British Royals

How the Princess of Wales made Welsh daffodils part of her Coronation outfit

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1st March 2025
The Princess of Wales wore go-to designer Alexander McQueen at the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla and her dress contained a special nod to Wales. Her gown was ivory silk crepe and featured silver embroidery of the floral emblems of the United Kingdom: roses, thistles, daffodils, and shamrocks. The embroidery work was created with silver bullion and thread work. One of the…
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Norway

King Harald cold delays start at ski championship

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28th February 2025
The Norwegian Royal Family is set to celebrating skiing over the next week, but they’ll start without their monarch: King Harald has come down with a cold. The Royal Court announced on Wednesday, ahead of a week chockful of engagements in Trondheim and Granåsen for the…
British Royals

A chance to see the spot where the formal accession of King Charles took place

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25th February 2025
When St James’s Palace opens its doors to public tours later this spring, visitors will have the chance to visit the room where the formal proclamation of King Charles III took place in September 2022. The palace is not normally open to tours, however after a few years of a pilot programme testing out tours, its doors are set to open later this spring to officially welcome in visitors for a…
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Royal News

The King pulls a pint after a day out in Staffordshire

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24th February 2025
Joking that he’d be in the wrong place if he weren’t stepping into Tower Brewery, King Charles celebrated the end of a day of engagements in Staffordshire with a pint of ‘supercharged’ ale. The King was in the West Midlands to visit JCB, a construction equipment company, and Tower Brewery. The visit to JCB coincided with the company’s 80th anniversary. The construction equipment…
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British Royals

King Charles presents first humanitarian medals

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21st February 2025
King Charles presented the first honourees of a new Humanitarian Medal at an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace. The Humanitarian Medal was formed in July 2023 to honour those who support communities in the aftermath of disasters, whether they work in public…
British Royals

Queen Camilla meets survivors of domestic abuse

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21st February 2025
As The Asian Women’s Resource Centre celebrated its 45th anniversary, Queen Camilla was among the special guests marking the occasion. The Queen, who has long made domestic violence awareness part of her work, joined survivors, staff, trustees and volunteers to open the new Healing Garden. The Healing Garden was officially opened by Queen Camilla during the visit, giving survivors a…
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