Robert Hardman

ROBERT HARDMAN: At 11am yesterday, Yona Maarek, 15, was checking her notes on the role of the monarch ahead of that afternoon's GCSE exam in citizenship.

Right now, this made-up constituency looks very much like Makeorbreakerfield for Mr Burnham - and, quite possibly, for Sir Keir Starmer and the rest of us.

Continue reading Continue reading Robert Hardman In 'Makerfield', even the name of the constituency captures the inherent duplicity of what is going on.

In years to come, I dare say scholars of psychology, of marketing and of media studies will be writing research papers on the bizarre phenomenon of the Royal Pop watch.

I met Trump in Mar-A-Lago and asked about his first encounter with the late Queen. Their 2018 meeting meant to last for about 15 minutes, but it went on for the best part of an hour.

You need to stop apologising,' says Warren Stephens, American ambassador to the United Kingdom. A year into the job, he is very familiar with our national tendency to say 'sorry'.

You need to stop apologising,' says Warren Stephens, American ambassador to the United Kingdom. A year into the job, he is very familiar with our national tendency to say 'sorry'.

"You need to stop apologizing," said Warren Stephens, American ambassador to the United Kingdom. A year into the job, he is very familiar with Britain's national tendency to say "sorry."

As we mark the 82nd anniversary of D-Day and the Allied landings on the beaches of Northern France, there will be an especially poignant moment at the British Normandy Memorial.

The late Queen Elizabeth II was sharp, alert and witty right until the end. The public Queen was serious and reserved. But in private, she was funny, direct, authentic.