If the monarchy is to survive, there is only one solution: King Charles must go. That might sound excessive, unprecedented even. But the current crisis engulfing the Crown is grave indeed. Andrew’s arrest — the police, unannounced, rousting the disgraced former prince from his bed at 8am — is surely …
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Whatever happens next to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, this much is certain: he can no longer remain in the royal line of succession. Even if all the allegations against him turn out to be unfounded, even if he is exonerated of every last suggestion of wrongdoing, the one thing he has proved …
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As the toxic fallout from the Epstein files continues, the great and the not-so-good embroiled in the whole stinking mess do what people like that always do when they’re caught out: take refuge in their gilded bunkers, flanked by expensive lawyers, advisers and ‘crisis management’ teams. At a time when …
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By A. N. WILSON Watching the King speaking on TV about his cancer treatment, urging the rest of us to get checked, was a moving experience. In the past, we were taught to look to the Royal Family as if they were perfect. When their imperfections began to show, we …
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At long last Prince Andrew has grasped that his days as a prominent member of the Royal Family are utterly and completely over. He has done this not because he wanted to, but because an independent Press, led by The Mail on Sunday, has repeatedly revealed that his behaviour has …
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It would take a real Scrooge of a post office boss not to rejoice at Christmas, a time of year when mail delivery services across Europe typically enjoy bumper revenues. But after a 2024 festive season marred by a downturn in seasonal mail and increased labour costs, there were few …
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Is it a coincidence that almost a week before the delayed Netflix launch of the Duchess of Sussex’s new make-or-break ‘With Love, Meghan’ lifestyle series the couple’s former royal aide Jason Knauf has spoken out in an interview for the first time? Whatever the case, that he has talked in …
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By EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE FOR THE DAILY MAIL Published: 19:49 EST, 30 January 2025 | Updated: 21:10 EST, 30 January 2025 Does the disgraced Prince Andrew, virtually entombed in Royal Lodge, feel aggrieved his late mother changed the tenancy rules before he moved in? After the Queen Mother died in 2002, …
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It seems to me that 2024 was an annus horribilis for the Royal Family – but, one hopes, not the monarchy. It was horrible that three of the best-loved royals – our King, our Queen and the Princess of Wales – fell ill. But their illnesses only sharpened our sense …
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This Friday marks the anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy in Dallas on November 22, 1963. As they set off for Dallas that morning, President Kennedy said to his wife Jackie: ‘You know, we’re heading into nut country today.’ Hundreds of books have been written about what happened next. …
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