Has King Charles finally run out of patience with Prince Andrew?
The so-called ‘Siege of Royal Lodge’ shows no signs of coming to an end
Alexander Larman
Alexander Larman is an author and books editor of Spectator World, our US-based edition
Tuesday
Has King Charles finally run out of patience with Prince Andrew?
While the nation basks in the good news about the Princess of Wales in her battle with cancer, the Royals’ troubles are not entirely over. The not-so-grand Duke of York, Prince Andrew, remains a baleful, apparently ungovernable character. Andrew is no longer a working royal, and is rarely, if ever, seen in public (not even
Monday
Kate's message of hope is wonderful news for the Royals
The Royal Family has not had much to celebrate lately, so the relief that the world will feel with the announcement that the Princess of Wales has completed a course of chemotherapy is going to be mirrored, and then some, at both Kensington Palace and Buckingham Palace. Not only is it deeply welcome for both
Kate's message of hope is wonderful news for the Royals
‘Doing what I can to stay cancer free is now my focus,’ Kate said
Friday
Ian McKellen's comments about the Queen are a step too far
In a candid interview that he has given to the Times, the actor has labeled the late Queen both rude and borderline insane
Ian McKellen's comments about the Queen are a step too far
Of all the people who might come forward to attack the memory of the late, lamented Queen Elizabeth II, Sir Ian McKellen – a CBE and Companion of Honour, no less – would not be high on the list. Yet in a candid interview that he has given to the Times, McKellen has labelled the
Tuesday
Prince Harry isn't coming back any time soon
Unless hell freezes over, he is not coming back full-time
Prince Harry isn't coming back any time soon
The Duke of Wellington famously suggested that the Battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton. To this day, something happens in the hallowed cloisters of the nation’s most famous public school that brings out qualities in its pupils that no other educational establishment can muster. I refer, of course, to those
Sunday
The slow death of Star Wars
The franchise has suffered Marvel-ification
The cynical manipulation of ‘dynamic pricing’ for Oasis tickets
Given my unequivocal feelings about the Oasis reunion, I was, apparently, one of the few people in Britain who was not attempting to obtain tickets yesterday for one of their stadium gigs next year. As is usually the case these days when a much-hyped act returns for a series of mega-concerts, the wall-to-wall publicity that the concerts
Wednesday
The slow death of Star Wars
The video game Star Wars Outlaws is to be released this week. The game is set between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi – so in the universe of the original, still-greatest film trilogy – and has been several years in development. According to its ‘narrative director’ Navid Khavari, ‘We didn’t just
Tuesday
The horrors of an Oasis reunion
It is not the Gallagher brothers themselves who are the real issue here, but their admirers
The horrors of an Oasis reunion
Twenty years ago, I suffered through seeing Oasis perform at Glastonbury. It remains one of the worst, if not the worst, large-scale gigs of its kind that I have ever been to. Liam Gallagher had all the animation and charm of an Easter Island statue, standing stock-still in the centre of the stage and looking
Monday
Is Prince Andrew finally getting the boot from Windsor?
Obviously, for a member of the royal family — even a disgraced one — ‘homelessness’ is a relative term
Is Prince Andrew finally getting the boot from Windsor?
After a relatively quiet few months for Prince Andrew, there have been two recent developments that will no doubt make this famously un-sweaty man feel a nervous chill. Firstly, following the mixed response that Scoop, the first account of his notorious interview with Emily Maitlis, received, the first pictures have been released of the Amazon
Wednesday
The unfortunate timing of Harry and Meghan's Colombia trip
As Harry and Meghan prepare to head off on yet another quasi-regal tour, this time to Colombia, it is surely nothing more than a coincidence that their experienced chief of staff Josh Kettler – a so-called ‘executive accelerator and strategist’ – has left ‘by mutual agreement’ after a three-month trial period in the job. The
The unfortunate timing of Harry and Meghan's Colombia trip
It is difficult to fathom why the Sussexes are still bothering to inflict their faux-messiah complexes on the world
Monday
Banksy’s art is overrated – and overpriced
Should you be woken in the middle of the night by the sound of a hydraulic lift rising from a van, and look out of the window to see a stern-looking bearded man spray-painting something on your wall, your usual instinct might be to ring the police. These days, however, you’d be better off calling
Thursday
King Charles must break his silence on the riots
After the far-right rioting of last night failed to materialise, there is hope that we have now seen the worst of the public disorder that flared up following the Southport stabbings. This is certainly what the Prime Minister will be thinking today, but his new good friend the King could well have exactly the same
Tuesday
It’s no surprise McDonald’s is struggling
The news that McDonald’s sales have fallen by 1 per cent around the world between April and June might not seem, on the face of it, to be vastly significant. After all, surely there will always be a market for cheap and cheerful hamburgers, chicken nuggets and chips that even Michelin-starred chefs rave about? Apparently
