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Air Mail Diary

Two More Prince Andrew Dramas And other strange news about these curious days …

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Country Pursuits

Horse Sense Little-known photos by Julian Lloyd hearken back to the Swinging 60s and the electric meeting point of British society, rock ‘n’ roll, and, of course, horses

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Dinner Party From Hell It’s time for a second look at Thomas Adès’s loopy dance of death The Exterminating Angel


Books

Annus Horribilis

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Behind the Palace Curtain A new season of The Crown, a scathing nonfiction account, the tell-all memoir from Prince Harry himself—there is no shortage of ways to take in the royal family, but none are flattering

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T.G.I.S.

The Attention-Whore Index Can anyone stop Prince Harry’s run of victories? Kevin Spacey and others make their move. But the decision is up to you!

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Curses!

The C-Spot Nothing validates the dictum that the U.S. and the U.K. are “two nations divided by a common language” quite like this single, four-letter word

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Royals on Holiday

Sleeping Around A farmhouse in Romania, a monastery in Greece, a cottage in Cornwall—King Charles’s preferred getaways are surprisingly plebeian. And most are open to the public

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The Prince of Wails Even though Andrew’s legacy has been marred by endless scandals, the coddled prince was shocked to the point of tears when he finally understood his title was gone forever

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T.G.I.S.

The Attention-Whore Index Elon Musk is failing, Donald Trump is flailing, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is whaling

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The King of Lies Separating fact from fiction in the latest, heavily fabricated season of The Crown

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Style

John and Alexandra Brodie’s Holiday Gift Guide With the help of his middle-school daughter, the former editor of Maisonette and editor of Todd Snyder rounds up the most charming cadeaux for tots, tykes, tweens, and teens

The Royal Soap Opera

The Sussex Circus Is Back Harry and Meghan’s mouthpiece has a book out. Spoiler alert: it’s grovelingly kind to them but brutal to everyone else


Restaurant Life

Arrivederci, San Lorenzo Princess Diana played out her love life at the London institution, but after 40 years of being the center of the scene, it’s closing

Royal Follies

The Duchess of Excess Once described as “the greatest single threat to the monarchy,” Sarah Ferguson—ex-wife of disgraced royal Andrew—has lived a life defined by scandal, debt, and sexual high jinks

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The Restaurant World

The New Swampland? Since 2020, branches of restaurants from New York, Los Angeles, London, Mexico City, and elsewhere have opened in Miami. But the bubble may be ready to pop

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The Royal Soap Opera

Oh, Brother! Queen Elizabeth always preferred the boorish Andrew to the sensitive Charles. Is the King finally getting revenge on his disgraced sibling by cutting him off financially?

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Little Britain

Good-bye, Mr. Xi When rich Chinese families send their children to English boarding schools, they pay for guardians to take care of their offsprings’ logistical—and emotional—needs

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City Guides

Dita Von Teese’s Guide to Los Angeles The Queen of Burlesque shares her go-to spots in the city she calls home

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View With a Room

A Night at the Brontës’ Guests can now stay in the birthplace of history’s most prolific literary family, just down the road from the dramatic moors that inspired Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights

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The Writer at Work

The Bard of Berkshire Best-selling novelist Robert Harris—his books have sold more than 10 million copies—still writes 800 words a day. Just don’t expect any sex scenes

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Real-Estate Wars

Paradise Lost The developers of the Caribbean island of Canouan tried to re-create the magic of Mustique. Now it’s a battleground for billionaires

Not Your Father’s Ghostwriter Unfortunately for the royal family, J. R. Moehringer, Prince Harry’s ghostwriter, specializes in damaged father-son relationships


City Guides

Konstantin Kakanias’s Guide to Athens The Greek artist shares his favorite spots in his home city

Great Lives

Dirck Halstead From Saigon’s fall to Reagan’s shooting to Monicagate, the photographer was at the center of history as it happened

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