Kate Middleton
Uncle Gary breaks his silence
It was only a matter of time before the silence of Uncle Gary would be broken. Last seen splashed across the pages of the News of the World snorting cocaine at his Ibiza… Continue reading
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Hilary Mantel’s misinterpreted Royal Bodies lecture was still unpleasant
People are quite often pilloried for saying the opposite of what they actually said. I have read Hilary Mantel’s London Review of Books lecture, and she is quite clearly not attacking the… Continue reading
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Hilary Mantel did not attack Kate, she defended her.
Like grief, stupidity has a hierarchy. So, on balance, Ed Miliband’s response – if it can be so dignified – to Hilary Mantel’s essay about the mystery and magic attraction… Continue reading
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David Cameron should have read Hilary Mantel’s essay before criticising it
How stupid of David Cameron to join this absurd row over Hilary Mantel’s-speech-turned-LRB-essay on monarchy. I strongly suspect that the Prime Minister was told to do so by aides, who for their part… Continue reading
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The Duchess of Cambridge, defining a portrait
Poor Kate Middleton. In the royal tradition of artistic and literary representation, what defines her at this moment in time? The creepy feature on her wardrobe statistics in February’s Vogue?… Continue reading
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Kate Middleton pregnant, the world reacts
Ask not where I was when I heard that the Duchess of Cambridge was pregnant, ask rather where I was when Miss Khloé Kardashian, of the Californian Kardashians, shared her… Continue reading
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The Duchess of Cambridge’s dignity
Mr Steerpike is no Middleton fan, but it has to be said that the Duchess of Cambridge has maintained her composure remarkably well in the wake of topless photos of her appearing in the… Continue reading
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A messy end to a Royal era
Who said posh youths don’t riot? Head down to South Kensington tonight for some Bullingdon-style antics: the nightclub Boujis is inviting loyal regulars to smash the place up before closing… Continue reading
2 CommentsThis year’s other Royal Wedding
Coffee House congratulations to Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall, who were married in Edinburgh today. Footage via ConservativeHome:
6 CommentsA model for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
With the newspapers still full of Royal Wedding pictures, I thought I’d draw CoffeeHousers’ attention to something remarkable: a visit by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (pictured, left, at Westminster… Continue reading
30 CommentsDowning Street celebrates the Royal Wedding
Forgive the hazy quality, but here’s a photograph of the gathering street party outside No.10:
8 CommentsA day when politics is not the story
This, it has to be said, is not much of a day for politics. Although the world’s laser-like attention will be focussed on Westminster, it will not be on the… Continue reading
11 CommentsThe Royal Wedding (extended expat version)
Last month, dressed as a town crier, the head of the British Club in Singapore, Sean Boyle, visited the offices of every major newspaper in the country. Accompanied by an… Continue reading
9 CommentsThe Royal Wedding by numbers
I know, I know, it’s deeply unromantic to anticipate tomorrow’s Royal Wedding through the prism of opinion polling. But as no one ever said that a political blog has to… Continue reading
29 CommentsThe royal engagement, now with added video
I’m sure we’ll all be bombarded with footage over the coming days, weeks and months – but, in the meantime, here’s the first post-engagement interview for any interested CoffeeHousers:
10 CommentsA royal wedding bounce?
Slap all kinds of health warnings on this, but – in view of speculation that the Wills and Kate nuptials might work in the coalition’s favour – I thought CoffeeHousers… Continue reading
9 CommentsWhat Kate should know
CoffeeHousers, you may have heard: Prince William and Kate Middleton are going to marry. Even now, the news helicopters are cluttering the sky above St. James’s Park. and their overhead… Continue reading
18 CommentsBonfire of the vanity photographers
Today is a very good day to bury bad news. Prince William and Kate Midddleton’s engagement is going to dominate the news and the front pages for at least the… Continue reading
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