The scrutiny and speculation will be intense. Is he well enough to keep working? Who steps in and when? We have crossed a line, says author and former Guardian royal correspondent Stephen Bates
She’s been the royal family’s persona non grata for decades just when things were beginning to thaw, Sarah Ferguson has been snubbed from the Coronation. Luciana Bellini on the Duchess of York’s tricky relationship with The Firm
Lauding public sector and voluntary workers, he evoked the compassionate conservatism the government has expunged from its ranks and rhetoric, says former Guardian royal correspondent Stephen Bates