royal tour

Royal watchers are puzzled by the trip, but at least it’s not the disaster that was Elizabeth’s 1980 visit

The royal couple will travel more than 50,000 km and complete 76 official engagements as they work their way from Sydney to Suva to Rotorua

The bare-bones itinerary has been released. Strap in, there’s a lot of flying.

Prince William, Kate and their son start a three-week royal tour Down Under

From 2011: The pressure to be thin is true for a duchess and women in the public eye

The ball hockey-playing prince wooed the crowd in four languages

Kate Middleton dressed old for her age, and looked her best in jeans

A letter from the editors

COYNE: Perhaps we’ve grown out of our insecurities—and growing into the monarchy

WELLS: Picking the Canada Day lineup was a delicate task

How a present from the Harpers—a historic copy of Maclean’s—links this tour with the one in 1939

You’d hardly know the Duchess of Cambridge isn’t tweeting judging by the number of imposters