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Inside Story

The Princess Deception Program Thirty years on, the journalist who first broke the story of Diana’s betrayal by the BBC’s Martin Bashir reveals the true extent of the cover-up—and why her brother believes its consequences were lethal

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Inside Story

The Princess Deception Program Thirty years on, the journalist who first broke the story of Diana’s betrayal by the BBC’s Martin Bashir reveals the true extent of the cover-up—and why her brother believes its consequences were lethal

Le Scandale!

An Unfair Crack of the Whip The world of Olympic equestrianism was rocked by the recent leaked video of one of its brightest stars severely whipping a horse. Can the sport ever recover?


Royal Follies

The Andrew Cover-Up As police broaden their inquiries into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, his biographer argues that the royal family—and the officials surrounding it—have spent years suppressing the full story

The Drama Continues …

Failure to Launch Having returned to Santa Barbara, and with Prince Harry’s memoir and Meghan’s podcast underway, what’s next for the unroyal couple?

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Brits And Their Cars

Corporate Collision Land Rover, the 75-year-old British car company favored by the Queen—and, further down the food chain, one of AIR MAIL’s co-editors—is getting a rebrand. Now it sounds like a K-pop boy band

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But First …

The View from Here Mugs, trays, tins, tea cozies—it’s a golden moment for collectors of coronation tat. And, yes, you need some

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The Seasoned Traveler

Gary Janetti The comedy writer and producer behind Family Guy, Will & Grace, and a beloved Instagram account reveals his travel routine

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The Seasoned Traveler

Gary Janetti The comedy writer and producer behind Family Guy, Will & Grace, and a beloved Instagram account reveals his travel routine

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T.G.I.S.

The Attention-Whore Index A rare Melania sighting, Rupert Murdoch is plighting, and Donald Trump is inciting. (Again!) Plus, the strangest news from across the world

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The Hotel World

Death in Venice For decades, the Hotel Bauer was a home away from home for the international glitterati. Now it’s a cautionary tale

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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?

The Other Other Woman

My Best Fiend’s Wedding Wallis Simpson was prepared to do anything to become Queen of England—even if it meant backstabbing her best friend


But First …

The View from Here Dandyish Cecil Beaton was an unlikely choice for royal photographer. But his portraits of Elizabeth gave a nation in crisis the monarch it needed

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The View from Here Social-justice activists say impact—not intent—is all that matters. They’re wrong

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T.G.I.S.

The Attention-Whore Index Kim Jong Un sinks his battleship, Sydney Sweeney sells her bathwater, and Emmanuel Macron savors a slap

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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

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Air Mail Diary

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

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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?

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


Books

Line of Duty

Music

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

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