Netflix reflects reality? What a Crowning cheek: The verdict of royal biographer ROBERT HARDMAN

Watching the Duke of Sussex’s knockabout routine with comedian James Corden on America’s Late Late Show, you soon see why Netflix executives wanted to sign up the Duke and Duchess to make TV programmes. Here is the impish, funny Harry of yesteryear. It’s rather reassuring to see he hasn’t been completely erased by Harry the … Read more

ROBERT HARDMAN: When the Queen speaks out, it packs a real punch 

During the relentless gloom and uncertainty in the early weeks of this pandemic, the Queen was accused of misjudging the mood of the people. The Times, no less, criticised her ‘silence’, while pointing out that the monarchs of Spain, Holland, Norway, Belgium and Sweden had all had something to say to their people on the … Read more

ROBERT HARDMAN: Prepare for a lesson in what duty looks like 

We haven’t had such a bumper day of royal binge-watching since, well, that glorious Saturday in 2018 when Harry and Meghan walked out in to the Windsor sunshine. By any measure, March 7 is going to leave royal-watchers goggle-eyed. And for those of a republican bent, it would probably be advisable to switch off and … Read more

ROBERT HARDMAN: As Harry and Meghan enter a royal wilderness… Is the HRH next to go? 

Yesterday’s P45 from Buckingham Palace may have made it very clear where the future of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex lies: outside the royal orbit. But, as ever when it comes to the Sussexes, with clarity come yet more questions Yesterday’s P45 from Buckingham Palace may have made it very clear where the future … Read more

Ant and Dec reveal they’d want football’s hardman Roy Keane to appear on this year’s I’m A Celeb

‘He’d be no-nonsense, he’s at the top of the list!’ Ant and Dec reveal they’d want football hardman Roy Keane to appear on this year’s I’m A Celeb By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 01:04 GMT, 19 February 2021 | Updated: 01:05 GMT, 19 February 2021 Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly has revealed they’d want … Read more

Zoe Hardman cuts a stylish figure in full black ensemble as she made her way to Global Radio studios

Zoe Hardman cuts a stylish figure in an edgy leather jacket and black dress as she arrives at Global Radio studios By Nicole Conner For Mailonline Published: 15:03 GMT, 14 February 2021 | Updated: 15:03 GMT, 14 February 2021 She is a popular presenter who is known for looking fashionable.  And Zoe Hardman cut a … Read more

ROBERT HARDMAN found it’s one thing to get a penny-farthing moving and another to stop at lights! 

Only when you stand next to one of these things do you appreciate what an astonishing prospect this must have been for Victorian Britain. Here is the man-made equivalent of the bumblebee: a mathematically absurd, fundamentally flawed design that cannot possibly work — and then does. What’s more, in the space of an hour, I … Read more

Zoe Hardman cut a stylish figure in a floral maxi dress as she made her way to Global Radio studios

Zoe Hardman cut a stylish figure in a floral maxi dress as she made her way to Global Radio studios By Nicole Conner For Mailonline Published: 15:16 GMT, 31 January 2021 | Updated: 15:16 GMT, 31 January 2021 She is always known for looking effortlessly fashionable. And Zoe Hardman cut a stylish figure in a … Read more

ROBERT HARDMAN: Thousands of ex-business laptops YOUR money bought

Were it not for the workers’ hi-vis tabards and the occasional fork-lift truck, we could almost be inside Mission Control, Houston – or Europe’s biggest branch of PC World. Stretching out into the distance is row upon row of computer screens – vast banks of them – and they are all showing exactly the same … Read more

Zoe Hardman looks effortlessly chic in a cream coat and a slate grey jumpsuit

Zoe Hardman looks effortlessly chic in a cream coat and a slate grey jumpsuit as she makes a stylish entrance at Global Radio studios By Eve Buckland For Mailonline and Natasha Hooper For Mailonline Published: 09:23 GMT, 17 January 2021 | Updated: 09:23 GMT, 17 January 2021 She never puts a foot wrong with fashion.  … Read more