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NEWSLETTERS Royalist Want even more Royals news? Sign up for The Royalist newsletter for all things Royal Family. By Clicking "Subscribe" you agree to have read the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Queen gave ‘ express approval ’ for books Queen Elizabeth ’s former dresser Angela Kelly is not departing quietly to the grace and favor home in the north of England given to her by King Charles . After last week’s revelation that he had gifted her the residence in exchange for her signing her an NDA—after she was forced to leave her home in Windsor— the Mail on Sunday reports that the late queen wrote a letter to her former dresser “granting express approval” for her to publish three books. Only two books by her have so far been published, and Charles —by reportedly getting Kelly to sign an NDA in exchange for her new digs—might have thought that the possibility of more behind-the-scenes Palace secrets being revealed had been … [Read more...] about Queen’s Former Dresser Holds ‘Formidable Weapon’ in Battle With King Charles

LONDON — The ritual of crowning a new king or queen is more than 1,000 years old. And each of the objects used has its own importance and symbolism in sealing a bond among the monarch, the people, the church and God. Here’s a guide to what the main items used in King Charles III ’s coronation on Saturday mean: Coronation chair Also known as the St. Edward’s Chair or King Edward’s Chair, this simple seat has played a role in coronations for 700 years. It has left Westminster Abbey twice: once in 1657, when Oliver Cromwell was installed as lord protector at Westminster Hall during England’s brief period as a republic, and again during World War II , when it was taken to Gloucester Cathedral in western England. Over the years it has been damaged and scrawled upon by schoolboys from nearby Westminster School and by tourists, one of whom wrote: “P. Abbott slept in this chair 5-6 July 1800.” It first featured in the coronation of Edward II in 1308, although there is … [Read more...] about These ancient objects will be used at King Charles III’s coronation

VICTORIA, British Columbia — Two days before he was scheduled to die, John Shields roused in his hospice bed with an unusual idea. He wanted to organize an Irish wake for himself. It would be old-fashioned with music and booze, except for one notable detail — he would be present. The party should take up a big section of Swiss Chalet, a family-style chain restaurant on the road out of town. Mr. Shields wanted his last supper to be one he so often enjoyed on Friday nights when he was a young Catholic priest — rotisserie chicken legs with gravy. Then, his family would take him home and he would die there in the morning, preferably in the garden. It was his favorite spot, rocky and wild. Flowering native shrubs pressed in from all sides and a stone Buddha and birdbath peeked out from among the ferns and boulders. Before he got sick, Mr. Shields liked to sit in his old Adirondack chair and watch the bald eagles train their juveniles to soar overhead. He meditated there twice a day, … [Read more...] about At His Own Wake, Celebrating Life and the Gift of Death

SAN FRANCISCO — The esteemed venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, its star partner, John Doerr, once said, “is a family, with occasional disputes.” Maybe, if by “family” you mean one of those clans where everyone is fighting for power and wealth. In Superior Court here, the case of Ellen Pao v. Kleiner Perkins is beginning to look at little like “King Lear,” or at least “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.” For two weeks a former Kleiner junior partner, Ellen Pao, presented her evidence that she suffered from gender discrimination. Along the way, she portrayed the firm as a place riven by sexism and unseemly striving, and that heedlessly employed and encouraged an unsavory cad whom she had the misfortune to briefly date. Now Kleiner’s lawyers have for the first time the opportunity to defend the beleaguered firm in a sustained way, and on Tuesday and Wednesday they made the most of it. They depicted Ms. Pao, 45, as combative and full of resentment, the kind of … [Read more...] about Kleiner Perkins Portrays Ellen Pao as Combative and Resentful in Sex Bias Trial

Kay Redfield Jamison arrives punctually at a towering marble statue of Jesus Christ in the entrance of the old hospital building on Johns Hopkins Medical Campus. Next to it, two guest books are left open to receive the wishes and prayers of those who pass through these halls. “Dear God please help our daughter feel better. …” “Dear Lord, please heal my grandpa and let him live happily. …” This building, decorated with rows of oil paintings of Hopkins doctors and nurses through the ages, is redolent of the history of healing. The desperate, uncertain, even heroic attempt to heal is at the center of Jamison’s new book, “Fires in the Dark: Healing the Unquiet Mind,” out on May 23 from Knopf. “If I could have subtitled it ‘A Love Song to Psychotherapy,’ I would have,” she said. Jamison, 76, her blond hair cut into a bob, wears a colorful floral dress as she makes her way through hallways filled with people in scrubs to a quiet corridor reserved for psychiatry. She is the … [Read more...] about After Writing About Mental Illness, Kay Redfield Jamison Turns to Healers

After a week of promotion and controversy, CNN staged a live town hall telecast with Donald Trump this month that was studded with the former president's insults and falsehoods. It drew thunderous criticism - but strikingly few eyeballs. The 70-minute broadcast attracted an audience of just 3.3 million viewers, about a third less than the number of people watching an episode of "Celebrity Wheel of Fortune" on ABC the same night. The tepid response may reflect Trump's waning drawing power, or the fact that the town hall aired eight months before primary voting begins. But it also tells an ominous tale about cable news's declining influence and troubled business model. As recently as 2016, when Trump was narrowly elected president, just over 70 percent of all households with a TV had cable or satellite TV subscriptions. Today the figure is just under 40 percent, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence, a research firm. And it's dropping fast. During the first quarter … [Read more...] about The looming existential crisis for cable news