Queen Elizabeth
Bondi has had a colourful history, but this is why it’s never lost its appeal
It’s an unruly coastal circus and that’s why we love it.
- by Chris Baker
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Analysis
Royal family
Thorpe’s cry of outrage at King echoes a long history of frustration
Aboriginal Australia has struggled for a very long time to have its voice heard by British monarchs. Now it is King Charles’ turn.
- by Tony Wright
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
The most moving story about the Queen you’ve never heard but must see
Not only did Marion Crawford devote 17 years to the two princesses, but she sacrificed the possibility of having children of her own.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Odds were on Charles appearing at The Everest, but it wasn’t a sure thing
On the whole, the tone was one of indifference. A modern, trackside republican debate argued through juiced-up nonchalance rather than strong feelings about the monarchy.
- by Emma Kemp
Bigger than the Fab Four and Swift: The Queen who rocked Sydney
When the young Queen Elizabeth visited Australia in 1954, 75 per cent of Australians saw her. Can a visit by her 75-year-old son revive some excitement in royalty?
- by Julie Power
Opinion
Royal family
Monarchists warn our G-G not to mention the R word to the King. What royal fools
They’ve got a “watching brief” on Samantha Mostyn, but I have news for the Australian Monarchist League: no one cares too much about you or the monarchy.
- by Jenna Price
Royal tours: The worst, the wildest, the weirdest
Calamity and spectacle generally accompany royal tours to Australia, beginning with the very first one in 1867.
- by Jacqueline Maley
Triumph and tragedy: A front-page view of history
As The Age celebrates 170 years, we look back on some of the most notable major events featuring on our front pages over the decades.
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