The royal week: ambush selfies and a quasi scandalous engagement
The Queen checks out Game of Thrones and Prince William ponders another helicopter job
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Patricia Treble
Patricia Treble is the royal specialist at Maclean’s. In addition to her interest in all things monarchical—from the Queen’s constitutional role to Kate’s flyaway hems—she writes on everything from TV, books and celebrity culture to history and sports trends.
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A bloodbath or two would help. Oh, and bring back Eric.
Keeping up with the royals
A panoply of millinery excess, dress uniforms and velvet robes
Royals say the darndest things: Prince Philip at 93
Behind his curmudgeonly persona hides an incisive mind and inquisitive nature — so says royal watcher Patricia Treble
Fabergé’s jewellery masterpieces, now in Montreal
A diamond-encrusted ode to the splendour of imperial Russia
An interview with the woman who found Richard III
Philippa Langley did the impossible. She discovered the last English king slain in battle.
Philippa Langley sheds more light on the discovery of Richard III
A review of The King’s Grave: The Search for Richard III
Vladimir Putin disses the Queen at D-Day events
His sulky, disdainful behaviour puts a damper on the 70th anniversary
Russia’s last grand duchesses and their tragic fate
Nicholas and Alexandra’s daughters get a biography worthy of their fate
The persistent allure of the Romanov family
Absurdly rich and painfully private, the last members of the Russian dynasty are a continued source of fascination