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The long serving heir whose Coronation was delayed by a last minute hitch

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4th May 2023
King Charles III has often been compared to his great-great-grandfather, King Edward VII. Both ascended the throne after their mother’s enjoyed record-breaking reigns, and at the time of each king’s ascension, they both held the record for longest-serving Prince of Wales.Edward’s coronation in 1902 was not without some difficulties, though.Although his mother’s coronation in…
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Coronation

King Charles III's Supertunica

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4th May 2023
The King will be wearing several different significant garments throughout the Coronation on 6 May at Westminster Abbey. While some of those garments will be made specifically for him, there are also many garments that have been used at multiple coronations. The Supertunica…
Coronation

Zadok the Priest, a coronation anthem

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30th April 2023
Fewer pieces of music have become more closely related to British coronations than ‘Zadok the Priest.’However, the anthem was composed relatively recently in the history of coronations in Britain. ‘Zadok the Priest’ was composed by German composer George Frederic Handel. Handel was a German Baroque composer that spent much of his career in Britain and became a naturalised British…
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King Charles III

King Charles no longer Defender of the Faith in Canada

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19th April 2023
The monarchs of England and Great Britain have been using the title of Defender of the Faith for over 500 years. However, King Charles III will not be using this title in all of his realms and territories as Canada makes a change.In a bill that was included with the Canadian government’s new budget, one known as ‘the Royal Styles and Titles, 2023’ makes changes that mean…
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The Netherlands

Queen Máxima takes French First Lady to important site

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14th April 2023
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands hosted French President Emmanuel Macron, and his wife, Brigitte Macron, for a State Visit.On Wednesday, 12 April, The Queen visited a famous Amsterdam landmark with the French First Lady.Queen Máxima and Brigitte Macron visited the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam.Anne and her family lived in a secret annexe of the…
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