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Prince Harry, The Thick of It, GCSE, Bank Holiday, Notebook

Prince Harry, The Thick of It, GCSE, Bank Holiday

What’s trending and why?

By | Notebook | Wednesday, 22 August 2012 at 10:43 am

Why would anyone want to wear a Queen mask?, Notebook

Why would anyone want to wear a Queen mask?

I really thought I could handle this. I thought I’d be able to do a barbecue on the Saturday followed by a street party on the Monday. As I write this, it’s Sunday and I’ve had enough.

By | Notebook, Opinion | Wednesday, 6 June 2012 at 4:10 pm

The Diamond Jubilee: Elizabeth’s 60 years draining the state, Notebook

The Diamond Jubilee: Elizabeth’s 60 years draining the state

In my eyes, partaking in the Diamond Jubilee is not just a celebration of Elizabeth’s 60 year reign, but a celebration of something far more sinister – to me, it’s a celebration of the ingrained inequality and class segregation within our country.

By | Notebook, iPolitics | Tuesday, 5 June 2012 at 4:00 am

Poetry, pork pies and punks: Our pick of the weekend’s Jubilee street parties, Arts

Poetry, pork pies and punks: Our pick of the weekend’s Jubilee street parties

Whether you’re a staunch royalist or more of a put-the-royals-in-council-housing-then-poke-them-with-sticks type, there’s a shindig out there perfectly suited to your tastes.

By | Arts, Notebook | Friday, 1 June 2012 at 9:00 am

Buckingham Palace has gone up 9000% in value, Property

Buckingham Palace has gone up 9000% in value

The Royal residence was worth £11m when the Queen came to the throne and that now risen to around the £1bn mark.Windsor Castle has also done well.

By | Property | Thursday, 31 May 2012 at 11:36 am

Look Back at the Royal Revenge, Eagle Eye

Look Back at the Royal Revenge

I have not gone on much about the royal snub to Tony Blair and Gordon Brown last month, but I wanted to quote (with permission) from an email I received from Gavin Turner. He says he is “less an admirer of Blair” than me, but he feels that “one’s personal views (or indeed the royal [...]

By | Eagle Eye | Monday, 16 May 2011 at 10:56 am

The royal torture chamber, Eagle Eye

The royal torture chamber

The Royal Family doesn’t stir up the media monster. The monster doesn’t need stirring up. It wants blood and will have it no matter how this dysfunctional family tries to manage its public profile.

By | Eagle Eye | Monday, 2 May 2011 at 10:54 am

Caught & Social: Beckham cock-a-hoop at game, Notebook

Caught & Social: Beckham cock-a-hoop at game

Daily gossip from the world of celeb

By | Notebook | Thursday, 28 April 2011 at 11:13 am

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