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King Charles III
If it looks like a snub and sounds like a snub, it almost certainly is a snub
The king’s presence out and about will be an immensely cheering one for anyone who has an iota of human sympathy
The present challenge could be the greatest that the institution has faced in nearly a century
A woman widely regarded as the popular and sympathetic face of the royal family can be turned on, viciously, for refusing to provide a moment by moment briefing on her health
The image of too many royals weakens the institution, King Charles believes
Charles clearly hopes that his openness about his condition will encourage other people to come forward and seek early medical help
Buckingham Palace is now operating in a very different way to how it has done in the past
It would show Charles to be a new kind of monarch, principled and prepared to act decisively when he needs to
Purists and royal historians will carp at its tastelessness and excess
The King may be prepared to forgive him, but it is considerably less likely that his brother will
