From Camilla to the ‘ugly’ Elizabeth of Austria

Our long and problematic history of obsessing over royal women’s looks By Darius von Guttner Sporzynski, Magdalena Biniaś-Szkopek and Robert Tomczak Throughout history, queens have often been judged on their looks. Beauty standards shaped early-modern queenship. Even today, royal women such as the UK royal family’s Camilla, Catherine and Meghan …

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King Charles hosts sustainability reception at Buckingham Palace as monarch reveals regret at not visiting Fiji during royal tour because ‘doctors wouldn’t let me’

King Charles appeared in good spirits as he hosted an international sustainability reception at Buckingham Palace this evening.  Charles, 75, welcomed business leaders and climate organisations to the palace for the event in London on Wednesday, November 6.  Attendees included Foreign Secretary David Lammy, Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband and Environment Secretary …

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FCA Product Chief Jheeta Returns to Cynozure as Advisor

FCA Product Chief Jheeta Returns to Cynozure as Advisor November 6 2024 Analytics firm Cynozure has added Jagpal Jheeta, Chief Product Officer at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), to its Advisory Board. Cynozure promises to help clients reach their ‘data potential’, giving them what they need to make the most …

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Post Office wrongly used public funds to pay for legal battle

The Post Office wrongly spent millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money to fund its High Court legal battle with subpostmasters over the devastation caused by errors in its Horizon system. It broke the rules when taxpayer money from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), intended for branch …

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