Prince Harry
Harry and Meghan – the aftermath
Over the course of two excoriating hours during the Oprah interview, The Firm found itself accused of racism, snobbery and emotional retardation
What could Harry and Meghan learn from history?
Have the Duke and Duchess of Sussex traded short-term PR advantage for the sake of their future reputations?
Henpecked Harry & Badgered Boris?
The Prince and the Prime Minister have more in common than we might think
Plague and pestilence
Covid-19 has reawakened the medieval superstition that bad things happen to bad people
Royal legal cases: what if Harry and Meghan lose?
The Sussexes’ legal pursuits are less the straw that broke the camel’s back and more a gesture of defiance
Titled and entitled: Meghan and Harry humiliate themselves yet again
The Sussexes are yet to grasp that no one cares for their view on the upcoming US presidential election
Right Royal Rubbish
The new Meghan and Harry book is full of sycophantic trivia, almost as if it came from the horse’s mouth
Can the monarchy last?
Prince Andrew’s televisual hara-kiri has imperilled the Crown, perhaps fatally
A tale of two Harrys
Adam LeBor on the sharply written TV show: The Windsors
Title Dodgers
It’s not just Harry and Meghan who have dropped their titles
The fundamental truths of fiction
Kit Wilson says the slow atrophy of the English novel is contributing to a decline in empathy and the rise of tribalism, trolling and “stay in your lane” identity politics
Don’t forget about Mermaids
Stonewall’s younger sibling compares their opponents to the Nazis
Drink In to Help Out: Wines from the Western Cape
Henry Jeffreys recommends five wines to support South Africa’s wine industry as it recovers from the aftermath of the pandemic
The enduring power of brief encounters
A trio of novels that are connected by their surprising manner of finding their way to us
Classical Dom
Always fighting all the evil forces bringing peace and justice to all
Winning by inches or losing by miles?
The Scottish Conservatives self-congratulation is delusional. They have not stopped the SNP.
Uncovering the GRU
The GRU, Unit 29155 of Russia’s military intelligence service, is a remarkable failure of counterintelligence and politics from the West, says James Snell
Disdain on a plate
Enduring pale, greasy salmon in the spiritual home of the trout pout
Our “Nation’s Village Hall” turns 150
Anna Price tracks the emergence and endurance of Albertopolis, and how the Royal Albert Hall ties it all together
Independent minds
Small local publishers are putting out the brightest and best new work