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 public register of charities, bringing the organisation to
an official end months after it announced it would cease…
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…
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 The King has directed the cancellation
and annulment of the knighthood conferred on Jeffrey Mark Donaldson
in 2016. The…
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…
It is one of the shortest yet most
significant ceremonies in British public life. Lasting only a
matter of minutes, the audience between the Monarch and an incoming
Prime Minister marks the peaceful transfer of political power at
the very heart of the constitution. Although the cameras capture
the arrivals and departures at Buckingham Palace, what happens
behind the Palace’s famous gates…
For centuries, the appointment of a new
Prime Minister was known as the “kissing of hands” – one of the
oldest constitutional ceremonies in the United Kingdom. Today,
however, the tradition has evolved. When Andy Burnham is appointed
Prime Minister by…
The most powerful woman you've probably never heard of – this is who runs the government when Britain has no Prime Minister
20th July 2026
For a brief period on Monday, lasting
around half an hour, the United Kingdom will be without a Prime
Minister as Sir Keir Starmer resigns before Andy Burnham is
appointed by King Charles III. Sir Keir will formally tender his
resignation to The King during a private…
The Duke of Kent is celebrating a
remarkable milestone as he marks 50 years as Chancellor of the
University of Surrey. The Duke was officially appointed to the role
on 17 July 1976, succeeding Lord Robens, who had served as the
university’s inaugural Chancellor. Over the five decades since his
appointment, the 90-year-old Duke has maintained a close
relationship with the university…
