What is the king’s speech and what is the state opening of parliament?
Ceremonial event marks start of new parliamentary year, and outlines government policies and proposed legislationUK politics live – latest updates Continue...
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‘Pocket-sized symbol of colonial loot’: how New York’s mayor revived Koh-i-noor diamond debate
Zohran Mamdani’s suggestion King Charles should return diamond to India has reopened old woundsIt may not be the biggest or most precious jewel ensconced in the Tower of London, but few diamonds have a legacy to rival that...
Read MoreYes, the king’s US visit will go down in history: it marked the death throes of an old era | Nesrine Malik
Both nations are tarred by irreconcilable crises that could unravel democracy itself – sanity and stability have never felt further from reachA feature of living at the end of an era is that some events in the present...
Read MoreKing Charles has saved the special relationship – for now | Ted Widmer
The King charmed Americans – including the president – while artfully asserting his views on climate and executive powerIn the end, it was a royal triumph, as King Charles and Queen Camilla managed to avoid all the...
Read MoreHow King Charles’s speech was written – and how to read it
King’s carefully crafted address to US Congress was the result of close liaison with aides, No 10 and Foreign OfficeDonald Trump called it “fantastic”, Democrats cheered references to Magna Carta, while the...
Read MoreKing Charles’s White House visit was an exercise in full-throttle distraction and denial | Frances Ryan
A few days of joviality will hardly change American foreign policy or guarantee Trump’s ever-erratic affections for long Continue...
Read MoreDid Harry and Meghan tour Australia to make money – or cosplay a return to royal life?
Along with a luxe wellness retreat and MasterChef appearance, the faux royal tour included time spent on causes the couple clearly care aboutPrince Harry and Meghan’s visit to Australia – in picturesIn Aussie...
Read MoreMeghan has been cast as the inverse to Diana, a photonegative of adoration. Why do we need scapegoats? | Brigid Delaney
The hatred the duchess inspires reveals hidden aspects of British character and tells us something about public anxietiesWhatever unhinged parasocial relationship the adoring public had with Diana, Princess of Wales, their...
Read MoreProtocol be damned: here’s what King Charles should say on his visit to the US | Simon Tisdall
The king has the chance to offer some tough love. Perhaps he could start with a speech to Congress about the Trump administration’s reckless trajectoryIt will be a definitive moment for King Charles III and the British...
Read MoreAs a state visit looms … can the king tame Trump?
Royal visitors have long been popular in the US, and Charles has decades of diplomacy under his belt. But can soft power save the special relationship?What’s the worst that could happen when King Charles visits Donald...
Read MoreReeves criticises Trump for starting Iran war with no ‘clear plan’ to get out of it – UK politics live
‘I’m angry that Donald Trump has chosen to go to war in the Middle East,’ chancellor saysStarmer says he understands why people are concerned about the cost of living.He says he has already set out a five-point...
Read MoreStarmer says he will push for ‘closer partnership’ with EU after Iran war highlights global volatility – UK politics live
Prime minister says UK will host meeting later this week with other nations on the reopening of the strait of HormuzStarmer says he understands why people are concerned about the cost of living.He says he has already set out a...
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