Nick Thorpe meets King Michael of Romania
Edward Enfield on writing to the great and the good - and not getting much in reply
Elwyn Jones reports from inside a Carolina jail, where he is serving a life sentence for murder
Friends of
The Oldie bring us their favourite reads of 2011
Mark Ellen on the nerve-wracking experience of being a celebrity walker to
Joan Collins
Richard Ingrams has a tilt at rail announcements
John Amis meets one of our favourite operatic baritones as he celebrates 40 years with the
Royal Opera House
Roger Lewis reports on the benefits and otherwise of empty-nest syndrome
Jamie Douglas-Home laments the money and effort that have been wasted by
Prince Charles on Dumfries House - or should that be Dumpfries House?
James Pettifer reports from
Edipsos in Greece, where an ancient thermal spa still functions