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Anti-gay Anglicans take Queen's name in vain

I hear that Canon Chris Sugden may have somewhat spoilt his chances of a knighthood. The secretary to the Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans, which is this week busy fanning the embers of Anglican...

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Our shameful treatment of Britain's Sikh saviours

With the deployment of two turbaned guards at Buckingham Palace this week, Britain's Sikh community had cause to feel a little more appreciated than they have been over the years. To say the honour was...

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The far-Left BNP has never supported the monarchy, so why did its leaders...

Buckingham Palace was perfectly within its rights to withdraw Nick Griffin's invitation. He had behaved thoroughly boorishly by turning a private invitation into a publicity stunt. More interesting,...

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Did Lambeth Palace block the reform of the Act of Settlement? Or was it...

There's something slightly odd about the claim that the Church of England has blocked Nick Clegg's attempt to reform the 1701 Act of Settlement so that the heir to the throne can marry a Roman...

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This isn’t a special relationship, it’s sinister and sycophantic

One of the first big strategic decisions made by David Cameron after his election as Conservative leader more than five years ago concerned the United States of America. Cameron claimed to have been...

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Population growth: a matter of pace and place

It was one of the more arresting headlines to accompany an article of mine. In big, bold type, under a picture of me cradling a newborn infant, were the words: “My Five Billionth Baby.” How come? Well,...

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The Jubilee shows the strength of the United Kingdom – and the weakness of...

Whoever dreamt up the idea of putting the veteran pop band Madness on the roof of Buckingham Palace and asking them to sing their masterpiece, “Our House”, deserves a knighthood or at least an OBE....

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WW1: 74 days to go – Suffragettes try to storm Buckingham Palace, the King...

There were truly dramatic reports and pictures in the paper of May 22 1914, following an attempt by Suffragettes to storm Buckingham Palace and present a petition to the King. A frail Mrs Pankhurst was...

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WW1: 55 days to go – the King hosts a ball, the German Crown Prince takes a...

Today I have four snapshots of Europe on June 10 1914 that say something about the moods of Britain, France, Italy and Germany. The Daily Telegraph's lead story reports a State Ball held by the King...

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