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Royals

Noble Pursuits

The Making of a Marchioness The late Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava rejected her glamorous youth for a colorful life spent helping others

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Take Five

Henry Louis Gates Jr. The historian and literary critic on what he’s seeing, reading, watching, and listening to—plus the gadget he can’t live without

Air Mail Diary

Trump Admits He Is Depressing And other strange news about these curious days …


Books

Reality Bites

Skin in the Game

What Lies Beneath The peel-off mask is back, baby—but these enticing new formulations are more effective than ever

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Television

Sweating the Details with Randy Andy A Very Royal Scandal dramatizes the notorious interview Prince Andrew gave about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. But how much of it is true?

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Comeback King Two new biographies of King Charles mark a return to good old-fashioned royal journalism

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Music

Lord of the Spins Fred Again, the world’s most popular D.J., is hip, hot, and very posh

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Small Talk

The Melania Diaries The former First Lady recalls the moments—and, more importantly, the “unforgettable ensembles”—that will stay with her forever

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Social Studies, Part One

Cult of Personality How did a dancing social-media star with 1.3 million followers get “brainwashed” by a Christian fundamentalist and self-styled “Man of God” who once made a film starring Meghan Markle?

Books

Murder, They Wrote This month’s best mystery books contain a healthy dose of humor


Style

A Shake-up on Savile Row With charm, panache, and style, bespoke tailor Daisy Knatchbull is infiltrating one of London’s oldest boys’ clubs

Modern Times

Lady Macboris Booed by crowds of onlookers at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, is Carrie Johnson the master puppeteer, or just a shallow social climber with expensive taste in wallpaper?

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T.G.I.S.

The Attention-Whore Index R.F.K. Jr. tries out anti-Semitism for size, and Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie continue their never-ending, acrimonious divorce. Who’s grabbing your attention this week?

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The Perfect Ending

Bill Nighy The actor answers 26 of life’s most pressing questions

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Food

The Never-Ending Dinner Party At Sally Clarke’s eponymous restaurant, in Notting Hill, the good times rage on

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A Queen’s Favorite Subjects

Elizabeth II and Her Horses Remembering Britain’s longest-reigning monarch in her most beloved pastime

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After Hours

Boujis 2.0 After closing, in 2016, the London nightclub dubbed “Studio 54 for aristocrats and It girls” is back

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Highlight

A Lasting Impression Drawings and watercolors on paper by Impressionists ranging from Degas to Toulouse-Lautrec go on view in London

Small Talk

“Anyone Seen the Beefeater Gin Guy?” Queen Elizabeth headed one of the world’s biggest brands. It’s only right that advertising heads of state come to mourn her


Air Mail Diary

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