Royal News

Buckingham Palace sparks debate after dropping 'Defender of the Faith' from King's role description

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31st July 2026
Buckingham Palace has updated its official description of King Charles III’s constitutional role, saying that the monarch “protects the space for Faith within the multi-faith nation” while continuing to serve as Supreme Governor of the Church of England. The revised wording appears in the Sovereign Grant Report 2025–26 and marks a notable change from last year’s…
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Middle East

The tragic final hours of the Saudi prince found dead in a London hotel

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27th July 2026
A Saudi prince has been found dead in a luxury London hotel after taking a cocktail of alcohol and drugs, an inquest has heard. Prince Abdullah bin Fahad bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Jalawi Al Saud, 29, was discovered unresponsive in the bathroom of his room at the London Marriott Hotel Kensington on 25 November 2025. An inquest at Inner West London Coroner’s Court heard that the…
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British Royals

King Charles strips politician of his knighthood days after banishing him from the Privy Council

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24th July 2026
King Charles has formally stripped former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson of his knighthood, just weeks after approving his removal from the Privy Council. A notice published in The Gazette, the UK’s official public record, confirms that The King has directed the cancellation and annulment of the knighthood conferred on Jeffrey Mark Donaldson in 2016. The…
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