Royals

T.G.I.S.

The Attention-Whore Index Steve Bannon joins the Nazi-salute brigade, Elon Musk sparks even more outrage, and Donald Trump gives up on truth, justice, and the American way

By George Kalogerakis

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Little Britain

Blueblood Banks If you don’t want your money mingling with that of the common man, get thee to a private bank

By Joseph Bullmore

Online Special

The Queen’s Gambit Meyerbeer’s Ozymandian masterpiece Les Huguenots

By Matthew Gurewitsch

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Family Values

By Simon Callow

The Royals

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

By Hilary Rose

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T.G.I.S.

The Attention-Whore Index Donald Trump damns himself, Prince Andrew dooms himself, and Kristi Noem deludes herself

By George Kalogerakis

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The Jewel Is The Crown Even though Season Five of Netflix’s hit series is a laughable portrait of Princess Diana and Prince Charles, the show’s critics will keep watching

By Camilla Long

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Wine

Terroir Incognita How a plucky couple from Chicago put England on the wine-making map

By George Pendle

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Royal Pains

The Time I Met Prince Andrew It was brief but unforgettable—and not in a good way

By Susie Essman

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Riding the Royal Coattails Do you have questions about the coronation? Hugo Vickers has answers

By Ivana Lowell

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Small Talk

The Clown Prince Post-Jubilee, Harry reports back to Netflix*

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Best

The Seated Queen

The Italian Coast

The Genoa Revival The port city on Italy’s northwest coast has a stunning, fresco-clad history, and big plans for the future

By Sheila Pierce

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T.G.I.S.

The Attention-Whore Index Kim Kardashian is polluting, Elon Musk is brooding, and Donald Trump is feuding. (Surprise!) Plus, the strangest news from across the world

By George Kalogerakis

Air Mail Diary

Controversy over The Crown (the Show, Not Charles) And other strange news about these curious days …

By George Kalogerakis

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But First …

The View from Here Was Trump’s second state visit to the U.K. a case of Rex-ploitation?

By George Pendle

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Highlight

The Queen’s Next Move In Salzburg’s The Tales of Hoffmann, Kathryn Lewek shows four faces of the Eternal Feminine

By Matthew Gurewitsch

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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?

By George Pendle

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The Phantom of the Royal Opera There’s a reason J.R. Moehringer, who has ghosted memoirs for Andre Agassi and Phil Knight, was paid seven figures for the Prince Harry job

By Ben Macintyre

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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

By Stuart Heritage

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Highlight

Pop Royalty Little-known paintings by Dame Vera Lynn, “the Forces’ Sweetheart,” whose songs buoyed morale during World War II, go on display in her hometown

By Matthew Gurewitsch

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Megxit Follies

Sweet Smell of Sussex Harry and Meghan’s production company, Archewell, is leaking employees. Their development deal with Netflix is a bust. Can they redeem their Hollywood dream?

By Stuart Heritage

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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

By Stuart Heritage

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Travel

Let Them Eat Pudding! Until recently, only the friends and family of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire could experience their Yorkshire estate. Now just about anyone can come

By Ashley Baker

The Windsor Knot

Harry and Kate Go to a Coronation One smiles and dazzles, and the other grimaces and bolts. Who’s the new star of the Firm?

By Hilary Rose

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