Charlie Proctor

The Prince of Wales has appointed a new private secretary. Ian Patrick, a former government diplomat, who once worked for the late Lib Dem leader Paddy Ashdown, is set to take up the role at Kensington Palace. The news comes after Prince William returns to royal duties following a period on the sidelines whilst he supported his family after the Princess of Wales’s abdominal…

The Queen will stand in to cover for The King at major royal engagements in the coming weeks as His Majesty receives treatment for cancer. It is understood that Queen Camilla will represent her husband at some of the royal calendar’s most important events, including the Commonwealth Day Service and Maundy Thursday. The 75-year-old monarch is continuing to undertake state business and…

Seventy years ago, memories of a spectacular day that had changed Britain were still fresh as the country looked back on the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey, an event that was one of the great events of the 20th century. However, in the months leading up to the ceremony, courtiers and politicians were working behind the scenes, trying to manage how to deal with one…