A few days after the death of King George VI in February 1952, Earl Jowitt, the Lord Chancellor under Clement Attlee, addressed the House of Lords in a message of condolence to the new Queen Elizabeth II. ‘It is, I fear, inevitable that the life of the Sovereign must be in some sense a lonely … Read more
Trainers off, plain white T-shirt, cargo shorts, baseball cap on backwards: who is this gym-honed Hollywood A-lister chilling photogenically in the Santa Barbara surf? Trainers off, plain white T-shirt, cargo shorts, baseball cap on backwards: who is this gym-honed Hollywood A-lister chilling photogenically in the Santa Barbara surf? Orlando Bloom, maybe, or Chris Martin? The … Read more
Trainers off, plain white T-shirt, cargo shorts, baseball cap on backwards: who is this gym-honed Hollywood A-lister chilling photogenically in the Santa Barbara surf? Trainers off, plain white T-shirt, cargo shorts, baseball cap on backwards: who is this gym-honed Hollywood A-lister chilling photogenically in the Santa Barbara surf? Orlando Bloom, maybe, or Chris Martin? The … Read more
Truth, we are told, is central to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Indeed, it was supposedly the desire for truth that drove them to give that explosive interview to Oprah Winfrey, broadcast just over two weeks ago. ‘How do you feel about the Palace hearing you speak your truth today?’ asked Oprah. ‘I don’t … Read more
Truth, we are told, is central to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Indeed, it was supposedly the desire for truth that drove them to give that explosive interview to Oprah Winfrey, broadcast just over two weeks ago. ‘How do you feel about the Palace hearing you speak your truth today?’ asked Oprah. ‘I don’t … Read more
Last July, in that sunny lull between lockdowns, the Government jubilantly announced that the number of nurses employed by the NHS had increased by 13,502, rising from 282,506 to 296,008. The Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, was delighted. ‘This pandemic has shown how proud the entire country is of all our brave health and care workers, … Read more
Last July, in that sunny lull between lockdowns, the Government jubilantly announced that the number of nurses employed by the NHS had increased by 13,502, rising from 282,506 to 296,008. The Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, was delighted. ‘This pandemic has shown how proud the entire country is of all our brave health and care workers, … Read more
As a leading light of the contemporary art scene, Grayson Perry —Turner Prize-winner, potter and cross-dresser extraordinaire — is no stranger to controversy. In fact, it’s fair to say he thrives on it. This time, however, it’s possible he may have bitten off slightly more than he can chew. Talking with Twiggy about ‘cultural conditioning’ … Read more
Around this time last year, as the pandemic was tightening its grip on humanity, Harry and Meghan took to Instagram, as is their wont, to bestow their wisdom upon the world. ‘How we approach each other and our communities with empathy and kindness is indisputably important right now,’ they wrote. ‘Over the coming weeks, this … Read more
Around this time last year, as the pandemic was tightening its grip on humanity, Harry and Meghan took to Instagram, as is their wont, to bestow their wisdom upon the world. ‘How we approach each other and our communities with empathy and kindness is indisputably important right now,’ they wrote. ‘Over the coming weeks, this … Read more