Statue of Queen Elizabeth in Co Antrim derided as looking more like Mrs Doubtfire
Bronze statue of queen unveiled at Antrim Castle Gardens in Northern Ireland last week
Queen Elizabeth
Moira Buffini: ‘I’ve had this love affair with Ireland, and for a long time I just thought it was unrequited’
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‘Every great man has a woman behind him rolling her eyes’
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King Charles approaching his illness with the same pragmatism he displayed towards Ireland
The former queen’s visit to Ireland may have had more impact but over the years King Charles quietly laid the groundwork for a better relationship between Britain and Ireland
A Victoria Cross medal and Princess Diana’s ‘revenge dress’ from The Crown
Noonans is selling a Ballinrobe man’s Victoria Cross while props and outfits depicting the British Royal family from The Crown are on sale in London
Britain’s King Charles pays tribute to ‘selfless’ volunteers in Christmas address
Christmas broadcast, the second of Charles’s reign, was delivered in Buckingham Palace
The Crown’s final episodes review: A thudding close with all the panache of an old Spitting Image sketch
Netflix series finale's most remarkable aspect is that it has so much of the queen
UK fails to get Irish Government’s approval to award knighthoods to Irish citizens
Under Constitution, Irish citizens are forbidden from accepting noble titles without permission of Government
‘I was on the beach in Co Sligo in August 1979 when Lord Mountbatten was blown up on the next beach. We could see the smoke’
I hate the things still done to this island in the name of King and country, and any British government that fancies a tilt at supremacy. Cúpla focal will not erase the past
Patrick Freyne: The moment The Crown goes a bit Muppet Christmas Carol
I’d love to see Diana’s ghost go unseen to a George Michael gig or warn people about Prince Andrew
Let’s not be precious about Napoleon’s distortion of facts - all historians are telling a story
Historical fiction is that canvas, waiting to be smudged and abused until something true emerges
The Crown season six review: Netflix should brace itself for a firestorm
Television: The first half of the final season lands on Netflix today. There’s no denying it’s enjoyable – but it’s also borderline tawdry
25th anniversary of Island of Ireland Peace Park to be marked with ceremony in Belgium
Peace Park, which remembers Irishmen who died in first World War, was made a UNESCO world heritage site last month
The Crown: ‘I never imagined it as Diana’s ghost in the traditional sense’
Peter Morgan is open about his Netflix blockbuster on the British royal family being an interpretation of history. It’s an approach with many critics
Peter Sheridan to become commissioner for investigations on new Northern Ireland legacy body
Former senior police officer to join the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery
Aoife Moore: What happened when an IRA man met the widow of a police officer he had murdered?
The man said he did not expect her forgiveness and asked the woman if he could give her a hug. She wept as she said yes. The pair leaned across in their chairs and embraced each other
Lady Chryss O’Reilly obituary: ‘She took good news with enthusiasm and the bad news with class’
Renowned horse owner and philanthropist and wife of Anthony O’Reilly was New York-born with Greek roots but settled happily in Ireland after her marriage
As an Irish person in the UK, discovering the power of the royal family has been unsettling - but also encouraging
The royal family is like a toxic ex you’re completely over, but still feel compelled to check up on every now and then
Irish references in FBI file on suspected plot to kill British queen during 1983 US visit
Man claiming his daughter was killed in Northern Ireland by rubber bullet made threats about monarch during call
Queen Elizabeth encouraged Johnson-Varadkar summit to break Brexit deadlock, new book claims
Famous meeting in the Wirral began after a conversation between British prime minister and his sovereign
Brexit was ‘a structural shock’ to the British-Irish relationship, says British ambassador
Paul Johnston believes Ireland manages to combine a great deal of pride in being a successful modern republic with a great deal of underlying affection for the UK
Fintan O’Toole: King Charles’s coronation is £100m worth of retro wrapping paper surrounding a much diminished object
The problem is that this show is a giant signifier with very little left to signify
King Charles is a walking, breathing, polo-playing mascot for a gloomy nation
Patrick Freyne: Britain’s new monarch is speaking his truths. I’m reaching for my truth in the thatch as I watch
King Charles coronation: TV coverage guide to key events of the day
The key times to tune in for the big events of the day
‘Hang it, you can’t keep smiling all the time’: The truth about coronations, according to King George VI
An intimate conversation between King George VI and the then Irish ambassador reveals what he really thought about de Valera - and the ordeal of coronations
There’s an assumption in Ireland that Australians love the British. They don’t
Australia is a country that doesn’t mess around much with its constitution. There have only been eight changes since 1901 compared to Ireland’s 32 since 1937
British monarchy’s links to Ireland still prominent as Charles prepares for his coronation
It may be 101 years since independence - but you wouldn’t know it from a stroll around the halls of British power
Former president McAleese says inclusion of Irish in coronation ‘welcome sign of respect’
Congregation at crowning of king and queen consort at Westminster Abbey will hear three Celtic languages – Irish, Welsh and Scots Gaelic – alongside English
King Charles to deliver historic Bundestag address in first state visit as monarch
German president Frank Walter Steinmeier said the royal couple’s visit was ‘an important signal for German-British relations’
Diamonds, rare watches and an important pair of GAA boots
Sheppards and John Weldon have some super-sized sparklers; Victor Mee is selling the contents of a pub in Sligo that was a film location for Normal People
The British monarch is the ultimate nepo baby. It’s the last thing you’d choose for a modern country
Queen Elizabeth was a blessing for the British establishment. King Charles may turn out to be a curse. And Prince Harry could yet prompt a revolution
Man caught with crossbow pleads guilty to trying to harm Queen Elizabeth
Jaswant Singh Chail was detained on Christmas Day, 2021 close to the queen’s private residence
Australia’s $5 note to feature portrait honouring indigenous history instead of British monarch
Plan not to have Britain’s King Charles III on note generates fierce debate
Volunteering key to British creed of keeping calm and carrying on
Big Help Out initiative for King Charles’s coronation may rekindle solid aspect of national identity in time of uncertainty
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