Following the decision to strip former
Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg of his MBE, questions have
arisen about how the rarely used process of revoking a royal honour
actually works. The decision to strip a public figure of a royal
honour is rare and follows a formal process involving government
officials, an independent committee and ultimately the monarch.
Honours such as MBEs, OBEs and…
King Charles has stripped former Scotland
rugby captain Stuart Hogg of his MBE after the player admitted
abusing his estranged wife over a number of years. The decision,
formally recorded in the official public register of honours, means
the award granted to the…
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has moved to
relinquish the lease on a second royal property, further
simplifying his residential arrangements following the upheaval
that has surrounded his housing in recent years. The former Duke of
York has asked to terminate his tenancy of…
A dispute over who should bear the cost
of supporting visiting heads of state at Windsor appears to have
been settled after the government agreed to reimburse the local
authority for expenses incurred during a series of high-profile
state visits. The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead had
warned that it faced a financial shortfall of more than £350,000
after hosting international leaders…
Queen Camilla has quietly transferred
ownership of her private Wiltshire residence, Ray Mill House, to
members of her family, ending nearly three decades of personal
association with the property she bought after her divorce in the
mid-1990s. Land registry records…
The fate of the late Queen’s beloved
corgis has been quietly resolved after weeks of speculation
following the Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s departure from Royal
Lodge. Sandy and Muick, the last two corgis owned by Queen
Elizabeth II, have recently been spotted at…
The King will be accompanied by a senior
gathering of working members of the Royal Family when he leads the
nation’s Commonwealth Day commemorations at Westminster Abbey on
Monday. At his side will be the Queen, whose presence underscores
the importance the Palace attaches to the annual service
celebrating the Commonwealth’s 56 member states and their shared
commitment to democracy…
The King will lead senior members of the
Royal Family at Westminster Abbey as the nation marks Commonwealth
Day with a service designed to underline unity, cultural exchange
and renewed economic ambition across the 56-member association. The
King and Queen will be joined…
Buried in rubbish for centuries - the exciting breakthrough that proves a lost King existed
4th March 2026
A fragment of Arabic writing recovered
from a long-forgotten rubbish heap in northern Sudan has provided
the first firm proof that a ruler once dismissed as little more
than legend did in fact exist. The document, issued in the name of
the Nubian king Qashqash, was…
Cheltenham Racecourse has announced that
its celebrated Hunters’ Chase at the Festival will be renamed in
honour of Princess Anne marking a tribute to one of Britain’s most
accomplished equestrians. From 2026, the race – long known
affectionately as the “Amateurs’ Gold Cup” – will be run as the
Princess Royal Challenge Cup Open Hunters’ Steeple Chase. Staged
over the…
