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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.
A how-to guide for censoring a queen
Two gentlemen editors censored a queen and created a legend
What the editors of Queen Victoria’s letters left out
A review of ’Censoring Queen Victoria: How Two Gentlemen Edited a Queen and Created an Icon’ by Yvonne Ward
The surprise Twitter winner of the #RoyalVisitNZ
An unlikely source for breaking Will, Kate and George news
Why the royal tour started with Prince George’s playdate
Starting off the tour with a room full of gambolling babies and young parents was a smart strategy
Who’s unhappy that William, Kate and George are touring
For some New Zealand politicians, the royal visit is ’disdainful’
Prince George: The real star of the royal tour
Prince William, Kate and their son start a three-week royal tour Down Under
Divergent: is it the next dystopian hit?
Instead of the Hunger Games’s Katniss and her bow and arrow, this drama has Tris and lots of knives
A beautiful cup, its Chinese imperial owner, and chickens
The best piece at a new exhibit at the Royal Ontario Museum is one of the smallest, and most beautiful
More than food, maple syrup is a way of life
Book review: ’The Sugar Season,’ by Douglas Whynott