The Crown of Scotland will be presented
to King Charles III in a special ceremony in Edinburgh. It will
mark a milestone moment in his reign. Although this won’t be a
coronation, it will be a recognition of his role as King of
Scotland and the Crown involved has a special history. A separate
Crown of Scotland was present for King James I’s coronation in
1603, King Charles I’s…
King Charles III will be presented with
the Honours of Scotland at a National Service of Thanksgiving that
will be held at St. Giles’s Cathedral in Edinburgh. It will be an
historic moment in his reign. The Honours are colloquially known as
the Scottish Crown Jewels. Aside…
This week, Buckingham Palace announced
that King Charles had appointed Queen Camilla to the Order of
Thistle. The Order is the highest chivalric order in Scotland. King
James VII founded the first confirmed iteration of the Most Ancient
and Most Noble Order of the Thistle…
King Charles will preside over his first
investiture ceremony for the Order of the Garter this June. It is
the oldest chivalric order in Great Britain. King Edward III
founded the Most Noble Order of the Garter. It was officially
founded in 1348 but may date back to 1344. Reportedly he was
inspired by King Arthur and his Round Table of Knights, but he also
may have drawn on other European…
King Charles III will preside over his
first Trooping of Colour as Sovereign on June 17th 2023. What is
this historic ceremony held every year? Trooping the Colour is a
centuries-old ceremony where a specific regiment presents its
colours to the Monarch. The…
Although Queen Victoria inherited the
throne in the United Kingdom, and during her reign, the British
Empire gained a vast amount of territory, she was still unable to
inherit the throne of Hanover as a woman. Her uncle, Ernest-August,
became King of Hanover instead. And…
The Duke of Edinburgh carried out a
meaningful engagement this week with strong family ties. The Duke
visited Woodrow High House on Wednesday 7 June – following in the
footsteps of his father who carried his first official royal
engagement there . The activity centre in Amersham, Buckinghamshire
a part of London Youth, an organisation that has provided support
for youth development…
One of the most recognisable and iconic
moments in The Queen’s historic 70-year reign was her 1953
Coronation. It was the first televised Coronation and was watched
by 27 million people in the United Kingdom, with millions more
watching from around the…
The Crown Prince’s family in Denmark
spent the weekend getting ready for the Royal Run on Monday. They
took to social media on Sunday to show their preparations. Crown
Prince Frederik and his youngest son, Prince Vincent, shared an
Instagram Reel on the Danish…
The King and Queen spent Wednesday in
Northern Ireland with a full day of engagements on their first
visit after the Coronation. The King met with Det Ch Insp John
Caldwell, a police officer shot in February in front of his
son. King Charles and Queen Camilla hosted a garden party at
Hillsborough Castle, their official residence in Northern Ireland.
DCI Caldwell was among the garden party…
