EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: The naming of two royals allegedly accused of racism could make King Charles’s task of holding on to overseas thrones more difficult
The arbitrary naming of two royals reportedly accused of racism could make King Charles' job of holding onto overseas thrones more difficult.
Now that Barbados is no longer a kingdom, other Commonwealth countries Jamaica, Grenada and Antigua and Barbuda are facing growing republican sentiment.
Plans are already in the works for a referendum in Saint Kitts and Nevis. The monarch will not welcome this additional headache from a Sussex cheerleader.
The arbitrary naming of two royals reportedly accused of racism could make King Charles' job of holding onto overseas thrones more difficult
William and Kate not only drew the short straw at last night's Royal Variety Performance, but also left the show to Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and husband Prince Daniel.
The event has become an annual chore that the king deftly sidestepped after his mother attended 38 of them and took herself off the list as a diamond jubilee gift to herself in 2012.
Charles and Camilla hoped to have done their final stint in 2016, which would see William and Kate appearing alternately with Harry and Meghan.
Ultimately, the Sussexes made just one appearance in 2018. Haven't the Waleses suffered enough?
William and Kate not only drew the short straw for last night's Royal Variety Performance, but also gave the show to Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and husband Prince Daniel
Shelving a plan in the Scottish Parliament to pardon the hundreds of witches convicted centuries ago would have disappointed the late Queen Mother.
She befriended Doreen Valiente, the 'mother of modern witchcraft', and summoned her to Balmoral in the 1980s to warn her of plans to outlaw witchcraft.
It was banned by Henry VIII in the 16th century and punishable by death. Much to HM's relief, no ban was introduced. Has Doreen worked her magic?
Rishi Sunak's adviser Frederika Mitchell reveals the Prime Minister's dog Nova has discovered how to use the lift in No 10.
He has mastered the art of standing on his hind legs and pressing the 'call' button with one paw. With such a talent, shouldn't the Labrador join the rest of Rishi's tits in Cabinet?
For Newsnight presenter Victoria Derbyshire, the BBC's slaughter of her program is a case of deja vu following the axing of her own show in 2020, when she described herself as 'absolutely devastated'.
Former presenter Emily Maitlis, pictured, references the Eagles' hit and announces: 'Newsnight is our Hotel California. Everyone who checked out never really left.ā
Canny Emily jumped from the sinking Newsnight in February 2022 and landed a lucrative podcast contract with Global.
For Newsnight presenter Victoria Derbyshire, the BBC's slaughter of her program is a case of deja vu following the axing of her own show in 2020, when she described herself as 'absolutely devastated'.
Unimpressed by the University Challenge's cocky new presenter Amol Rajan, Cambridge-educated presenter Joan Bakewell snaps: 'Has the University Challenge been fast-tracked? Or should I slow down?'
One-time 'thinking man' Joan firmly advises Amol and co: 'Calm down people… it's not fun anymore!'
Adios Shane MacGowan, who joins old friend Sinead O'Connor in the heavenly Top of the Pops.
Sinead once saved a drunk Shane, left with a broken leg in a supermarket trolley at Dublin Airport.
On second thought, the Pogues singer's arrival at the Pearly Gates might prompt Sinead to hide behind a cloud.