Opinion - Crown & Court

Opinion

He Stopped a Coup. He Couldn’t Stop Himself.

Opinion

Daniel Harte - 21 August, 2026

Ten Months of Silence. One Week of Panic. Edward VIII Couldn’t Survive 1936. He’d Have Zero Chance Today.

Crown Chronicles

Daniel Harte - 29 July, 2026

Three Monarchies. Three “Modernizations.” Only One Actually Means It.

Opinion

Daniel Harte - 13 July, 2026

Spain’s Heir Is Doing Everything Right. The Polls Still Can’t Agree If It Matters.

Opinion

Daniel Harte - 27 June, 2026

Thailand Has No Named Heir. That Is Now an Emergency.

Opinion

Daniel Harte - 13 June, 2026

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Three Monarchies. Three “Modernizations.” Only One Actually Means It.

Daniel Harte - 13 July, 2026

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Ten Months of Silence. One Week of Panic. Edward VIII Couldn’t Survive 1936. He’d Have Zero Chance Today.

Daniel Harte - 29 July, 2026

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The Monarchy Has a Young Person Problem. And Pretending Otherwise Won’t Fix It.

Daniel Harte - 4 June, 2026

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Spain’s Heir Is Doing Everything Right. The Polls Still Can’t Agree If It Matters.

Daniel Harte - 27 June, 2026

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Edward and Sophie Were the Monarchy’s Safe Pair of Hands. So What Happens Now?

Daniel Harte - 9 June, 2026

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Japan Has Three Male Heirs and a Parliament That Keeps Looking the Other Way. That Should Worry Everyone.

Daniel Harte - 7 June, 2026

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He Stopped a Coup. He Couldn’t Stop Himself.

21 August, 2026

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The King Who Lost His Mind and Nearly Lost the Crown:...

18 August, 2026

The Great Crown of Victory

The Crown That Weighs 7.3 Kilograms, and the Ceremony That Has...

13 August, 2026

King Juan Carlos I

The King Who Built Spanish Democracy — and Then Dismantled His...

10 August, 2026

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The Day the Royal Family Changed Its Name and Hoped Nobody...

8 August, 2026

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The Tiara on Every Banknote: How a Committee of Women Built...

5 August, 2026