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Why Queen Elizabeth "Shielded" Her Son Ex-Prince Andrew and Believed "Her Duty as a Mother" Was "Fully Aligned" With Her Royal Role

"Andrew was buffered by the system..."

Marie Claire · Mar 7

Queen Elizabeth's parenting change might have led her to 'indulge' Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

A royal historian suggests the Queen might have treated the former Prince a certain way because of her earlier parenting experience

Woman & Home · Feb 25

Queen Elizabeth Tried—and Failed—to "Persuade" Son Ex-Prince Andrew "To Be More Discreet," Says Royal Historian

"There was nothing The Queen could do..."

Marie Claire · Feb 23

One Hobby Gave Queen Elizabeth "Another Life" and Distracted Her From the "Pressures and Demands" of Being the Monarch, Says Royal Historian

"She could behave with them in ways that were not allowed in public."

Marie Claire · Feb 2

America’s Anglophiles gear up for coronation day: ‘I have a corgi dress’

It’s quiche, scones and a 4am start for the US’s British superfans, even as some remain unsure of what Charles III is about

The Guardian - US · May 4, 2023

We must keep the rituals that bind us – not blind us

Letters: Readers respond to Nesrine Malik’s article about the mysticism of royalty, and how pageantry is designed to engineer consent, even awe, for an unequal system

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2022

Putin making ‘preposterous’ claims about Russia’s past to justify Ukraine war

Vladimir Putin is making “perverse and preposterous” claims about Russia’s past to justify his invasion of Ukraine, one of Britain’s most eminent historians has warned as he hit out over the “terrible damage” that distortions of the truth can inflict.

Evening Standard · Jun 23, 2022