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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.
The menu in 1894 included fried fillets of sole, moulds of puréed pheasant meat, macaroni with tomato sauce, cheese, ham, pickled tongue, mushrooms and truffles
Reputationally bad broadcast interviews with the royals aren’t new – from the king who abdicated to the current king who admitted to adultery.
How Prince Harry using a psychic to contact his dead mother, Princess Diana, isn’t that unusual.
This year’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations will draw on traditions that have bolstered support for monarchs since the early 1800s — it could help this year’s celebrations succeed again.
The Queen has expressed her wish that when Prince Charles becomes king, his wife will be known as queen consort.
Diana is no longer limited to photographs and interviews in her lifetime. She is experiencing a successful posthumous career without her consent.
Royal satire has softened over the last 300 years, but audiences are more sensitive to barbs against the institution.
The British royal family has got more in common with the average family business than you might first imagine.
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