British RoyalsKing Charles III

The King holds audiences with five Prime Ministers and 12 governors-general at Buckingham Palace

The King hosted a gathering of Governors-General from the Commonwealth Realms at Buckingham Palace on Saturday as world leaders begin to arrive in London for the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.The Governor Generals of Canada, Australia, and New Zealand were in attendance; as were their counterparts in Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahama, Belize, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Saint Lucia, Saint…
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Queen Elizabeth II

The military heroes and community champions who will be at The Queen's funeral

Military and community heroes will make up part of the guestlist for Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral.Buckingham Palace announced in its State Funeral details that “the Orders of Chivalry including recipients of the Victoria Cross and George Cross…” will be in attendance alongside other government, church and state leaders.The Victoria Cross, named after the sovereign who created…
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Queen Elizabeth II

The 'Wand of Office' that will be broken as The Queen is laid to rest

In a ceremony filled with symbolism, Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral will involve one final piece of pageantry before her coffin is lowered into the Royal Vault – the Lord Chamberlain will symbolically break his wand of office and place it on the late queen’s coffin.The Lord Chamberlain is the senior most position in the Royal Household, responsible for overseeing all departments…
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Who are the Counsellors of State after the death of Queen Elizabeth II?

With the change of reign comes a change in the Counsellors of State, a delegation of members of the Royal Family who can be called upon to act officially in King Charles III’s place.According to the laws of the United Kingdom, the Counsellors of State consist of five people: the sovereign’s spouse and the next four royals in the line of succession who are over the age of 21. In addition…
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