JAN MOIR: Prince Philip’s death was hardly unexpected but when the news came we felt a jolt of loss

We cannot be surprised that Prince Philip has died at the age of 99, yet somehow we are. For the news, when it came, was a shock. A jolting moment on a cold, spring morning. Followed by an unexpected wash of sorrow and then an even more surprising feeling of loss. Why should we feel … Read more

JAN MOIR: Prince Philip’s death was hardly unexpected but when the news came we felt a jolt of loss

We cannot be surprised that Prince Philip has died at the age of 99, yet somehow we are. For the news, when it came, was a shock. A jolting moment on a cold, spring morning. Followed by an unexpected wash of sorrow and then an even more surprising feeling of loss. Why should we feel … Read more

JAN MOIR: It’s tough being the ex-Factor. But that’s not abuse, it’s showbusiness

Singer and former X Factor contestant Rebecca Ferguson wants a parliamentary inquiry into the music industry to help protect young artists.  Against what? Exploitation and mistreatment primarily, with a backbeat of bullying, grooming and even sexual abuse. She wants music managers and agents to have a ‘licence’ and ‘face a tribunal’ if they ‘mistreat an … Read more

JAN MOIR: It’s tough being the ex-Factor. But that’s not abuse, it’s showbusiness

Singer and former X Factor contestant Rebecca Ferguson wants a parliamentary inquiry into the music industry to help protect young artists.  Against what? Exploitation and mistreatment primarily, with a backbeat of bullying, grooming and even sexual abuse. She wants music managers and agents to have a ‘licence’ and ‘face a tribunal’ if they ‘mistreat an … Read more

JAN MOIR’s view from the sofa as Line of Duty makes its hotly anticipated return to our screens 

Line of Duty, BBC1 Rating: Houl yer whisht!’ orders Superintendent Hastings, his quaint way of asking subordinates for silence.  With those three words, two big surprises and one tragic death already in the body bag, Line Of Duty roared back into action last night, jingling with jargon, bristling with the usual bells and whistles, and … Read more

JAN MOIR’s view from the sofa as Line of Duty makes its hotly anticipated return to our screens 

Line of Duty, BBC1 Rating: Houl yer whisht!’ orders Superintendent Hastings, his quaint way of asking subordinates for silence.  With those three words, two big surprises and one tragic death already in the body bag, Line Of Duty roared back into action last night, jingling with jargon, bristling with the usual bells and whistles, and … Read more

JAN MOIR on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle”s profile-raising offensive in America

Think about others rather than yourself, said the Queen this week. Yet over in LA, her wise words beseeching altruism and humanity fell on deaf ears.  ‘My life is always going to be about public service,’ said the Duke of Sussex in his first post–Megxit TV interview, rather proving that the service he has in … Read more