Dynastic lessons from the familiar Windsor flourish
While the UK’s dynasty enjoys a therapeutic swoon, in Libya and Syria, full-on dynastic autocracies are busy mowing down their subjects, writes Simon Schama
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Crowds cheer royal newlyweds
In the quintessential image of a royal wedding, the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge kissed briefly twice as they appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace
A global audience for British pageantry
Hordes of people of all ages sporting Union flags, crowns and images of the royal couple, lined the route from early morning in a rare outpouring of British pride
Royal theatre captivates the world
A cup final-sized crowd on the streets outside Westminster Abbey and millions who glimpsed the ceremony on television will have seen Britain at its battiest – and best
Expatriates raise a glass with Anglophiles
Australians congregated at private parties, sports clubs and outdoor venues to watch live broadcasts of the royal wedding in numbers to rival only an Ashes cricket Test match
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Confessions of a lapsed republican
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Love and leverage in an age of global royalty
For its internationalism, place within civil society, and gentle liberalism, even the left must support the modern monarchy, writes Tristram Hunt
Material World: Of lookalikes and royal wedding dresses
As various clothing manufacturers say how fast they are going to copy the royal wedding dress, Vanessa Friedman ponders why the bridal rip-off is so accepted
A revolutionary republic embraces the royals
Hopes are higher for the latest marriage: and Americans are not only conscious that Kate Middleton is a commoner, but like her the more for it, writes Geoffrey Wheatcroft
Dress rehearsals for a new royal dawn
The media have now planned their coverage, in detail, for the next 10 years of the marriage of Prince William and Kate, sorry Catherine, Middleton, writes Robert Shrimsley
Welcome to the firm
Thirteen years after the death of Diana, the royal family is preparing to celebrate the wedding of William and Kate. But, Matthew Engel says, it’s a changed and chastened institution
Fairy tales for straitened times
The magnificence of the ceremonies in BBC1’s ‘Britain’s Royal Weddings’ is a tribute to Britain’s native genius for theatre, writes John Lloyd
William and Kate: regal commerce
The British royal family continues to be a global icon as shown by the tacky paraphernalia surrounding the wedding – but at least it is more dignified than the iPads scramble
Royal engagement
The wedding may give the beleagured British economy a much-needed boost, but an extra public holiday to celebrate it will wipe out any gains
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