Leave the Queen to cosplay Lord of the Rings in peace
Our fixation with the Windsors, from Barbie dolls to family feuds, is cruel and unhealthy.
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Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 through to her death in 2022, the longest-reigning monarch in British history. Find here all of the New Statesman’s latest content about Queen Elizabeth II, or visit our related section pages on the Royal Family and King Charles III.
Why we must allow the sovereign to retire
Before the age of common longevity, an heir would not have wasted his life waiting.
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What will happen when the Queen dies?
Britain’s apathy will keep Charles on the throne, for better or for worse.
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P is for Prince Philip: The loss of the Queen’s “strength and stay” in a turbulent year for the royals
Prince Harry said that his grandfather had been “authentically himself”.
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The Queen’s admirable commitment to tackling climate change
No recent Prime Minister has supported the forestry project. Only the Queen has thought it worth her time.
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Who owns the world?
The Queen, the family of the actress Nicole Kidman, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and the media tyco
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When the Queen began her reign, Britain was more welcoming to immigrants
The reception of migrants and refugees in Britain around the time the Queen came to the throne was not universally positive.…
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