A trend hidden in the raw data of Kate's workload Analyzing the Princess of Wales's engagements in four charts writeroyalty.substack.com/p/a-trend-hi...

An evasive “do not condone” rather than “condemn” while adding a qualifying “but” in his statement to ITV:Smith said he and the fellow protestors “do not condone graffiti, but it says something about changing attitudes that it would happen in a small place like St Asaph.” www.itv.com/news/2026-04...

“He was a person who lifted others up" -- Stephen Lewis, humanitarian, politician, diplomat, and HIV/AIDS activist, dies at 88. He was diagnosed with cancer eight years ago, by @erinanderssen.bsky.social @ianabailey.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com

A royal family wedding on June 6! Peter Phillips, son of Princess Anne and eldest grandchild of Elizabeth II, is marrying Harriet Sperling in a private ceremony. He has 2 daughters by his marriage to Canadian Autumn Kelly (div 2021)

Rep. Ro Khanna is requesting a meeting with King Charles III and Epstein survivors ahead of his visit to the U.S. next month. tinyurl.com/3tnu9dan

How’s this for why a long-planned Mediterranean cruise got cancelled … the cruise ship is stuck in the Persian Gulf. Apparently cruise lines send some of their ships there for winter cruises. (Just happened to relations of a friend.)

A state visit to the U.S. in late April “on advice of His Majesty’s Government” “Their Majesties’ programme will celebrate the historic connections and the modern bilateral relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States, marking the 250th anniversary of American Independence.”

“the [neighbourhood] association claims that the memorial could lead to an increase in crime and anti-social behaviour. Among their concerns are muggings, rough sleeping and illegal cycling through the Royal park.” Oh and crime dropped 14% last year in the area www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family...

That the U.S. ambassador has to say that … 👀 Cancelling King's US state visit would be a 'big mistake' says Trump's ambassador to UK www.itv.com/news/2026-03...

Timeline cleanse 🍼🦫

Between June 2023 and March 2026, each of the outlets has methodically, even clinically, examined how Harry and Meghan are faring in the intensely competitive entertainment industry of southern California. The results are critical, scathing, and at times, brutal. substack.com/@writeroyalt...

Royal correspondent appointed King and Queen’s media secretary Rhiannon Mills, who has covered the royals for Sky News for more than ten years, hired for her ‘intelligence, quick thinking and good humour’ www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-fam...

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Inside Meghan and Harry’s Falling Out With Netflix — and Why the Royal Couple Is Struggling in Hollywood variety.com/2026/film/ne...

A Yugoslav princess, her Welsh business partner and a £50,000 'scam' hatched in council house www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Our Sovereign and the Commonwealth remain an enduring part of our national story — pillars of continuity in a changing world. An honour to meet with His Majesty King Charles III today in London.

‘Meghan’s brainwashed Harry’ Estranged from the royal family, with their finances dwindling and Netflix deal cancelled, what next for Harry and Meghan? In his explosive new book, Tom Bower reveals how it all went wrong for the golden couple www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-fam...

False Spring is particularly cruel this year as we reluctantly put on boots and mitts to mark the arrival of Winter, Part 2

PM of Canada will meet the King of Canada on Monday. Look at their suit lapels for their Order of Canada pins (Charles is sovereign of the order, Carney is an officer)

Here’s the Toronto establishment coming to bat for their boutique airport. Not a stitch of evidence that this expansion would generate economic benefit, but they’re going to keep saying it until it destroys the actual asset: an attractive waterfront www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Treaty 6 chiefs raise Alberta separation concerns with King Charles

what in the world

Notable audience by the King, amid talk of Alberta separation. Treaty Six and other First Nations are in court fighting the constitutionality of any separation referendum in Alberta. They are arguing that their treaties are with the Crown, not the provincial government

It’s 3C right now in Toronto. It will jump to 15C in just FIVE HOURS, then plummet back down to 4C by 11 pm. Yeah, make that make sense.

