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How Prince William's Team Made "Sure Nothing Leaked" Regarding Royal Proposal in Order to "Protect" Princess Kate

"It would have made our jobs a lot more complicated," one former courtier explained.

Marie Claire · Mar 23

Andrew Biographer Claims that the Disgraced Ex-Duke "Would Bully" Queen Elizabeth "Into Doing Things"

"She, I’m afraid, abetted this," author Andrew Lownie said at the Oxford Literary Festival.

Marie Claire · Mar 23

I didn’t realise I still had my mother tongue in me – until I spoke Urdu in my sleep

There was something instinctive about it, like a current pulling me back towards the language of my parents and grandparents

The Guardian - AU · Mar 23

One Cut Harry Potter Scene I'm Excited To See Play Out On The TV Series

It's gonna be so good.

Cinemablend · Mar 22

'Silicon' is a new five-pound art book charting the semiconductor revolution with full-page die shots and commentary — 384 page tome is $99 to pre-order now

Silicon, Arena’s stylish and premium “coffee table book like no other,” is up for pre-order now priced at $99.

Tom’s Hardware · Mar 22

Dan Simmons obituary

Multi-award-winning writer best known for his speculative fiction, but whose novels and novellas also spanned genres from crime to historical

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22

How London’s most studious area just got cooler

Bloomsbury looks set to blossom with a clutch of characterful new openings and a multi-million-pound investment plan. Angelina Villa-Clarke gets to the heart of this underrated quarter

Evening Standard · Mar 22

How Auroch Digital Resurrected 'Starship Troopers' With A Retro Twist

The developers behind Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War discuss stepping into the world of Paul Verhoeven's cult-classic.

Inverse · Mar 21

The Melbourne man who loves libraries so much he created his own – and it’s so huge he needs two homes to house it

Prof Wallace Kirsop, 92, is one of Australia’s foremost experts in rare books – not just their contents but their makers, buyers and readers, and the stories they tell beyond the page

The Guardian - AU · Mar 21

This Prince Louis picture had royal photographer 'chuckling behind the camera' and you'll recognise it at once

Chris Jackson says the royal children 'always' make him smile when he's working as they don't necessarily adhere to protocol

Woman & Home · Mar 21