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The Criminal Element

Londongrad’s Laundromat Kensington mansions and Premier League football clubs—how did London become the money-washing capital of the world?

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Scandal

Camille Vasquez: Legal Executioner In Johnny Depp’s $50 million libel case against Amber Heard, all eyes are on his stylish, no-nonsense lawyer

The King’s English To write about King George VI, Sally Bedell Smith was granted exclusive access to royal archives that included his World War II–era diaries and love letters to Queen Elizabeth


T.G.I.S.

The Attention-Whore Index Elon Musk proposes a new party, Donald Trump floats a new fragrance, and Emmanuel Macron struggles to be seen

Anatomy of a Scandal

Handbags at Dawn! Chipolata-penis shaming, fake tans, and a four-letter word that starts with c! It’s the legal Circus Maximus as two British soccer wives go to High Court

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Style

Tea Cakes, Totes, and Toffs In London, Anya Hindmarch sets out to re-invent retail by designing her own shoppable, Instagram-friendly village

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Books

Callil Confidential For many years, Carmen Callil dominated London’s literary and feminist scenes. In a memoir, the outspoken Melbourne native travels back in time

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The Royal Soap Opera

The Andrew Formerly Known as Prince A convicted Libyan gun smuggler, a royal introduction to a pedophile, a $50 million lawsuit—it’s just another week for Andrew

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T.G.I.S.

The Attention-Whore Index Tucker Carlson doubts the Holocaust, Melania Trump believes the conspiracies, and Donald Trump is certain someone is eating America’s pets

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Annals of Delusion

#Trussterf*ck No shame and no sense—the U.K.’s new prime minister is not off to a good start

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Tempest in a Martini Glass

Owning the Lits Fringe scholars have long argued that Shakespeare wasn’t really Shakespeare. So why has it suddenly become an article of faith among young conservatives?

Great Caesar’s Ghost!

Sexy Feast There’s a new Richard Caring restaurant in town. But the gods are not smiling down on Bacchanalia


Failing Up

Crime and Scandal

In Bed with the Oligarchs Why is a British businessman and member of the eminent Bonham-Carter clan in custody and facing extradition to the U.S.?

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T.G.I.S.

The Attention-Whore Index Donald Trump angers the Queen, Elon Musk has warlord friends, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. drops out

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The Royals

Fool’s Gold Still angling to have his royal status reinstated, Prince Andrew can’t take the hint

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Little Britain

“Not a Complete Clown” The parties, Wallpapergate, the police investigation, the apology to the Queen—Boris Johnson tries to hold it all together

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But First …

The View from Here Just how corrupt is the Qatar World Cup?

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Great Lives

A Love Letter to Jean Marsh The Emmy–winning British actress who co-created and starred in the hit TV series Upstairs, Downstairs was brave, deeply empathetic, and funny to the end

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Warning Signs

The Boss from Hell Before becoming known as a sex offender, Mohamed Al-Fayed was just another under-the-radar Lothario overseeing an empire. One of his former employees looks back

Books

High Churchill


Rules for Living

How to Know if You’re Common Decorator, bon vivant—and still enjoying cocaine at 85—Nicky Haslam releases his annual list of the tacky and unsophisticated

Design for Living

Doctor Knows Nest Is your home supporting your health?

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