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Social Studies

Club d’État Will Boris Johnson’s favorite schmoozy club become the seat of his downfall?

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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?

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?


Lady in Motion After the unexpected success of Anne Glenconner’s juicy memoir Lady in Waiting, the 90-year-old decided to write a sequel

Chronicles of the Aristos

The Lady Vanishes What connects a British aristocrat, a convicted sex offender, and a missing newborn baby?

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Small Talk

Prince Harry’s Burn Book His next tell-all spares no one, not even the corgis

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P.D.A. Alert!

Heavy-Handed Come on, Harry and Meghan—isn’t there anything better you can think to do than hold hands?

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The Kids Aren’t Alright

With All Due Respect … Unfortunately, yes, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have forgotten their manners

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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

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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

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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

Style

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


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

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?

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Great Caesar’s Ghost!

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

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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.?


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

The Royals

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

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