King Charles III

The coronation portraits of monarchs and consorts of the House of Windsor

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12th December 2023
The King and Queen have chosen to use their Coronation portrait for their Christmas card this year. The photographs were taken in the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace by Hugo Burnand. King Charles and Queen Camilla are not the first royal couple in the House of Windsor to have their photographs taken on their Coronation day.  By W. & D. Downey – Milne, J. Hogarth (circa 1914) Great…
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Norway

Norway's Royal Family oversees presentation of Nobel Peace Prize

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11th December 2023
The Norwegian Royal Family has hosted the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo. King Harald, Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon, and Crown Princess Mette-Marit were all present for the ceremony which took place on December 10th 2023. While almost all of the Nobel Prizes are given to the winners at a ceremony in Stockholm, the founder, Alfred Nobel, specified that the Nobel Peace Prize should be…
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King Charles III

Carriage rides and pageantry mark start of Korean State Visit

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21st November 2023
The King and Queen welcome the President of South Korea and his wife for a State Visit on 21 November King Charles and Queen Camilla welcomed President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife, Kim Heon Hee, at Horse Guards Parade in Whitehall for a formal ceremony. The Prince and Princess of Wales also attended the ceremony where The King and the President inspected the Honour Guard…
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Spain

The fascinating tale of one of the most unusual royal tiaras of all

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20th November 2023
While the Spanish Royal Family has many impressive tiaras held in their family, the Mellerio Shell Tiara certainly has to be the most interesting. Queen Isabella II of Spain purchased this tiara from the French jeweller Mellerio dits Meller in 1868 to give to her daughter, Infanta Isabella, as a wedding gift. This unique tiara was designed by the Belgian-born, French designer…
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