The newspaper front pages have feasted on the royal crisis for a second day with several splashes focusing on the Queen’s “recollections may vary” reaction to the Duke and Duchess of Sussexes’ suggestions of palace racism.
The Telegraph goes with “Issue of race concerning, but recollections may vary, says Queen”, while the Times splash handles the crisis carefully, with a headline reading: “Queen says racism claim will be handled in private”.
Tomorrow’s Telegraph front page: “Issue of race concerning, but recollections vary, says Queen”
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) March 10, 2021
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Wednesday’s TIMES: “Queen says racism claim will be handled in private” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/GEf6zMf617
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) March 9, 2021
Amid questions about the media’s past treatment of Meghan, the Mail splashes on a poll claiming there is a “huge backlash” against the Sussexes and that a majority of Britons want them to lose their royal titles.
“Poll: now strip them of their titles”, the splash headline says, above a story reporting that 51% of people surveyed want the couple sanctioned, with 28% against. The story also claims that a majority thinks the Sussexes were wrong to give the interview in the first place and that they had let the Queen down.
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— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) March 9, 2021
The Guardian front-page story is headlined “Royals respond to race row: ‘We will address this in private’”, and also reports on the related departure of Piers Morgan: “ITV drama as Morgan storms off and quits”. But its main story is about a funding crisis in local government: “Revealed: true scale of the cash crisis facing councils”.
Guardian front page, Wednesday 10 March 2021: Revealed: true scale of the cash crisis facing councils pic.twitter.com/dCI6tT9End
— The Guardian (@guardian) March 9, 2021
The Sun’s front page is “Recollections may vary” beneath a picture of Meghan and the Queen in happier times, while the Express also has “Recollection may vary says Queen”.
Wednesday’s SUN: “Recollections may vary” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/YycHomxUvw
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) March 9, 2021
Wednesday’s Daily EXPRESS: “Recollections May Vary Says Queen” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/OzEzVXvb2w
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) March 9, 2021
The Mirror resists the temptation to splash on its former editor quitting his job on Good Morning Britain, but it does refer to it above its main story which focuses on a more upbeat line in the Queen’s statement on the Sussexes: “Queen: We will always love you”.
Tomorrow's front page: Queen: We will always love youhttps://t.co/2K2xoaL9i7 #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/0vdqb5LCXV
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) March 9, 2021
Elsewhere, the i leads on “NHS pay rise: public says 1% not enough” and the FT has “England’s £23bn test and trace programme condemned by MPs”.
Front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, on Wednesday 10 March 2021 pic.twitter.com/jkTlzVbjVC
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) March 10, 2021
North of the border the Scotsman leads with “Mother’s Day reunions as social restrictions eased”, while the Herald reports on sexual harassment allegations against SNP chief whip Patrick Grady, who has stood down pending an investigation by the party.
