Anyone who doubted that King Charles was up to the most demanding royal job of all must surely be thinking again.With confidence and charisma to spare, he has shown the world over the past few days how he could hardly be more suited to his role as monarch.Even more importantly, Charles's assured performance during this week's State Visit to the US gave the strongest sign yet that he has at last stepped out from the very long shadow cast by his late mother.No one should underestimate the stresses and strains surrounding the…

There is no better friend - and safety net - than a sister, or so the saying goes.But it is evidently true for Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, who after months of grief caused by their parents and the Epstein Files still enjoy a warm and close relationship.With both their parents in hiding, the siblings were spotted enjoying the Spring sunshine in central London on Thursday after a lunch together at the exclusive and chichi Soho Mews House in Mayfair.Hours later a happy Eugenie, 36, was all smiles again as she…

An influencer has been charged after allegedly headbutting a charity worker who refused to let him film himself handing food to the homeless. The incident, which happened at Homeless Project Scotland's Glassford Street shelter on Thursday just after 11pm, saw an influencer allegedly turn violent after his request for a photo opportunity was refused. The charity reported that a man headbutted a worker after volunteers refused to film him for publicity and then had to wait 30 minutes for the police to help while…

With his avuncular smile, felt fedora and long, hand-kitted scarf, Robin Harper cut a distinctive figure when he won a seat at Holyrood in 1999.The first elected Green parliamentarian in the United Kingdom, Mr Harper styled himself rather like Dr Who as played by Tom Baker in the 1970s but behind his eccentric appearance lay a fierce intellect.Robin Harper was respected across the Scottish parliament – by Unionists and Nationalists, alike – as a thoughtful, constructive politician. And so effective was he at promoting his…