In the United Kingdom, one of the monarch’s most important roles is that of Head of the British Armed Forces. For King Charles, this is largely a ceremonial role where decisions are made by the government and the leadership of the armed forces. In many other countries, the head of state also carries out this ceremonial role. There are several other monarchs who are commander-in-chief of their…
The Prince of Wales has been made the Great Master of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. The appointment was confirmed by Buckingham Palace in a statement on 23 April with several new honours for members of the Royal Family.
The Royal Order of the Bath is a military…
While most people tend to focus on the first ten to twenty people in line for the British throne, particularly when there is a new member of the family and the line shifts, the line of succession is far longer than that. And there are actually several monarchs of other…
Buckingham Palace has announced that King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer.
The King, who underwent surgical treatment for an enlarged prostate at the end of January, has today started cancer treatments, and will continue along with State business and official paperwork while stepping back from public duties for the time being.
Buckingham Palace announced that the King…
King Charles III’s decision to share his prostate condition has led to 1000% increase in searches for the symptoms on the National Health Services (NHS) website.
In the 24 hours after after the announcement that The King would receive hospital treatment for an…
It was the royal event of the year: the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on 6 May in Westminster Abbey. After a lifetime of service and decades of waiting for the throne, finally, the King was crowned in a glittering ceremony. Though it lacked much of the…
The coronation portraits of monarchs and consorts of the House of Windsor
12th December 2023
The King and Queen have chosen to use their Coronation portrait for their Christmas card this year. The photographs were taken in the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace by Hugo Burnand. King Charles and Queen Camilla are not the first royal couple in the House of Windsor to have their photographs taken on their Coronation day.
By W. & D. Downey – Milne, J. Hogarth (circa 1914) Great…
How has royal Christmas changed since Charles III took the throne?
11th December 2023
With the Royal Family’s holiday break fast approaching, many are asking how The King will mark the season. While he did carry on many of his mother’s traditions for the first Christmas of his reign, King Charles has been making changes to royal holiday…
King Charles finds out he's on Santa's nice list during visit to Christmas market
8th December 2023
It must have been reassuring for King Charles to learn that he’s at the top of Father Christmas’s nice list.
The King heard the news during a visit to the Ealing Broadway Christmas Market, and told Father Christmas, in his typical dry humour, “Well you never know…
Another major change is coming next year, this time within the Royal Collection Trust.
On 4th December, the Trust announced that in 2024, The Queen’s Galleries at Buckingham Palace and the Palace of Holyroodhouse will become The King’s Galleries, reflecting the new reign of King Charles III.
Opened by the late Queen Elizabeth II in 2002, The Queen’s Galleries at Buckingham Palace and…
