ROYALS EXTRA BY SALLY BEDELL SMITH

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How the Queen orchestrated Churchill's funeral sixty years ago this week
A frustrated President Johnson had to stay home because of illness, but former President Eisenhower attended as a guest of the Churchill family
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Queen Camilla and the Prince of Darkness
How Peter Mandelson, Britain’s new ambassador to the United States, helped bring Camilla in from the cold
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The Death of Meghan's Rescue Beagle
A postscript to my "Royals Extra" yesterday on Meghan and the Duchess of Windsor
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Meghan Channels Wallis—and Comes Up Short
"With Love, Meghan" lacks the authenticity of the Duchess of Windsor’s "The Heart Has Its Reasons"
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December 2024

Holiday Greetings from Royals Extra
Wishing all my subscribers a Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah, with many blessings in 2025
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What to do about Prince Andrew?
Why the Duke of York title is important—and why he no longer deserves it
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Edward VIII versus George VI
Participating in a documentary about the brothers prompted me to revisit their relationship and dig up some forgotten photographs
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The Close Relationship Between Donald Trump’s Nominee for Treasury Secretary and the Royal Family
When Camilla Parker Bowles was an outcast, Scott Bessent befriended her
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November 2024

The Royal Family's First American Thanksgiving
In November 1942 King George VI led his nation in thanking American troops for joining the battle against the forces of facism during the Second World…
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Stalking Deer with Charles the Timeless Way
A memorable day on the rugged Balmoral hills when he was Prince of Wales
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The downfall of the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby prompts memories of his mother
As Winston Churchill's secretary, she had a unique view of his ties with King George VI and Queen Elizabeth
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A Note to Royals Extra Subscribers
My husband and I won’t be with our family on Thanksgiving so we’re taking time with some of our grandchildren this weekend.
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