BY STEWART SLATER Britain likes its Royals the way the Victorians liked their children – seen and not heard. Their job description is to turn up, look presentable, read the verbiage they have been handed (which we generally ignore) and pop out some children in their downtime. Given this, it is hard to imagine the Princess of Wales ever having much trouble in her annual … Continue reading A Very Modern Princess
BY STEWART SLATER “There was never an individual less regretted by his fellow creatures than this deceased King. What eye has wept for him? What heart has heaved one throb of unmercenary sorrow?” It is fair to say that the Times was not a fan of George IV, and it is reasonable to assume that, when the day comes, coverage of Her Majesty’s death will … Continue reading Love, Respect or Fear?
BY PAUL T HORGAN It was Bagehot who stated that the “Above all things our royalty is to be reverenced, and if you begin to poke about it you cannot reverence it…Its mystery is its life. We must not let in daylight upon magic.“. Unfortunately, rather than daylight, a portion of our royalty has been illuminated by something akin to a battery of 800,000,000 candela … Continue reading The Prince’s Dilemma
