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Actresses and singers were once “beneath” the Crown. Now, they’re its ambassadors.
It's 1997.
 • Amanda Matta
It's a Small World: Queen Mary's Dollhouse
it turns out women have always gone faintly unhinged over tiny objects
 • Amanda Matta
Something Blue: Queen Elizabeth's Supposed Style Curse
a landmark new exhibition of the late Queen's wardrobe puts the evidence on display for the first time
 • Amanda Matta
Does the King “Own” his Grandchildren?
where this royal rumor comes from...and why it won’t die
 • Amanda Matta
King Charles' Royal Decree: Too Little, Too Late...or Just in Time?
King Charles’s use of letters patent to strip Andrew of his titles echoes a century-old royal tradition...one that’s always been about survival
 • Amanda Matta
Queen Camilla and the Myth of the “Poor,” Yachtless Royals
how nostalgia for a royal yacht softens scrutiny of modern excess
 • Amanda Matta
Summer Like a Royal (Part I)
where do monarchs and their illustrious set go on holiday?
 • Amanda Matta
The Royal Beat: Palace Reporting Goes Mainstream
part III of an exclusive four part series, examining how royal reporting evolved into a palace partnership
 • Amanda Matta
EXCLUSIVE: 'Rebel of the Regency' Cover Reveal!
Britain's uncrowned queen finally gets her due in Ann Foster's debut book
 • Amanda Matta
The Royal Beat: Scandal Sheets and Salon Whispers
part II of a new four part series, examining how royal reporting evolved into a palace partnership
The Royal Beat: Tudor Chronicles and Censorship
part I of a new four part series, examining how royal reporting evolved to be a palace partnership
 • Amanda Matta
Rival Courts: Then and Now
centuries apart, the tensions between monarch + heir remains a royal tradition
 • Amanda Matta
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