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The greatness of Patrick Stewart

It says a lot for the late, great Sir Patrick Stewart, who has died aged 86, that two wholly disparate contingents of his fanbase are mourning his...

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Alexander Larman

The greatness of Patrick Stewart

It says a lot for the late, great Sir Patrick Stewart, who has died aged 86, that two wholly disparate contingents of his fanbase are mourning his...

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Alexander Larman

I feel sorry for Meghan Markle

I was once informed that hell would freeze over before I ever wrote anything kind or sympathetic when it came to Meghan Markle. In which case, that...

27.10.2026 10

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Alexander Larman

I feel sorry for Meghan Markle

I was once informed that hell would freeze over before I ever wrote anything kind or sympathetic when it came to Meghan Markle. In which case, that...

26.10.2026 10

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Alexander Larman

What is going on with the Markle family?

What is going on with the Markle family?

The news, when it broke last night, was undeniably eye-catching. Thomas Markle, the estranged father of Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, was reported...

23.10.2026 20

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The bombshell allegations against Thomas Markle

The bombshell allegations against Thomas Markle

The news, when it broke last night, was undeniably eye-catching. Thomas Markle, the estranged father of Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, was reported...

23.10.2026 10

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Alexander Larman

Oxford has fallen. Blame the traffic filters.

Amid the myriad conspiracy theories swirling around last month when Harry and Meghan withdrew their children from an Oxfordshire prep school after a...

23.10.2026 20

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Alexander Larman

Has Netflix missed a trick with Meghan Markle?

Now that Meghan Markle has successfully – in her own estimation, at least – once again won the battle for hearts and minds in Britain after her...

19.10.2026 10

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Alexander Larman

Has Netflix missed a trick with Meghan Markle?

Now that Meghan Markle has successfully – in her own estimation, at least – once again won the battle for hearts and minds in Britain after her...

19.10.2026 10

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Alexander Larman

Long live the Prince Charles Cinema!

Sometimes, unexpectedly good news comes from nowhere. So it has proved with the happy tidings that the Prince Charles Cinema in Leicester Square has...

19.10.2026 20

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Meghan and Harry have given the Royal Family a fresh headache

Twice in the past week, I’ve heard controversial figures say the words ‘It’s good to be back’, or some close variant thereof. The first was...

16.10.2026 30

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Can we trust the National Trust to keep Rules safe?

The National Trust gets plenty of things wrong. Too often, the charity allows modish social values to distract from its primary purpose: to preserve...

14.10.2026 20

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Winnie-the-Pooh not Paddington is our national bear

Today makes the centenary of the publication of A.A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh, which brought the bear of little brain to the world’s attention....

14.10.2026 20

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Is Digger Tom Cruise’s biggest flop yet?

Tom Cruise must be the most divisive big star in Hollywood. For everyone who salutes him as the last old-school movie icon, who has brought joy to...

09.10.2026 30

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A small victory for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

Whisper it, but the tide may be turning for one of Britain’s most unpopular, and unfortunate, men. The news that Thames Valley Police have admitted...

08.10.2026 30

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Andrew’s search warrant victory over Thames Valley Police

Whisper it, but the tide may be turning for one of Britain’s most unpopular, and unfortunate, men. The news that Thames Valley Police have admitted...

08.10.2026 20

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Alexander Larman

Is Digger Tom Cruise’s biggest flop yet?

Tom Cruise must be the most divisive big star in Hollywood. For everyone who salutes him as the last old-school movie icon, who has brought joy to...

07.10.2026 20

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Alexander Larman

There will never be another Jeffrey Archer

The news of the death of Jeffrey Archer at 86 came in somehow typical circumstances. The bestselling novelist, Conservative peer and all-round...

07.10.2026 20

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Alexander Larman

There will never be another Jeffrey Archer

The news of the death of Jeffrey Archer at 86 came in somehow typical circumstances. The bestselling novelist, Conservative peer and all-round...

06.10.2026 20

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Alexander Larman

Is Andrew staging a comeback?

The past year has not been a happy one for the royal formerly known as Prince Andrew. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been stripped of his title, cast...

06.10.2026 20

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How TikTok began a new chapter for independent bookshops

Ten years ago, Britain had reached its nadir when it came to independent bookshops. There were only 867 across the United Kingdom, which sounds like a...

02.10.2026 30

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When will Meghan Markle bring ‘As Ever’ to Britain?

As controversy continues to rage about the “he said/he said” dynamic in Earl Spencer’s damning memoir – and whether Prince Harry knew (and,...

30.09.2026 30

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Alexander Larman

When will Meghan Markle bring ‘As Ever’ to Britain?

As controversy continues to rage about the ‘he said/he said’ dynamic in Earl Spencer’s damning memoir – and whether Prince Harry knew (and,...

