has declared its interest in a royal head of state, but there are republican voices of discontent…
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The UK will enter ten days of national mourning and parliament will sit on Friday and Saturday for MPs’ tributes.
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Having a motherly figure as the representative of state power has been overwhelmingly positive.
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This is the second act of a national realignment that began with the UK’s departure from the EU.
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Her reign was a link to a country still in the twilight of empire.
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Power doesn’t just corrupt those at the top – it prejudices the institutions that should keep them in line too.
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The Queen creates unity by managing to say everything and nothing. The heir to the throne does not have this…
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Before the age of common longevity, an heir would not have wasted his life waiting.
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Britain’s apathy will keep Charles on the throne, for better or for worse.
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