The King has approved the appointment of
Eve Samson as the 53rd Clerk of the House of Commons, making
history as the first woman to hold one of Parliament’s most senior
constitutional offices. The appointment follows a recruitment
process agreed by the House of Commons Commission and comes after
formal approval by the Sovereign. Eve Samson has served in the
House of Commons for almost…
The Duke of Kent returns to Wimbledon for the first time since the death of his beloved wife
29th June 2026
The Duke of Kent’s appearance at
Wimbledon on the opening day of this year’s Championships carried
an added poignancy as it marked his first visit to the All England
Club since the death of his wife, Katharine, the Duchess of Kent.
The Duchess died in…
The Duke of Kent was joined by Lady Susan
Hussey as he led the Royal Family’s attendance on the opening day
of Wimbledon 2026. The 90-year-old royal, a former patron of the
All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, took his place in the
Royal Box on Centre Court as…
King Charles has become the first British
monarch to reveal how much tax he pays, disclosing that he handed
£12.9 million to HM Revenue & Customs during the 2024-25 financial
year in an unprecedented move designed to increase transparency
around the monarchy’s finances. The figures, published in the Royal
Household’s annual accounts, place the King among Britain’s
highest…
Clarence House is to become the King’s
official London residence in one of the most significant
constitutional shifts of Charles’s reign, ending nearly 190 years
in which Buckingham Palace has served as the monarch’s principal
home. The decision means…
The King and Queen will not move into
Buckingham Palace once its £369 million refurbishment is completed
next year, bringing an end to almost two centuries of royal
tradition and ensuring that Clarence House remains the monarch’s
London home for the foreseeable…
Former royal aide reveals the heartbreaking reason Prince William was never allowed to follow Harry into Afghanistan
25th June 2026
Prince William was repeatedly prevented
from serving on the front line in Afghanistan despite determined
efforts to secure his deployment, according to a former senior
royal aide. Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, who served as principal
private secretary to both the Prince of Wales and the Duke of
Sussex, has disclosed that he fought unsuccessfully to allow
William to follow his younger brother into…
King Charles appeared to sum up how much
of Britain was feeling as a senior royal aide stepped in with a
handheld fan during an engagement held in the country’s hottest
June weather on record. The King was attending a climate reception
at St James’s Palace…
The Princess Royal and the Duke of
Gloucester will undertake a rare joint engagement next month as
they travel to France to mark the 110th anniversary of the Battle
of the Somme. Princess Anne, in her role as President of the
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, and the…
The traditional Changing of the Guard
ceremonies at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle have been
suspended for several days this week as the Household Division
implements measures to protect soldiers, military working horses
and members of the public during the forecast heatwave. In a
statement issued ahead of the week beginning 22 June, the Household
Division said the expected excessive…
