Luxury brands in the UK are nervous about losing their royal seal of approval. Hundreds of companies like Barbour and Burberry supply the royals – and many are worried King Charles might enforce higher sustainability standards before granting a warrant.

All India’s PM Narendra Modi was doing was having a beach holiday in Lakshadweep, a southern Indian island chain off the coast of Kerala. But officials from the Maldives were less than pleased because his praise of the region’s beauty didn’t reference their nearby offering. One junior minister called him a “clown”, earning the official a sharp rebuke… 

Speaking of people who have had problematic beach holidays, former PM Scott Morrison is launching his new book into the lucrative US Christian market. To smooth the way, Plans For Your Good – A Prime Minister’s Testimony of God’s Faithfulness has a foreword written by former US Vice President Mike Pence.