The Lucky Dress
Anne McElvoy writes the main weekly political column on domestic and international issues at the London Evening Standard. She is a regular broadcaster, appearing on Newsnight and Question Time, among other programs. She has published two books on Germany, The Saddled Cow: East Germany’s Life & Legacy in 1992 and she was co-author of the memoirs of the spymaster Markus Wolf, Man Without a Face.
Diminutive British fashion powerhouse Daniella Helayel transformed royal consort Kate Middleton and created an army of converts with her Lucky dress. As she launches her next cruise collection, Anne McElvoy sits down with the Issa designer.
The Prince Takes Manhattan
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Prince Harry finished his whirlwind 36-hour New York trip yesterday. VIEW OUR GALLERY of the A-list crowd at his charity polo match, and his stops at ground zero and a Harlem children's school. Plus: Author Robert Lacey says Prince Harry's charitable work shows he's his mother's son.
Prince Harry Hits NYC
Robert Lacey is the author of Majesty and reported on Prince Harry’s Manhattan visit for Good Morning America. For details of Inside the Kingdom, his new book on Saudi Arabia, visit www.insidethekingdom.net.
Prince Harry finishes his whirlwind 36-hour New York trip tonight. VIEW OUR GALLERY of photos from the sporty, charitable trip that Robert Lacey says shows he's his mother's son.
An Old-Fashioned Wedding?
Andrew Morton is one of the world's best-known biographers. His groundbreaking biography of Diana, Princess of Wales, is a modern classic. while his latest bestseller, on Tom Cruise, has made headlines around the world. Morton’s portrait of Monica Lewinsky revealed the young woman behind the blue dress, while his biography of Madonna nailed the myths and legends surrounding her controversial life.
As rumors swirl about William and Kate, Andrew Morton says the whole thing feels like a time warp. She only exists to please him; and he and his fellow royals are clueless about the changing times.
Why Harry Got Dumped
Andrew Morton is one of the world's best-known biographers. His groundbreaking biography of Diana, Princess of Wales, is a modern classic. while his latest bestseller, on Tom Cruise, has made headlines around the world. Morton’s portrait of Monica Lewinsky revealed the young woman behind the blue dress, while his biography of Madonna nailed the myths and legends surrounding her controversial life.
Princess Diana's biographer Andrew Morton diagnoses why party girl Chelsy Davy left the man she knew would never be king.
Escaping Diana's Shadow
Andrew Morton is one of the world's best-known biographers. His groundbreaking biography of Diana, Princess of Wales, is a modern classic. while his latest bestseller, on Tom Cruise, has made headlines around the world. Morton’s portrait of Monica Lewinsky revealed the young woman behind the blue dress, while his biography of Madonna nailed the myths and legends surrounding her controversial life.
As Prince Charles turns 60, the late princess' biographer Andrew Morton on why this melancholy man may have permitted himself a small smile of satisfaction.
Lloyd Grove is editor at large for The Daily Beast. He is also a frequent contributor to New York magazine and was a contributing editor for Condé Nast Portfolio. He wrote a gossip column for the New York Daily News from 2003 to 2006. Prior to that, he wrote the Reliable Source column for the Washington Post, where he spent 23 years covering politics, the media, and other subjects.
Jacob Bernstein is a senior reporter at The Daily Beast. Previously, he was a features writer at WWD and W Magazine. He has also written for New York magazine, Paper, and The Huffington Post.
Peter Beinart, senior political writer for The Daily Beast, is a professor of journalism and political science at City University of New York and a senior fellow at the New America Foundation.
Gerald Posner is The Daily Beast's Chief Investigative Reporter. He's the award-winning author of 10 investigative nonfiction bestsellers, ranging from political assassinations, to Nazi war criminals, to 9/11, to terrorism. His latest book, Miami Babylon: Crime, Wealth and Power—A Dispatch from the Beach, was published in October. He lives in Miami Beach with his wife, the author Trisha Posner.
Martin Jacques is the cofounder of the UK think tank Demos, writes a regular column for The Guardian, and is a visiting research fellow at the London School of Economics Asia Research Centre. His new book, When China Rules the World, is available now.
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