What should have been a simple announcement to a sympathetic public turned into a spider’s web of conspiracy theories across social media. How did it all go so terribly wrong?
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What can we learn when a picture inspires ten thousand Tweets and TikToks.
Rumours are out of control following the Kate Middleton photo controversy. It seems the royal family’s PR train is running off its rails.
Catherine is far from the first royal to experiment with photo editing.
Even families in conflict can be a strong source of support for a loved one with cancer.
News of King Charles III’s cancer is unexpected: it is unusual for the royal family to release details of medical conditions to the public.
For many people, the royal Christmas broadcast is a festive tradition that brings comfort, reassurance and a connection to the past.
The packed schedule is a chance for the new king to remind the British public why the monarchy is valuable.
Ofcom guidelines ask broadcasters to use ‘due impartiality’ in reporting.
The relationship between Princes William and Harry is fractured, and can be explained by what’s known as the ‘family systems’ theory. Repairing it will require the Royal Family to change.
Prince Harry’s long-awaited memoir tells a story of a troubled young man, traumatised by the death of his mother when he was just 12. And a man, closer to his 40s, who remains angry and anxious.
The drama around the revelations in Harry’s book are just the latest episode in the royal soap.
Charles’s coronation will be the most constitutionally significant ceremony of his entire reign. It should prompt discussion about what a modern monarchy could be.
An award-winning photographer reflects on iconic images of the late monarch and pictures a nation in mourning
In 2022 TV news rather than ballads communicate the details of a monarch’s death, but the challenge of communicating the royal succession draws on lessons from 400 years ago.
Is it possible to disentangle the personal attributes of a gentle and kindly woman, from her role as the crowned head of a declining global empire that waged numerous wars? Many don’t think so.
The new queen was a subversive model for American women of the 1950s, and many traveled to London for her coronation. Their daughters and granddaughters will be among those mourning the monarch’s death.
Conspiracy theories help people make sense of chaos and tragedy by finding a ‘reason’ behind the coincidences.
Succession has long been the weak link in the system of hereditary monarchy. Perhaps it may be time for Australia to reconsider the place of the monarchy in our own political system.
The UK is set to spend four days celebrating the very long monarchy of Queen Elizabeth II. But as the Platinum Jubilee is marked, why do so many Americans also fawn over the British royal family?
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