King Charles III

Coins marking King Charles III's Coronation enter circulation

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10th August 2023
The special 50p piece marking the Coronation of King Charles III has now entered circulation.Five million coins with a special design to commemorate the crowning of The King will come into use over the next few weeks.Photo by Royal MintThe first are now in tills at Post Offices and banks and will be handed out in change in the hours ahead.The special coin features a design by…
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Denmark

Portraits of a prince on the brink of adulthood

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9th August 2023
As the Danish Royal Family prepares for a future king to reach his majority, brand new photos have been shared to mark the occasion.Prince Christian, eldest child of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary, turns 18 in October and a series of new portraits of the…
Prince Philip

The special link with his mother hidden in the last portrait of Prince Philip

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9th August 2023
The smile is familiar, as is the stance. In what would prove to be his final portrait, Prince Philip is caught for eternity staring at his viewer as he prepares to walk one of the many corridors of Windsor Castle, seat of the royal dynasty which became his life. And at the end of that path he is about to walk is the Tapestry Room where his mother was born. Philip was going home.That poignant…
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The heirs of 2023: who's first in line to the thrones of Europe?

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8th August 2023
They are the people who will one day reign and their role has an importance that pervades every element of their lives. Being the heir means preparation for a throne that starts early and only ends with accession. From the first in lines who grew up in pole position to those who took the part when adults, here are the heirs of Europe in 2023.Crown Prince Frederik of DenmarkPhoto by Hasse…
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The English Queens of France

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7th August 2023
On an August day, over 500 years ago, Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII, was promised in marriage to the French king, Louis XII.  She would wed him several months later. The spectacular ceremony in Abbeville in Northern France transformed Mary into the Queen of France.  No…
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Queen Alexandra's Wedding Necklace

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7th August 2023
Sparkling with diamonds and studded with creamy pearls, it is a perfect fit for bridal white so it’s no surprise that a rather impressive royal necklace was created for a marriage.Queen Alexandra’s Wedding Necklace is a rarely seen royal gem but it has a romantic as well as regal history.You get no prizes for guessing the provenance of this particular royal jewel. As it name…
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