Coronation
The trivial details about royalty are what really fascinate us
Craig Brown’s focus on specifics that other biographers would consider beneath them brings rich rewards
A feast for the ears
Sir Hubert Parry was upgraded from knight bachelor to baronet by King Edward VII in 1902, and my goodness he…
The dignity of Prince Harry
For the coronation of Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953, all the members of the Royal Family were present, with…
God save our Islamophilic King
Britain today celebrates the crowning of a new king, but the coronation will be watched and celebrated by millions across…
We don’t need a ‘diverse’ coronation
Refugees and the NHS, we are told, will be at the heart of King Charles’s ‘diverse’ coronation in May. You’d…
The Zulu’s new king brings peace, for a moment
A new king of the Zulu was crowned at the weekend. Thousands in South Africa went to Durban to watch…
‘All these glorious things’
The case against a stripped-back coronation
Pomp and severance
The Coronation Chair currently stands all spruced up, following last year’s conservation, under a crimson canopy, by the west entrance…
