Dearest Gentle Reader, this Sunday brings diplomatic collapse, five hundred arrests before the church bells have ceased ringing, and one very remarkable horse reminding us all what greatness looks like. This Author has barely had time to finish her third cup of tea before the world demanded comment, and she shall not disappoint.

Dearest Gentle Reader, this Saturday brings a diplomatic retreat of breathtaking awkwardness, a Duke embroiled in litigation with the very charity he created, and weather so offended by its own recent warmth that it has sent hail by way of apology. This Author has observations on all of it - and a raised eyebrow to spare.

Dearest Gentle Reader, this Friday brings a historic conviction from North Britain, a Prime Minister composing essays somewhere between Jeddah and Qatar, and a car wash in the Principality that has been moonlighting as the most reviewed smuggling operation in Europe. This Author's eyebrow has not lowered once since breakfast, and she does not expect it to do so before nightfall.