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King Charles should follow Denmark’s example – and tell us when he’ll abdicate | Simon Jenkins

Post author:Royal Staff
Post published:January 2, 2024
Post category:News

The abdication of Queen Margrethe of Denmark in favour of her son Frederik is a sign of a sensible constitutional monarchy. The 82-year-old queen felt “time was running out and…

Napoleon and The Crown are travesties: there is no ‘artistic licence’ to distort history | Simon Jenkins

Post author:Royal Staff
Post published:November 20, 2023
Post category:News

We’ve made a great movie. It’s called January 2021 and it shows how Donald Trump really was cheated out of the White House and Joe Biden really did tamper with…

When it comes to Britain’s relations with France, at least King Charles gets it | Simon Jenkins

Post author:Royal Staff
Post published:September 22, 2023
Post category:News

Sometimes I see the point of a king. Imagine if it had been Boris Johnson standing under the Arc de Triomphe this week, telling the French president, Emmanuel Macron, “Donnez…