King Charles has asked to be kept fully informed on the search for the missing Titanic submarine.
The OceanGate vessel named Titan has five people onboard, including Shahzada Dawood and his son, Salaiman. Mr Dawood is a longtime supporter of The Prince’s Trust International and the British Asian Trust. Both charities were founded by the King when he was the Prince of Wales.
The King…
Carl Gustaf and Silvia: Meeting in Munich
19th June 2023
The 1972 Summer Olympic Games were held in Munich, Germany, where a young German-Brazilian Silvia Sommerlath was working as an interpreter and host. At the time, she was employed at the Argentinian Consulate in Munich. From 1971 to 1973, she worked for the Organising…
The future queen of Norway’s first tiara was always going to excite interest and when Princess Ingrid Alexandra debuted a diadem at a special birthday celebration, it hit the headlines. The gem chosen for this monarch in waiting had a dramatic and poignant history that…
A Happy Father's Day from the Prince of Wales with a subtle tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II
18th June 2023
Kensington Palace has released a new image of the Prince of Wales with his three children to mark Father’s Day.
The photo, taken by Millie Pilkington, shows Prince William with Prince George (9), Princess Charlotte (8) and Prince Louis (5) on the Windsor Estate earlier this year.
George and Charlotte are on each side of William while Louis stands with his arms around his…
King Charles welcomed the President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, to London as part of events to celebrate 650 years of Anglo-Portuguese relations.
The King met President Rebelo de Sousa at Buckingham Palace to mark the anniversary of the Anglo-Portuguese…
The royal focus on literature
15th June 2023
What do Queen Camilla, Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway have in common? Their love of and passion for reading and their encouragement of others to get them to enter into a world that allows them to escape from the realities of…
Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan expecting her third child
14th June 2023
Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan is expecting her third child with King Jigme Khesar.
Her pregnancy was confirmed in a short announcement.
There had been rumours of a pregnancy during her trip to Jordan for Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa’s wedding on 1 June.
The Queen visited the baptismal site of Jesus Christ with her two sons, Crown Prince Jigme Namgyel and Prince Ugyen…
Jordanian Royal Weddings: Queen Rania's wedding gown
10th June 2023
To celebrate Princess Iman of Jordan’s engagement, our summer series focuses on the royal weddings in Jordan. We first take a look at her mother, Queen Rania’s wedding gown.
Then Prince Abdullah married Rania Al-Yassin on 10 June 1993, which was declared a…
Jordanian Royal Weddings: King Abdullah and Queen Rania
10th June 2023
It’s been 30 years since King Abdullah and Queen Rania wed. We take a look back at their wedding below:
On10 June 1993, then-Prince Abdullah marriedRania al Yassin in a traditional Muslim ceremony in Amman. The 31-year-old Prince and his 22-year-old…
We are taking a look back at the wedding of the Emperor and Empress of Japan:
Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan’s engagement to diplomat Masako Owada was announced on 19 January 1993. The pair had become engaged on Masako’s 29 birthday, 9 December 1992; Masako finally accepted Naruhito’s proposal on his third attempt as she had turned him down twice before because she did not…