Now he’s free of the BBC, he’s gone combative. He drives a horse and cart through a piece of Dominic Grieve sophistry, and tries his best to skewer the institution based around a jewelled velvet hat ...
To the extent that we in Ireland think about the British royals – we rarely do – the genuine deference shown to the monarchy by its subjects is a source of profound bafflement. That incomprehension ...
Three years into King Charles III's reign over the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, his Majesty faced more than a handful of personal, professional and public battles. While the monarch remained ...
But the veteran broadcaster, 87, believes Prince William will make 'radical alterations' when he succeeds his father as monarch. Mr Dimbleby spoke out this morning ahead of his three-part documentary ...
Over the years, I’ve broadcast on many royal events –jubilees and weddings, state occasions and funerals. In my BBC series, What’s the Monarchy For?, I’m doing something quite different – looking in ...
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What’s The Monarchy For? The answer is plain: it exists to ensure Britain cannot follow the abysmal example of France by establishing a presidency. And why would that be so terrible? Two words . . .
22:19, Tue, Dec 2, 2025 Updated: 23:06, Tue, Dec 2, 2025 The BBC's all-new series exploring the Royal Family's role and its future, What's the Monarchy For?, aired on Tuesday (December 2), and ...
Zarah Sultana has called for the abolition of the monarchy - after branding Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor a "parasite" at the Your Party conference. The former MP said: "The same people who run Britain ...
Nick Allen’s venue in Dimes Square was a popular gathering spot for right-wing Zoomers. Now he’s opening a new club called ...
I've spent much of my career commentating on royal occasions, and over the past two years I've been looking at the institution in close detail for a personal-view documentary series, interviewing ...
NOBODY is mad at monarchy these days. Britain’s angry John Osborne can sneer: “My objection to the royal symbol is that it is dead; it is the gold filling in a mouthful of decay.” But that was nearly ...