29.09.2026 20

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Alexander Larman

Does Tolkien deserve to be celebrated in Westminster Abbey?

Although 2026 isn’t a significant anniversary year for J.R.R. Tolkien, there has been more attention paid to the author recently than most deceased...

26.09.2026 70

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Out of Vogue / Will Anna Wintour survive the Galliano debacle?

In this summer’s couture blockbuster The Devil Wears Prada 2, the moment of greatest humiliation for Meryl Streep’s Miranda Priestley comes about...

24.09.2026 40

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Will Anna Wintour survive the Galliano debacle?

In this summer’s couture blockbuster The Devil Wears Prada 2, the moment of greatest humiliation for Meryl Streep’s Miranda Priestley comes about...

23.09.2026 40

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Alexander Larman

Is Earl Spencer telling the truth about Charles III?

When Earl Spencer was interviewed by Larry King in 1997, he had nothing but words of praise for the-then Prince Charles, in the aftermath of Diana’s...

22.09.2026 50

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French cinema has stopped being chic

Amongst many men of my acquaintance, this season’s biggest blockbuster is not The Odyssey, but the new French epic De Gaulle. The first part,...

22.09.2026 40

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Is Charles Spencer telling the truth about the King?

When Earl Spencer was interviewed by Larry King in 1997, he had nothing but words of praise for the-then Prince Charles, in the aftermath of Diana’s...

21.09.2026 40

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Alexander Larman

Is Charles Spencer right about King Charles?

As soon as news broke that copies of Charles Spencer’s memoir about the late Princess of Wales, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, had been stolen from...

17.09.2026 40

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Alexander Larman

Brown furniture isn’t dead

Throw out your grandfather clocks, the naysayers said, and banish your commodes to the scrapheap and junkshop. Brown furniture – invented in the...

17.09.2026 30

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Brown furniture isn’t dead

Throw out your grandfather clocks, the naysayers said, and banish your commodes to the scrapheap and junkshop. Brown furniture – invented in the...

16.09.2026 30

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Alexander Larman

Do Harry and Meghan have a point about their security?

As soon as it was announced, somewhat unexpectedly, that Harry and Meghan would be returning to Britain, with the primary intention of educating their...

15.09.2026 20

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Alexander Larman

The resistible eccentricity of Lewes

Anyone who has ever lived in Lewes won’t be surprised to hear that the East Sussex town has become the first in England to recognise the rights of...

14.09.2026 40

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Alexander Larman

Robin Hood has lost his way

For those of us whose fondest memories of Robin Hood on screen are either Richard Greene appropriately resplendent in green as he rides through an...

07.09.2026 20

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Chris Langham was disgusting but talented

The death of the convicted sex offender, actor and writer Chris Langham of pancreatic cancer at the age of 77 brings to an unhappy end one of the...

03.09.2026 20

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Royal family / The Windsors have much to learn from Harald of Norway’s reign

The death of the Norwegian monarch, King Harald, at the age of 89 might, initially, seem like a sad but ultimately inconsequential event as far as the...

30.08.2026 20

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Alexander Larman

Tim Curry was the king of camp

“Do Tim Curry proud,” my friend Simon said to me when he heard I was writing about him. Simon is, admittedly, a Tim Curry fan extraordinaire whose...

30.08.2026 20

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The Windsors have much to learn from Harald of Norway’s reign

The death of the Norwegian monarch, King Harald, at the age of 89 might, initially, seem like a sad but ultimately inconsequential event as far as the...

28.08.2026 30

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Alexander Larman

Who should pay for Meghan and Harry’s security?

It isn’t long now until the joyous day that Harry and Meghan once more make Britain their home, but several aspects of their return are still...

27.08.2026 20

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Alexander Larman

RIP Dolly Parton

‘And try to make the most of every moment / ’Cause if you never try, you never win.’ There are few more appropriate lines with which to begin...

27.08.2026 30

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On her terms / RIP Dolly Parton

‘And try to make the most of every moment / ’Cause if you never try, you never win.’ There are few more appropriate lines with which to begin...

26.08.2026 30

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Alexander Larman

Keep Spoons noisy!

The much-loved – in some quarters – Wetherspoon pub chain is associated with many things. For their supporters, who include this writer, they...

25.08.2026 40

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Alexander Larman

Who should pay for Meghan and Harry’s security?

It isn’t long now until the joyous day that Harry and Meghan once more make Britain their home, but several aspects of their return are still...

24.08.2026 30

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Alexander Larman

Harry is paying for his hubris

It has been quite the week for Prince Harry. A couple of days ago, he announced that he would be moving his family back to Britain – not in years,...

21.08.2026 30

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Alexander Larman

Goodbye, Harry and Meghan

A shade over three decades ago, Gary Barlow and Take That sang ‘Whatever I said, I didn’t mean it, I want you back for good’. ‘Back for...

21.08.2026 20

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