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Academics’ union calls offer a ‘descent into parody’ while mosques complain about C of E special treatmentIt is meant to remind Britons of the “example set by our ultimate public servant”, but a £4.4m government scheme to send out free portraits of C...
A psychedelic sea of lurid reds and a clunking monarch butterfly cannot save this superficially observed and carelessly executed bland banalityIt’s hard to be objective about an artist you like as a person. I recently met the painter Jonathan Yeo – w...
The Fawlty Towers actor has often played the monarch in the past and has now recorded audio for a new production at the festivalAt the age of 91, Prunella Scales has reprised one of her favourite roles. The actor, who was diagnosed with vascular deme...
Plans for 2,500 new homes outside the historic market town of Faversham have gone down badly with some residents. But the UK needs housing, and this is a promising site…“We’re all proud to have a king,” laments a resident of Faversham in Kent, “but w...
The Crown director Philip Martin’s dynamic recreation of the notorious Newsnight interview has two jewels among its actingIn the role of Prince Andrew, an almost unrecognisable Rufus Sewell has a clammy, greying complexion that looks like day-old Bal...