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Melanie C: ‘Was Thatcher the first Spice Girl? Absolutely not’

Sporty Spice is telling it like it is in her new memoir, which details the true gruelling reality of being in the world’s biggest girlband. She looks back at it all, and what she’s learned, with Jessie Thompson

The Independent UK

Handbagged at the Kiln Theatre review: history repeats itself in this imagining of the Queen and Thatcher

This long-planned revival finds itself carrying even more posthumous weight

Evening Standard

Handbagged review – sparks fly at the Queen’s audiences with the Iron Lady

Moira Buffini’s clever political comedy returns, educating a new generation on Margaret Thatcher’s legacy through her weekly encounters with the monarch

The Guardian - UK

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Why Black Wednesday still matters – it was the start of markets telling politicians what to do

I spent Black Wednesday – the day the markets successfully bet against the power of the British government to prop up the pound sterling – on the 28th floor of Dresdner Bank’s headquarters in Frankfurt. I had just been hired as an exchange-student intern in the back office for currency…

The Conversation

Queen and Mandela's playful relationship with him even teasing her about losing weight

President Nelson Mandela never forgot the Queen’s refusal to travel to South Africa during the apartheid years – despite the differing views of her Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher – which would have given the country’s racist policies tacit approval

Daily Mirror

Who really is Liz Truss?

New British Prime Minister Liz Truss has a lot on her plate, but who is she and what does she stand for?

Newsroom.co.nz

‘The audience want to connect with her’: portraying the Queen after her death

The Kiln theatre’s Handbagged, about the monarch’s meetings with Margaret Thatcher, has opened in a week of mourning. Its stars reflect on the play’s humour and their tears in rehearsal

The Guardian - UK

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From racing pigeons to speaking French, here are nine things you may not know about Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth II was well known for her record-breaking reign, but did you know she was bilingual, raced pigeons and (kind of) owned a fast-food restaurant?

ABC News

Sacking Tom Scholar risks politicising civil service, says Lord Butler

Former cabinet secretary says move by Liz Truss on her first day in office was ‘very unusual and very regrettable’

The Guardian - UK

Truss criticised over ‘improper’ sacking of top Treasury mandarin

Ex-cabinet secretary Lord Butler said the new PM risks compromising the independence of the Civil Service.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss can learn from the progress of second Elizabethan age, not its failures

The cost of living, as now, was the focus for households when the Queen came to the throne in 1952

The Guardian - UK

The remarkable reign of the platinum queen was almost too perfect

By being such a constant source of comfort and object of pride, she masked Britain’s relative decline

The Guardian - UK

Here’s what you should know about Liz Truss’s top table

ONE of the first actions by Liz Truss was to sweep out senior ministers loyal to her rival Rishi Sunak and install a Cabinet featuring more hardline…

The National (Scotland)

The Crown Queen actress Olivia Colman joins Marvel Cinematic Universe

Award-winning actress portrayed the Queen in The Crown in episodes spanning 1964 to 1990

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Secret of the Queen’s soft power – across seven decades and 15 prime ministers

Elizabeth II got on well with PMs of widely differing politics and backgrounds and played a key role in the background of British politics

France 24

Queen Elizabeth II and Africa: From an iconic dance in Ghana to friendship with Mandela

Elizabeth II maintained special ties with Britain’s former colonies and the members of the Commonwealth states in Africa. From the beginning of her reign in Kenya to her memorable meetings with Kwame Nkrumah and Nelson Mandela, the Queen had a long-standing relationship with the African continent.

The Guardian - UK

From the archive: Robert Harris on the Queen and Mrs Thatcher, 1988

The monarch got on well with most of her premiers so why did she clash with her longest-serving prime minister, asked the Observer’s political editor in 1988

The Guardian - UK

Politicians must do more to guard their children’s mental health, says historian

Professor finds pattern of wellbeing problems in political families, often linked to parents’ work

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Were trade unions right to halt strikes and events after the Queen's death?

Are trade unions squandering newfound strength by calling off strikes after the Queen's death?

Daily Mirror

What the Queen really thought of her 15 Prime Ministers - including one who made her cry

Her majesty has lived through 15 different powers of parliament. The Queen befriended some in high regards, such as James Callaghan and Harold Wilson, and some not so much, such as David Cameron and Tony Blair

The Guardian - UK

On stage and when we met at the theatre, the Queen was a figure of quiet wisdom and humour

The monarch was sympathetically depicted by dramatists and at a 1999 production of Oklahoma! her eyes lit up when she recalled her own theatrical outings

Evening Standard

Her Majesty watched political eras come and go while keeping the secrets of 15 prime ministers

She was a mentor to a record 15 prime ministers — and never breathed a word about the secrets that they divulged to her.

The Conversation

Queen Elizabeth: monarch who had to adjust to the shift from Empire to Commonwealth

On her 21st birthday, 21 April 1947, when Britain’s Princess Elizabeth was accompanying her parents and her sister on a tour of South Africa, she spoke “to all the peoples of the British Commonwealth and Empire, wherever they live, whatever race they came from, and whatever language they speak”.

The Guardian - UK

New Britain, same as the old one: the legacy of the second Elizabethan era

The Queen’s accession seemed to herald a fresh start for Britain. But as politics became more squalid, her bland persona was a good match for the monarchy’s survival instinct, says playwright David Hare

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As King Charles III takes the crown, here's how he may focus his reign

Throughout her 70 years as queen, Elizabeth II sought to maintain strict political neutrality. While Charles has been careful not to tread too publicly, he does have a history of wading into politics.

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