July
Jane Birkin’s original bag sold for $15m. Is this it-girl inflation?
The stratospheric price paid for the battered old prototype speaks to a fanaticism around the belongings of stylishly influential women that is becoming unseemly.
January
Prince Harry claims massive legal win as UK tabloids issue apology
Rupert Murdoch’s newspapers offered an unprecedented apology for invading the of Duke of Sussex’s privacy for decades, including harassing his mother Princess Diana.
Stepson of Prince William’s former nanny among dead in New Orleans
In a statement on social media, the Prince of Wales said he and his wife, Catherine, were “shocked and saddened by the tragic death of Ed Pettifer”.
October 2024
Charles III will find republicans who missed their best chance
The vibrant republican sentiment of the 1980s has been replaced by a dour, downbeat guilt-ridden version in the 2020s.
November 2023
Cup sizzle brings out men’s shorts, rainbow colour for women
Thirty-degree heat for the Melbourne Cup led property developer Paul Franze to opt for shorts, while colour was the order of the day for women’s fashion.
July 2023
Princess Diana’s iconic black sheep sweater set to fetch $74k
A red sweater adorned with a flock of sheep worn by the young Princess Diana is expected to sell for more than $US50,000 ($74,000) at auction.
June 2023
Nine times that fashion changed Australian history
From scandalous pants to the sunglasses that lit up a nation, Australia’s political history is littered with fashionable missteps.
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.
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.
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.
May 2023
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.
Voice vote will drive Australia’s next move on republic
Saturday’s coronation may be the prelude for a new republican push in Australia. But the real momentum will come from the success or otherwise of the First Nations referendum.
January 2023
Sibling rivalry is a tale as old as time
For every Old Testament Cain that murders Abel, there is a Jacob who outwits a slow-witted, elder brother Esau to win his father’s inheritance.
December 2022
King Charles’ goddaughter wants to teach Aussies how to party
You don’t need a big budget or loads of champagne to have a good time, says India Hicks, who once worked on a WA sheep farm and is now returning to Australia.
September 2022
When Wendy McCarthy was tapped to help Prince Charles’ image problem
In 1993, Prince Charles and his team knew that public opinion in many parts of the world – and particularly in Australia – had sided with Princess Diana.
I wish King Charles well. But like many, I will hold my breath
Will my passionate belief in our constitutional monarchy be able to overcome my antipathy towards this unpleasant man?
August 2022
Princess Diana’s Ford Escort fetches $1.2 million
The princess was often seen driving the car around Chelsea and Kensington and clocked up 6800 miles in it before returning it to Ford.
Truss, Sunak shy away from Britain’s economic woes
With runaway inflation, worker shortages and a wide range of other problems, the British economy is in trouble. The candidates to take over from Boris Johnson, however, seem oblivious to this.
February 2022
Royal seal of approval underlines British affection for Camilla
Now that their love has withstood the test of time and denigration, the real tragedy is that Charles and Camilla did not marry the first time around.
January 2022
A strangely compelling fable of Diana in meltdown
This biopic about the Princess of Wales is a movie that flaunts its flaws.