The Monarchy

The Fall: Last Days of the English Republic by Henry Reece

This is no time for a slimmed-down monarchy

The ancient ritual at the heart of a very modern ceremony

The Coronation is more than a magnificent piece of theatre

We shall not see her like again

Why Charles should speak his mind

The Queen’s absence serves as a reminder of the enduring importance of the monarchy

Prince Andrew’s televisual hara-kiri has imperilled the Crown, perhaps fatally

Alexander Larman reviews Lady in Waiting: My extraordinary life in the shadow of the crown, by Anne Glenconner