This Month
Prince Harry wins major victory in hacking case against tabloids
A London court has awarded Prince Harry $266,000 after finding that newspaper executives knew about the wrongdoing perpetrated against the prince.
- Michael Holden and Sam Tobin
November
Why the Queen’s son thinks Aussie food is among ‘best in the world’
His mother might be the Queen, but food critic Tom Parker Bowles is more about fish and chips than finger sandwiches.
- Lauren Sams
October
Unique stay: book this one-bedroom medieval castle for $1155 a night
Since it opened in March, the one-bedroom residence atop the 34-metre Norman keep in Hedingham Castle has won over guests seeking regal privacy.
- Jane Knight
September
Why Mohamed al-Fayed could never buy what he craved most
He went from street trader to Harrods tycoon, but the ‘Phoney Pharaoh’ was rejected by the elite and haunted by the death of Diana and Dodi.
- Ed Cumming
Mohamed Al Fayed, former Harrods owner, dies aged 94
Mohamed Al Fayed, the Egyptian businessman whose son was killed in a car crash with Princess Diana, died this week.
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- Elsa Maishman
June
Harry and Meghan are ‘f---ing grifters’, says Spotify executive
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been slammed as their reputed $US20 million podcast deal was dropped after one series.
- Ewan Somerville
- Opinion
- Opinion
Prince Harry’s paranoia shows he can’t cope with fame
Harry’s witness statement betrayed his growing lack of objectivity in suggesting that the tabloids were the same as trolls and that journalists ‘had blood on their hands’.
- Camilla Tominey
Prince Harry wraps up gruelling court battle over phone hacking claims
Harry is suing a number of newspapers, alleging that the tabloids used unlawful means to target him since he was a child.
- Stephen Castle and Megan Specia
Media has blood on its hands, Prince Harry tells court
Harry became the first senior royal to testify in court in 130 years as he made an appearance in his lawsuit against the tabloid press for invasion of privacy.
- Michael Holden and Sam Tobin
Prince Harry skips day one of once-in-century court appearance
Harry, the fifth-in-line to the throne, failed to show up as expected on Monday at London’s High Court where he and more than 100 others are suing Mirror Group Newspapers.
- Michael Holden and Sam Tobin
Prince Harry’s battle with British tabloids heads for courtroom showdown
The Duke of Sussex will be the first member of the British royal family in more than a century to testify in court.
- Brian Melley
May
Prince Andrew intends to honour the 55 years left on his lease, friends say
Prince Andrew is digging in to his home of more than 20 years despite reports King Charles has told him to vacate the Windsor property.
- Camilla Tominey
‘Knives out’ for Prince Andrew as King ‘demands’ he leave Windsor home
In his effort to create a value-for-money, ‘slimmed down’ monarchy, King Charles has cut the Duke of York’s annual allowance.
- India McTaggart
Prince Harry says tabloid spied on ‘industrial scale’
The Duke of Sussex and some 100 celebrities including actors and sports stars are suing the publisher of the Daily Mirror.
- Michael Holden
Coronation pomp gives way to a royal concert for all
Charles and Camilla and other senior royals joined an audience of 20,000 members of the public and invited guests for the ‘Coronation Concert’ at Windsor Castle.
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- Michael Holden and Alistair Smout
Charles puts on a serious coronation for serious times
The ceremony confirmed the King’s journey from lampooned heir to regal figurehead, as he embarks on a quest to maintain traditions yet adapt for the future.
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- Hans van Leeuwen
Why just the debate over the US debt ceiling worries this banker
The US government doesn’t have to default for the debt-ceiling impasse to negatively impact the economy; Credit Suisse has a link to 12,000 new accounts belonging to Nazi emigres; Ukraine shoots down ‘invulnerable’ Russian missile. Follow live updates here.
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- Andrew Hobbs and Natasha Rudra
What the coronation was really like (from the inside)
Europe correspondent Hans van Leeuwen scored a rare ticket to attend King Charles’ coronation - and the experience verged on the hyperreal.
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- Hans van Leeuwen
Harry cuts lonely figure at coronation
Prince Harry had no official role at his father’s coronation, except as a relative demoted to the third row of Westminster Abbey.
- Victoria Ward
The best pictures from the coronation of King Charles
King Charles was crowned on a grey, rainy day as Britain entered a new royal era. These were some of the striking images from the day.
