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    • Friday, 27 May, 2022
      FT MagazineRobert Shrimsley
      The jubilee curse: a week of boorish republicanism

      Special ‘not the jubilee’ parties will be held where attendees can spend the day singing the praises of Anthony Albanese or the German presidential model

    • Friday, 22 April, 2022
      InterviewAt Home with the FT
      Tina Brown: ‘Nobody is remotely real around royals’

      The former New Yorker editor on her new book about the British monarchy, her role as a ‘transatlanticker’, and knowing everyone from Obama to Malala

    • Thursday, 14 April, 2022
      ReviewVisual Arts
      Japan: Courts and Culture — politics and bling at Buckingham Palace

      Exhibition of items from the Royal Collection highlights the gifts two empires exchanged, from awards to armour

    • Sunday, 20 February, 2022
      Queen Elizabeth II
      Queen tests positive for Covid

      UK monarch, 95, has ‘mild cold-like symptoms’, says Buckingham Palace

    • Friday, 18 February, 2022
      Henry Mance
      The Queen deserves a rest from her sons’ humiliations

      Elizabeth II’s endurance may have infantilised her family. Her retirement would prod them to take responsibility.

    • Thursday, 17 February, 2022
      Banx 
      Prince Andrew agrees financial settlement in sex abuse case with Virginia Guiffre

      ‘Imagine how much it would have cost him if he’d actually met her’

    • Tuesday, 15 February, 2022
      Prince Andrew
      Prince Andrew settles lawsuit from Jeffrey Epstein accuser

      Lawyers for UK royal say he will make donation to victims charity run by Virginia Giuffre

    • Tuesday, 15 February, 2022
      Joy Lo Dico
      The privilege of passing on the family home

      The ‘boomerang’ generation may have special ties to their parents’ palaces — but unlike the Queen, most will have inheritance tax to consider

    • Thursday, 13 January, 2022
      Prince Andrew
      Prince Andrew to lose royal titles in latest fallout from Epstein ties

      Buckingham Palace says duke to drop military affiliations and use of ‘his royal highness’

    • Friday, 21 May, 2021
      BBC
      Prince William attacks BBC over handling of Bashir interview with Diana

      Scathing report on broadcaster’s cover-up of deceitful reporting prompts unprecedented criticism

    • Friday, 16 April, 2021
      News in-depthPrince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
      Prince Philip’s scaled-back funeral marks shifting times for UK’s royals

      Despite adulation, a sense is growing that death of Queen’s consort should accelerate monarchy’s modernisation

    • Saturday, 10 April, 2021
      Simon Schama
      Prince Philip: the royal yang to the Queen’s yin

      Duke of Edinburgh’s complementary role helped the British monarchy survive

    • Friday, 9 April, 2021
      Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
      Prince Philip dies aged 99

      Duke of Edinburgh was a critical figure in shaping Britain’s royal family over more than seven decades

    • Friday, 9 April, 2021
      Obituary
      Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, 1921-2021

      The UK’s longest-serving royal consort influenced the monarchy’s development for over 70 years

    • Friday, 26 March, 2021
      FT MagazineRobert Shrimsley
      Windsors of change: the royal family and diversity

      ‘It’s been centuries since we had even the hint of a Plantagenet. Any audit is likely to pick this up early’

    • Friday, 12 March, 2021
      News in-depthUK race relations
      ‘It all feels a bit familiar’: Black Britons show solidarity with Meghan Markle

      The Duchess of Sussex’s revelations have reignited questions about racism in the UK

    • Friday, 12 March, 2021
      Camilla Cavendish
      Britain’s royal family must downsize if it wants to survive

      The Meghan and Harry saga could have been avoided if the UK family followed other European monarchies

    • Friday, 12 March, 2021
      Margaret Casely-Hayford
      Like all firms, the royal family must learn to listen on diversity

      Organisations can adapt to make outsiders feel welcome

    • Wednesday, 10 March, 2021
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Royal rift marks a tragic missed opportunity

      It is not too late to heed warnings and change how ‘the firm’ functions

    • Tuesday, 9 March, 2021
      News in-depthParamount
      Oprah interview shows broadcast TV can still make a splash

      Meghan Markle exclusive harks back to time when celebrity sit-downs were a staple for networks

    • Monday, 8 March, 2021
      News in-depth
      From fairy tale to culture war: Britain gripped by royal race row

      Meghan Markle’s and Prince Harry’s interview on US television splits opinion in the UK

    • Monday, 8 March, 2021
      News in-depth
      Royals nearly drove me to suicide, Meghan Markle tells Oprah Winfrey

      Mental health and race revelations in joint interview with Prince Harry pile pressure on royal family

    • Tuesday, 13 October, 2020
      HTSI
      Baaaa for business: Princess Diana’s iconic sheep sweater is back

      The makers of Lady Di’s 1980s knitwear are relaunching the design – just in time for a new series of The Crown 

    • Monday, 20 April, 2020
      Newspaper industry
      Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reveal texts in battle with Mail on Sunday

      Filing of documents with court comes as couple withdraw co-operation with UK tabloids 

    • Wednesday, 25 March, 2020
      Positive test for Prince Charles raises royal coronavirus fears

      Heir to British throne works from home in Scotland while Queen remains in good health

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