Air Mail

A Gold-Medal Stunt The Paris Olympics was one for the ages. Then, attention-seeking Tom Cruise jumped through the roof of the Stade de France

By Helen Rumbelow

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Books

Virginia Giuffre’s Last Words An explosive account of alleged abuse at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew is seeing the light of day six months after Giuffre’s suicide

By Josie Ensor

Little Britain

Female Trouble What happens when a prodigal son falls under the influence of his older, American wife? The Beckhams are experiencing their own version of Megxit

By Stuart Heritage

Style

The Spy Who Dressed Me During World War II, one of London’s most prominent fashion designers led a secret life as head of an espionage unit operating behind German lines

By Henry R. Schlesinger

Who Will Follow BoJo the Clown? The fight to become the U.K.’s next P.M.—and the Queen’s 15th—is down to two very different candidates

By Patrick Kidd

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The Attention-Whore Index Harry and Meghan are on display, Donald Trump is nodding off, and Elon Musk is always (far) right. Plus, the most peculiar news from around the world

By George Kalogerakis

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Desperately Seeking Sympathy Can someone get Harry and Meghan a private jet to this Netflix “global event” pity party?

By Hilary Rose

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The BoJo Show

By Tom Peck

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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

By Andrew Lownie

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The Sussex Meat Grinder Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s chief of staff has bolted after just three months. He’s not alone

By Kate Mansey

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Biography of a Wallflower

By Daisy Goodwin

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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

Small Talk

Elon Musk’s Pre-Election Thoughts The SpaceX billionaire lambastes the Dems’ crooked agenda and shares his plans to colonize Mars

As tweeted to Craig Brown

Country Pursuits

Luck, Be This Lady Carole Bamford has turned Daylesford into not only a posh grocery store but a signifier for a certain way of life

By Victoria Mather

The Fall of Fashion’s First Couple The dramatic falling-out between Natalie Massenet, the founder of Net-a-Porter, and her partner, Erik Torstensson, includes allegations of drug dealers, escorts, exorbitant spending, and herpes medication

By Ashley Baker

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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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Empire State of Mind

By David Aaronovitch

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The Princess Bribes Swindlers on TikTok are impersonating 19-year-old Princess Leonor, the much-beloved heir to the Spanish throne—and cheating her fans out of hundreds of dollars

By Matthew Campbell

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Perfecting Their Backhand As the U.S. Open approaches, WOTs—the wives of tennis stars—are giving soccer’s WAGs a run for their money

By Flora Gill

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The Sussex Survivors’ Club The trauma. The truths. The tears. The second installment of Harry & Meghan goes full-blown reality TV

By Hilary Rose

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The View from Here Fifty years on, Nick Ut’s Pulitzer Prize–winning photograph, “Napalm Girl,” still has the power to shock. But can a picture change the world?

By Errol Morris

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Air Mail Diary

Emmanuel Macron Gets Some Very Expensive Advice And other strange news about these curious days …

By George Kalogerakis

Open Book

Meet You at Mortimer’s A new book revisits the mid-70s heyday of Mortimer’s restaurant, which played host to everyone from Jackie O and Nancy Reagan to Liz Smith and Mick Jagger

By Bob Colacello

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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

All That Glitters Isn’t Gold Trump’s garish redecoration of the White House rivals the interior-design tastes of Saddam Hussein and King Midas

By Craig Brown

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Royals

A Gold-Medal Stunt The Paris Olympics was one for the ages. Then, attention-seeking Tom Cruise jumped through the roof of the Stade de France

Virginia Giuffre’s Last Words An explosive account of alleged abuse at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew is seeing the light of day six months after Giuffre’s suicide

Female Trouble What happens when a prodigal son falls under the influence of his older, American wife? The Beckhams are experiencing their own version of Megxit

The Spy Who Dressed Me During World War II, one of London’s most prominent fashion designers led a secret life as head of an espionage unit operating behind German lines

Who Will Follow BoJo the Clown? The fight to become the U.K.’s next P.M.—and the Queen’s 15th—is down to two very different candidates

The Attention-Whore Index Harry and Meghan are on display, Donald Trump is nodding off, and Elon Musk is always (far) right. Plus, the most peculiar news from around the world

Desperately Seeking Sympathy Can someone get Harry and Meghan a private jet to this Netflix “global event” pity party?

The BoJo Show

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 Sussex Meat Grinder Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s chief of staff has bolted after just three months. He’s not alone

Biography of a Wallflower

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?

Elon Musk’s Pre-Election Thoughts The SpaceX billionaire lambastes the Dems’ crooked agenda and shares his plans to colonize Mars

Luck, Be This Lady Carole Bamford has turned Daylesford into not only a posh grocery store but a signifier for a certain way of life

The Fall of Fashion’s First Couple The dramatic falling-out between Natalie Massenet, the founder of Net-a-Porter, and her partner, Erik Torstensson, includes allegations of drug dealers, escorts, exorbitant spending, and herpes medication

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

Empire State of Mind

The Princess Bribes Swindlers on TikTok are impersonating 19-year-old Princess Leonor, the much-beloved heir to the Spanish throne—and cheating her fans out of hundreds of dollars

Perfecting Their Backhand As the U.S. Open approaches, WOTs—the wives of tennis stars—are giving soccer’s WAGs a run for their money

The Sussex Survivors’ Club The trauma. The truths. The tears. The second installment of Harry & Meghan goes full-blown reality TV

The View from Here Fifty years on, Nick Ut’s Pulitzer Prize–winning photograph, “Napalm Girl,” still has the power to shock. But can a picture change the world?

Emmanuel Macron Gets Some Very Expensive Advice And other strange news about these curious days …

Meet You at Mortimer’s A new book revisits the mid-70s heyday of Mortimer’s restaurant, which played host to everyone from Jackie O and Nancy Reagan to Liz Smith and Mick Jagger

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

All That Glitters Isn’t Gold Trump’s garish redecoration of the White House rivals the interior-design tastes of Saddam Hussein and King Midas