Keir Starmer was no longer over a barrel: HENRY DEEDES watches the Labour leader in fight mode at PMQs By Henry Deedes for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 10 March 2021 | Updated: 22:17 GMT, 10 March 2021 Not often in the Commons do you get both Conservative and Labour benches hootin’ and a … Read more
One of the most contentious claims made in Meghan Markle’s interview with Oprah Winfrey this week was that one about race. A member of the Royal Family is alleged to have raised questions or concerns about ‘how dark’ the skin of Meghan’s child might be. And the uproar that ensued has been deafening, with the word … Read more
There are two sharply divergent views about the Duchess of Sussex. One is held by Piers Morgan, who has just left ITV’s Good Morning Britain breakfast programme in a huff. It is doubtless shared by millions of less voluble Britons. According to Mr Morgan, Meghan’s contribution to the Oprah Winfrey interview was a ‘diatribe of … Read more
Prince Harry has been accused by a Government minister of having ‘blown up’ his family. Zac Goldsmith is right. The damage is enormous, and one can only salute the Queen for her brief and dignified statement last night. In their incendiary interview with Oprah Winfrey, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex set out to destroy … Read more
As the dust from that neutron bomb of an interview begins to settle, and the full extent of the fallout becomes clear, it seems Megxit has become even more divisive than Brexit. To her many (predominately young) fans, ‘Meghan’s truth’ is gospel, a heartbreaking tale of loneliness and victimisation. They are grateful to her — … Read more
Sandwiched between the North Circular Road and the Browning, Jones & Morris plumbing depot, Brent Terrace is, in every sense, a world apart from the gated celebrity estates of sunny Montecito, California. It was here that we found the Prince of Wales back in public yesterday, adopting the time-honoured strategy of royalty in times of … Read more
For someone whose stated ambition is ‘to build a better world, one act of compassion at a time’, this was a remarkably brutal and calculating display. The screen performance was polished and well rehearsed. Her purring voice never once rose in anger. Yet across 90 minutes on prime-time American TV, this was a ruthless condemnation. … Read more
Having just finished writing a 600-page book about The Beatles, I was feeling rather pleased with myself. To celebrate its completion, friends gave me a Beatles-themed version of Trivial Pursuit. Ho, ho, ho, I thought, smugly: this will be a pushover! After all, I am now an expert! The first question — What is the … Read more
As if Her Maj hadn’t got enough to contend with at the moment, the Government has just announced that it is selling off the Queen’s Flight. Her entire fleet of planes is going under the hammer to save money. For the first time in her 69-year reign, she will have to fly commercial or borrow … Read more
Somebody told me that there is a ‘Team Meghan’ and a ‘Team Queen’ and you have to pick your side. I thought it was true — and certainly knew where I stood. As the ‘sides’ lined up on social media, ready to watch the Oprah Winfrey interview, this passionate monarchist — devoted to the Queen … Read more