From the archive: The King’s decision
December 1936: Edward VIII’s abdication crisis
ByRoyal family
The House of Windsor, presently headed by King Charles III, has been the reigning family of the United Kingdom since it was founded by George V in 1917. The heir to the throne is Prince William.
Abolish the monarchy
It’s more than Prince Andrew – the whole House of Windsor is rotten to the core
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Prince Andrew vs everyone
Keir Starmer has a chance to show what an “insurgent government” looks like
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Trump’s week as king
The state visit was a humiliation ritual for Britain. Was it worth it?
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The wonderful world of Prince Andrew
Queen Elizabeth’s second son had everything he ever wanted. That was the problem.
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How low can King Charles go?
At the King’s country house, everything has a price tag.
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The Queen’s greatest act
Craig Brown’s A Voyage Around the Queen shows how Elizabeth II reflected her subjects back at themselves.
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Browsing royal bookshelves with The Queen’s Reading Room
This podcast is confusing: there often isn’t is a link between the book Queen Camilla graciously highlights and the author…
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In defence of the King Charles portrait
Jonathan Yeo’s modernist painting captures the weirdness of the monarch.
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The fragile crown
In an age of social media and conspiracy, the royal family is trapped between what it wants and what the…
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Kate Middleton and our conspiracy culture
Wild theories about the princess, who has announced she has cancer, are a symptom of a digital world defined by…
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Free Kate!
If the royal family won’t feed the machine, the machine will feed on them.
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The Kate conspiracy
The Princess of Wales exists to be photographed. In the absence of images, the public grew restive and feverish.
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The King of suffering
Charles III’s cancer diagnosis marks the first, and possibly last, time Britain will understand him.
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The triumph of King Charles
Robert Hardman’s obsequious biography pays court to a monarch who is enjoying his power over a deferential nation.
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Netflix’s The Crown turns tawdry
Peter Morgan’s royal epic concludes with ghosts and banalities in a touchy-feely sixth series.
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The making of Prince William
He lost his mother at 15, survived ‘Wills Mania’, and clashed with his brother. Can he modernise the monarchy?
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Is it time to abolish the monarchy? Recorded live at the Cambridge Literary Festival
A special debate on the place of the royal family in modern Britain.
When will monarchists start “respecting” the views of republicans?
Our political culture has established a sort of gradient of respect, in which some people and some views are seen…
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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…
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