The King will lose one of his closest and
longest-serving advisers next year after Buckingham Palace
confirmed that Sir Clive Alderton is stepping down following two
decades of service to the Royal Household. Sir Clive, who has
served as Principal Private Secretary to both the King and Queen
since 2015, announced to staff that he will leave his role in early
summer 2027, bringing to an end a…
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…
The Duke of Gloucester has visited the
National Railway Museum in York to receive an exclusive preview of
the institution’s ambitious multi-million-pound transformation. His
Royal Highness toured the world-famous museum to learn more about
plans for a striking new…
The decision to strip Sir Jeffrey
Donaldson of his knighthood has shone a spotlight on one of the
least-used parts of Britain’s honours system – the forfeiture of
royal honours. While knighthoods are among the country’s highest
honours, they are not necessarily held for life. In exceptional
circumstances, recipients can be stripped of their titles if they
are deemed to have…
Sarah Ferguson’s charitable foundation
has formally closed after completing the legal process to wind up
its operations. According to BBC News, Sarah’s Trust, established
by the former Duchess of York in 2020, is now listed as “removed”
on the…
As summer approaches, royal watchers are
once again looking ahead to one of the most established traditions
in the Royal Family’s calendar – King Charles III’s annual stay at
Balmoral Castle. While Buckingham Palace does not announce the
exact date of…
Princess Anne has paid her respects to
Northern Ireland’s Second World War dead during her 65th official
visit to the province. The Princess Royal travelled to County
Fermanagh on Thursday for a series of engagements, including
commemorations marking the 85th anniversary of the Air Training
Corps. As President of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Anne
visited St…
King Charles strips politician of his knighthood days after banishing him from the Privy Council
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…
King Charles III has formally appointed
Andy Burnham as Prime Minister, making him the fourth person to
serve as the King’s premier since the beginning of the reign in
2022. The audience at Buckingham Palace followed the resignation of
Sir Keir Starmer, who…
King Charles has arrived at Buckingham
Palace ahead of a day of significant constitutional importance as
the United Kingdom prepares for the appointment of a new Prime
Minister. His Majesty travelled from Highgrove House in
Gloucestershire to the Palace on Monday morning, where he will
carry out one of the Sovereign’s most important constitutional
duties. The King is due to receive Sir…
