This weekend’s coronation feels like getting added to a 67-person birthday WhatsApp group by someone you don’t really know.
THE FACE spoke to Symon Hill, who was arrested for asking, “Who elected him?” at King Charles III’s proclamation.
People are being arrested and berated online for anti-monarchy statements. Why does i feel less like a mourning period and more like an order of forced compliance?
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Trailer of the Week: because Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana was the internet-breaking greatest casting ever.
On 9th April, after this article was originally written, Prince Philip died at the age of 99. It’s caused an outpouring of support on a human level. But until issues are addressed, it remains unlikely that many will be persuaded the institution is not racist.
