Ahead of the release of Charles Spencer’s controversial memoir, Dennis Altman picks 5 reads shedding light on the British monarchy.
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Ellizabeth I’s refusal to go to bed was a deliberate final act, shaped by a lifetime of political strategy, emotional restraint and unresolved reckoning.
While is it possible the former prince could be removed from the line of succession, it is a messy and complicated legislative process.
The royal family appear to have navigated their responses to the potential tarnishing of the monarchy in both official and unofficial ways.
William has chosen to focus much of his work as Prince of Wales on issues with a social purpose.
Why hasn’t Prince Andrew been formally stripped of his titles? Why is he still a prince? Here’s what his titles mean and how they can — or cannot — be removed.
State visits are usually tightly controlled to give the maximum benefit to both countries. But the US president is notoriously unpredictable.
At the recent Buckingham Palace Education and Skills Garden Party, the Royal Gardens and lake set the stage to reflect on embedding sustainability into innovation.
King Charles’s timely visit to Canada could be a powerful show of support for Canadians, whose identity has often wilted in the shadow of its powerful but erstwhile protective American neighbour.
King Charles isn’t permitted to interfere in politics. Nonetheless, there are an array of signs that he’s throwing his support behind Canada amid Donald Trump’s annexation threats.
There is a danger that the monarch’s reputation is affected by hosting controversial heads of state.
William Shakespeare’s play ‘Richard III’ illustrates how a power-hungry monarch can attain the throne at the expense of civil society.
By 1660, the British government had come to rely on a shadowy trade of secrets for gathering intelligence.
Charles’ royal tour will be historic – but will this be for the right reasons?
As King Charles prepares to visit Australia, an apology from the king could have immense symbolic importance for First Nations people.
This 18th-century Tory preacher and Oxford don preached an incendiary political sermon in 1709 and became England’s first celebrity.
What should have been a simple announcement to a sympathetic public turned into a spider’s web of conspiracy theories across social media. How did it all go so terribly wrong?
Effective strategic communications about Kate Middleton’s condition would have helped the princess better protect her privacy, while building bridges of trust and transparency with the public.
Legal expert on the obscure law that makes King Charles and Prince Williams the heirs of people who die without wills or close relatives in Lancashire and Cornwall.
A trip abroad marks the return of the British monarchy’s international angle after Charles mother stopped travelling.
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Professor of British Politics and Government & Founder of the Constitution Unit, UCL
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