King Charles III hosted a celebratory reception at Buckingham Palace for Olympic and Paralympic medal winners.
His Majesty was joined by Queen Camilla for the event which brought together champions from Tokyo and Beijing at the Palace.
The Earl of Wessex who is patron of Paralympics GB and the Princess Royal who is President of Team GB were also present as was the Duke of Gloucester.
Queen Camilla champions favourite cause in historic solo audience
3rd November 2022
Queen Camilla has put one of her great passions at the heart of her first solo audience as consort.
Her Majesty received the Children’s Laureate, Joseph Coelho, at Buckingham Palace on the morning of November 3rd 2022.
Queen Camilla has long championed literacy…
The October queens: the women who changed English royal history forever
31st October 2022
When being a queen meant that you had married a king, rather than being a ruler yourself, life stories were told very differently. The queens of yesteryear might have ended up as some of the best known personalities of their time but the start of their stories were often as…
Queens and witchcraft aren’t words that go together. In books and in films, witches are the wicked women who stand in the way of pretty princesses as they search for a happy ending. In the history of royalty, witchcraft was a tool to use against women who might otherwise be untouchable. And several of England’s queens found themselves accused of being witches at times when enemies…
It’s become one of the cultural highlights of autumn for millions around the world. The original Oktoberfest in Munich might actually start in September but the tenth month is now home to all kinds of carnivals inspired by the German event. However, the royal story…
The first circulatory coins bearing the image of King Charles III are now in production at the Royal Mint.
The 50p pieces will go into use in December, landing in tills wallets in the run up to Christmas.
The image of The King has been created by renowned artist…
The Consort Conundrum - what would you call the King's husband or the Queen's wife?
31st October 2022
The debate about why Queen Camilla is regularly called The Queen Consort rather than just The Queen opens up another discussion. For in the past decade, the majority of European nations that have monarchies have legislated for same sex marriage. However, royal laws haven’t caught up. In the future, if a king takes a husband or a queen takes a wife, what title will be bestowed upon…
She was the queen who gave Henry VIII the son he so desired but Jane Seymour’s story had far from a happy ending. The consort died just a few days after presenting the Tudor monarch with his longed for male heir and is now said to haunt one of the most famous royal…
His Majesty The King is to serve as the Captain General of the Royal Marines.
Buckingham Palace announced he had taken on the role on the 358th anniversary of the foundation of the Corps of the Royal Marines.
There’s a link to a past king called Charles –…
It is one of the most prestigious roles in the British military and now Buckingham Palace has announced that the position of Captain General of the Royal Marines will be held by King Charles III.
His Majesty’s tenure was announced on October 28th 2022, the 358th anniversary of the foundation of the Royal Marines.
King Charles spoke of his pride as he took on the role, saying ”it…
