The monarchy will be more damaged if there is a half-crowning. The best street parties during the Queen’s coronation were those celebrated in the East End slums.
Glimmers of light in the darkness of the year just gone are cause for optimism that 2023 will be better.
War in Ukraine, a world approaching boiling point and millions of illegal immigrants on the move: 2022 was the year we’d like to forget but are fated to remember.
Daily Briefing: Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral is estimated to have been the single most-watched television event of all time.
The Queen’s funeral was a flawless, solemn but not sombre affair which allowed the public to give her back, to say goodbye and let go.
Daily Briefing: The former Prince of Wales addressed the Senedd in Welsh today, as he completed his tour in Cardiff.
This week’s column has been left blank in case it might offend.
Traditions do not impede progress. Rather, they create the stability that makes progress possible – and Monarchy is an indispensable part of that tradition.
The most important function of a head of state – whichever system is chosen – is to embody the nation. This article was first published in Policy Exchange’s weekly agenda.
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