From the land of Hans Christian Andersen – the author of the world’s best children’s fables – Aussie Mary Donaldson is truly living up to the classic fairy tale line […]
Read MoreDeath & politics
Tim Blair’s brilliant appraisal of the 2022 US midterm elections has finally set my anxieties to rest, explaining convincingly that cheating was not the explanation for the Democratic Party successes. […]
Read MoreChalk it up for Charles
After the amazing promotion of this Saturday’s race meeting and the fame of the Everest continuing to soar, it should be no surprise that a new King, seeking engagement with […]
Read More‘100-year-wait’ for republic
While the intricate pageantry of royal events summons up a mastery of historical detail and showcases a myriad costumed elegance depicted brilliantly on our TVs, the infrequency of such panoramas […]
Read MoreAlternative Brownlows
News that “soon to be King” Charles conferred an award on Lord Brownlow as a possible quid pro quo for alleged financial help is worrying. (Probe into Prince’s deals, 4/7). […]
Read MoreAndy’s right royal escape
What a good brother Prince Charles is, stepping up to pay for the errors of the Queen’s prodigal son, Andrew. (Charles to bail out little brother, 8/3). Although only a […]
Read MoreHarry goes back to the well
News that Prince Harry is at it again by biting the royal hand that fed him must cause us all dismay. (Harry savaged over his ‘tell-all’ memoir, 21/7). Coveting a […]
Read MoreTooth fairy lives
While most children revel in trading in their missing molars, few reverse the trend by receiving 23 million- year-old, priceless ivories, (It’s ours if tooth be told, 30/9). As a […]
Read MoreQueen leads by example
Queen Elizabeth speaks for the entire Commonwealth when she extols the virtues of keeping focused and maintaining faith that better times are around the corner (A crisis address by Queen […]
Read MoreCharles heeds caution
With 115 recorded cases of COVID-19 and the first death in the United Kingdom, I commend Prince Charles for cancelling his Prince’s Trust Group Dinner. (Chicken Chuck’s gaffe, 6/3). Doing […]
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