Princess Diana

I love Nicola Coughlan. She might just be my Princess Diana

The work she’s doing may seem superficial but it is incredibly, incredibly important

Fri Jun 07 2024 - 06:00

I have failed to get more than five hours of sleep a night since November. Enter: the British royals

Brianna Parkins: I’m on a slippery slope to becoming my grandmother, who has both her own room and a fierce loyalty to Lady Di

Sat Mar 09 2024 - 05:00

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

Sat Jan 27 2024 - 05:00

Ireland’s Charles and Diana wedding ‘snub’ along with five other curious tales

Finding a ‘face-saving’ name for the new NI police force; Trinity College Dublin takes offence; and Casement’s ‘black diaries’

Fri Dec 29 2023 - 16:00

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

Fri Nov 24 2023 - 05:15

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

Thu Nov 16 2023 - 08:01

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

Sat Nov 11 2023 - 05:30

Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+: 10 of the best new shows to watch in November

The Crown returns this month with its final series, and Selling Sunset proves that when it comes to awesome abodes and gorgeous gaffs, there’s no limit

Wed Nov 01 2023 - 05:00

Pablo Larraín on his Pinochet film: ‘It’s a vampire movie. It’s also a farce. It deals with horrific, horrific people’

The Chilean director whose previous films include Jackie, about Jackie Kennedy, and Spencer, about Princess Diana, turns his attention to the dictator who ruled his country for 17 years

Sat Sept 09 2023 - 05:15

Mohamed Al Fayed: Phoney pharaoh whose relationship with the truth - and the British royals - was strained

Harrods owner, whose son Dodi died in a car crash in Paris with Diana Princess of Wales, subscribed to conspiracy theories about their deaths

Sat Sept 09 2023 - 00:12

John Barrett, Limerick-born hair stylist for the rich and famous, dies aged 66

From Princess Diana to Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barrett’s Manhattan salon was the destination of choice for the fashionable elite

Mon Aug 14 2023 - 15:58

Black sheep jumper worn by Princess Diana to headline Fashion Icons sale

The jumper, which could be seen as a metaphor for her relationship with the British monarchy, will be auctioned by Sotheby’s

Sat Jul 08 2023 - 05:00

Harry and Meghan pursued ‘relentlessly’ in ‘near catastrophic’ car chase

Statement claims couple were pursued by paparazzi in New York for more than two hours

Wed May 17 2023 - 18:22

Queen Camilla, the princess of Wales and what their coronation clothes said about the British royals

Why a dress is never just a dress at a major occasion of state

Mon May 08 2023 - 13:57

Waiting for King Charles: Diana and Meghan Markle dominate conversation as crowds gather for coronation

As the crowds stake their place on the Mall for the coronation, talk is more about Diana and Meghan Markle than the new king

Sat May 06 2023 - 17:14

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

Fri May 05 2023 - 05:00

Sam McKnight: From window cleaner to the world’s most celebrated hair stylist

McKnight, who has styled everyone from Princess Diana to Kate Moss, is set to launch his hair brand in Ireland this month

Fri Apr 14 2023 - 06:15

Prince Harry says he only cried once after mother’s death

The Duke says in his first interview on his memoirs that he is publishing them because ‘how staying silent is ever going to make things better’

Sun Jan 08 2023 - 11:00

‘It’s a bit of a minefield’: The new Charles and Diana join The Crown

Dominic West and Elizabeth Debicki on playing the royal couple in Netflix drama’s fifth season, which tracks the collapse of their marriage

Tue Nov 08 2022 - 05:00

The Crown season five contains a king’s ransom of inaccuracies. But never mind that

Television: Truth and fiction mingle in the Netflix royal drama’s new series. Its showrunner, Peter Morgan, has never pretended otherwise

Sat Nov 05 2022 - 08:01

Oscars 2022: This best picture list is even better than the real thing

Here are 10 films that could have been nominated for best picture, but weren’t

Wed Mar 23 2022 - 10:19

Royal family: As Queen Elizabeth winds down, will her successors measure up?

The Windsors must prepare for the exit of an ‘icon of steadiness’ and an uncertain future

Sat Mar 05 2022 - 06:00

Oscars 2022: Will any Irish nominees win? Will Lady Gaga’s snub break the internet?

Donald Clarke: Here are 10 key questions on this year's Oscars nominations

Tue Feb 08 2022 - 17:45

‘Everyone has a black belt in bitching about New York but it’s an amazing city’

Wild Geese: Philip Duff is a drinks educator and consultant from Skerries

Fri Jan 28 2022 - 05:52

Golden Globes 2022: Belfast wins best screenplay in discredited awards

Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog wins best drama, in a low-scoring night for the Irish

Mon Jan 10 2022 - 05:55

Meghan and Harry: ‘Megxit’ is a misogynistic term aimed at his wife, prince says

Term ‘created by a troll’ to describe their decision to quit royal duties, Harry claims

Wed Nov 10 2021 - 08:10

Princess Diana: Jemima Khan cuts links with The Crown over treatment of friend’s final years

Diana’s story was not handled ‘as respectfully and compassionately’ as producer had hoped

Mon Nov 08 2021 - 12:05

Spencer: Kristen Stewart’s casting as a brittle Princess Diana is inspired

She balances trepidation with determination in Pablo Larraín’s spaced-out fantasia

Fri Nov 05 2021 - 05:00

Andrew Neil: ‘It’s been the most miserable summer of my life’

The former chairman of GB News on his fractious exit from the right-wing TV channel

Fri Oct 08 2021 - 16:20

Emmy Awards 2021: Netflix finally takes throne as The Crown wins best drama

The Queen’s Gambit won best limited series, another first for the streaming platform

Mon Sept 20 2021 - 08:29

Get you, wee man: There’s nothing wrong with my accent – and you shouldn’t need subtitles

The Belfast ‘brogue’ in Kenneth Branagh’s new film is stumping some US reviewers

Wed Sept 08 2021 - 13:20

Venice Film Festival: Who will triumph as all eyes turn to the Golden Lion?

Reviews: Paul Mescal and Kristen Stewart among stars featuring in this year’s festival

Tue Sept 07 2021 - 11:40

Conspiracy theories stubbornly impervious to scientific method

It would be unwise to ignore or patronise the phenomenon

Thu Sept 02 2021 - 06:00

Olympic countdown, Euro 2020 TV ratings and 100 years of HMV

Planet Business: What’s next for Sheryl Sandberg?

Sat Jul 17 2021 - 05:27