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FIRESTORM
Meeting Ursula von der Leyen, and lending his name and castle to the new Brexit/EU agreement, show Charles does not believe that the British monarch should stay out of politics.
Clive Irving is senior consulting editor at Condé Nast Traveler, specializing in aviation; and the author of Wide-Body: The Triumph of the 747 (Morrow).
SILENT TREATMENT
An Index on Censorship report reveals how hard it is to obtain information about the royal family, making a mockery of claims the institution is determined to be more transparent.
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RUPERT REVERSED
Rupert Murdoch is a mogul who’s never backed down, stockholders be damned. But now he’s finally buckled, setting his succession into chaos.
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MAXIMUM IMPACT
Although “Spare” contains no history-changing revelations, its richly damning exposé of one of the world’s strangest families means the royal brand will never be the same again.
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CRYSTAL BALL
The first full year of King Charles’ reign begins with Harry’s memoir due out any day, and the royal family forced to confront what its purpose is—and what change should look like.
DADDY DEAREST
William and Harry seem determined to avoid the pitfalls of royal parenting in how they raise their own children. But what will Harry say about King Charles in his imminent memoir?
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GAME OF THRONES
King Charles left Prince William to deal with the Lady Hussey racism row, and is yet to address Harry and Meghan’s Netflix documentary. Is he being ruthless or cowardly—or both?
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CLOSER TO HOME
As the Lady Susan Hussey episode shows, racism still has a place in the aging entrails of the royal household—and the family has been slow-walking their effort to deal with it.
SMILE!
When William and Kate land in Boston for three days of good works and a glam party, they will be reselling the royals to America—just before Harry and Meghan blast into New York.
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NOT GOING ANYWHERE
The Fox mogul is newly divorced (from both his ex-wife and from Trump) and hell-bent on regaining control of his media empire—and American politics.