"Like many addicts, they loved the hit of the low-rent encounter, the scaggy thrill of amping it up. In time, the Yorks’ privilege would be passed down to their children, sociopathic holidaymakers both of them, behaving as if freebies are the only thing that can make you believe you are loved"

Beyond the obvious — mixing business with philanthropy on this trip — what stands out about this gig for Meghan, Duchess of Sussex in Sydney are: - the cost for a shared room for a weekend - a VIP only gets a “group table photo” with Meghan. (Harry did individual ones at that Toronto realtor event)

“The dissolving of the foundation has left the couple with little to work on together…Meghan continues to try to expand As Ever. Harry is known to play polo at a nearby club” A big WSJ piece in the schism between William and Harry, focused largely on Montecito www.wsj.com/world/uk/pri...

Dear everyone, As per the post from the Bodleian librarian below, AI bots and scrapers are putting just about every website under great pressure, British History Online included. A lot of excellent tech staff are working hard to keep everything working, but outages and siruptions are inevitable.

Exclusive: The Metropolitan Police interviewed Virginia Giuffre 3 times after her lawyers handed them a dossier of evidence saying that she was trafficked to UK by Epstein and Maxwell, and made her have sex with Prince Andrew But they did not launch an investigation www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/w...

Catching up with the royals (March 9, 2026) Harry & Meghan's relationship with Netflix is, shall we say, strained. And another realm says bye-bye to Andrew staying in the line of succession. open.substack.com/pub/writeroy...

Nobody has ever been so lyrically yet thoroughly excoriated as in this piece. And yet, few people have ever deserved such a complete dismantling as the Prince formerly known as Andrew www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

This is now inaccurate on royal succession in Canada post-Motard. Canada simply follows the British law. When we pass our own legilsation, it's merely to express assent, as per the Statute of Westminster 1931 convention. The succession would change in law for Canada whether we assented or not.

Saying that the actions of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor are “deplorable,” Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada told reporters in Japan that the former prince Andrew should be removed from the line of succession to the throne. open.substack.com/pub/writeroy...

The private apartments used by Queen Elizabeth II at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the monarch’s official residence in Scotland, will open to visitors for the first time from May 21 to September 10, 2026 to mark the centenary of her birth.

“Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, 35, were raised inside that ecosystem, and their childhood was lavish even by royal standards. … They lived in palace apartments, stayed in Alpine chalets and were raised with the assumption that royal status endured.” people.com/ex-prince-an...

Fresh evidence of how Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie were dragged into their parents’ business deals is revealed in Jeffrey Epstein’s emails: a plan to have them named as shareholders instead of their debt-ridden mother in a new business venture. inews.co.uk/news/epstein...

“As the Epstein files have revealed in such shocking detail, she has lived a life of ruthless pursuit of money and appears to have a complete lack of a moral compass.” www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-fam...

Today is the 11th anniversary of the Andrew-Epstein relationship exploding into a full-blown scandal. It burst into flames with a photo and now, 15 years later, another photo acts as a symbolic bookend to the tale. Two images. One scandal. 15 years. open.substack.com/pub/writeroy...

Mike Tindall criticised for wearing 'Make England Great Again' hat in aftermath of Six Nations defeat www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Sarah Ferguson Asked Epstein's Advice About Children's Charity When He Was in Jail for Child Prostitution Charge, Emails Suggest people.com/sarah-fergus...

There’s nothing like the crunch of ice! Having fun watching HMCS Robert Hampton Gray handle the ice in its first winter on duty off the East Coast of Canada. www.facebook.com/HMCS.NCSM.Ro...

Hate those overflowing garbage bins? Time to speak up now!

A perfectly timed briefing on the line of succession and how to change it from the House of Commons Library The line of succession - House of Commons Library commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is no longer alone: police have arrested Britain’s former cabinet minister and ex-ambassador to the US, Lord Mandelson, on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

Queen Camilla met Madame Gisèle Pelicot at Clarence House.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will agree to *any* proposal to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the line of succession to the throne

Churches will likely follow the Vancouver 2010 precedent and offer TV screens tuned to the game plus updates from the pulpit

Almost forget this case is still continuing …. Sooooooo much other royal news.

Modern royalty is, effectively, involved in a perpetual election campaign. The Princess Royal, for one, understands this — but her disgraced brother never did

Interesting analysis “…it is not necessarily a crisis for the monarchy as an institution. The public are perfectly capable of distinguishing between their attitude to an individual, and the institution.”