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William Stood In For His Father At A Foreign King’s Funeral. That Small Substitution Tells You A Lot About Monarchy As Diplomacy. – Representing the Crown at King Harald’s funeral in Oslo was a quiet but genuinely significant piece of institutional business
A New Royal Tell All Book Is Making Headlines Again. The More Interesting Story Is Why We Keep Buying Them. – Tom Bower’s latest account of the family’s internal fractures has reignited a debate that never really goes away
The Monarchy Keeps Meeting World Leaders While Managing A Family Scandal At Home. That Split Screen Is The Whole Story Right Now. – King Charles hosting Nigeria’s president days after the latest Andrew headlines captures the institution’s current split reality
Prince Andrew Has Gone From Royal Lodge To A Norfolk Farm. The Distance Travelled Is The Real Story. – Stripped of his titles and now settled well away from Windsor, his continued fall says something about institutional patience finally running out
Prince George Started At Eton This Week. The Symbolism Is Doing A Lot Of Heavy Lifting. – A thirteen year old walking through the same gates his father did is being asked to carry rather more than a school bag