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.
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When did The Crown get so boring?
The new series of the Netflix show is more Hello! magazine than history – and no more exciting for it.…
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We should celebrate Charles and Camilla’s very modern love story
The two lovers were torn apart by antiquated notions of morality that now seem not just sexist, but downright cruel.
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From Diana to Meghan – why do the British problematise displays of emotion?
It’s not victimhood to express feelings – it’s good for your mental health.
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What is left of Princess Diana?
Twenty-five years after her death, Diana Spencer has been eclipsed by monuments and myth.
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The Princess is a radical new take on the very familiar story of Diana Spencer
Documentarian Ed Perkins shifts the focus away from the royals’ story to examine the people who helped create it: us.
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Pablo Larraín’s Spencer is a bone-headed reassessment of Princess Diana
The grand biopic opts for heavy-handed symbolism over any grounding in reality.
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