The State Visit of King Charles and Queen
Camilla to France will now take place in September. Their Majesties
will visit Paris and Bordeaux between September 20th and 22nd 2023.
The King and Queen were due to make the official trip in March 2023
but had to cancel because of strikes and protests at pension
changes planned by President Emmanuel Macron. The State Visit to
France was to have…
The gowns worn by royal bridesmaids can
often be overlooked but the creations made for the attendants at
Princess Margaret’s wedding in May 1960 had a very special meaning.
For they were a link between the bride and her beloved father, who
had died almost a decade before…
The princess named after Ireland's patron saint
23rd August 2023
For a princess who claimed a bit of a
royal first at the baptismal font, it’s perhaps not surprising that
Patricia of Connaught – known for most of her adult life as Lady
Patricia Ramsey – ended up changing plenty of regal rules on her
way. The little…
Queen Letizia has helped present the
World Cup trophy to Spain after a famous win in Sydney and ended up
in the middle of a soccer scrum as celebrations continued. The
Queen of Spain attended the final with her younger daughter,
Infanta Sofia. They cheered as Spain beat England 1-0 in the final
at Stadium Australia. Queen Letizia and Infanta Sofia commiserate
with England at the…
The Prince of Wales has sent a good luck
message to the Lionesses with a little help from a young royal
football fan. Princess Charlotte, who has shown her support for the
England team in the past, joined her dad for a video just hours
before the match in Sydney which…
Prince William and the World Cup - do you think the Prince of Wales should be in Australia for the big game?
19th August 2023
So should he stay or should he go? As
England’s footballers prepare for their first World Cup final in
almost sixty years, tactics have been put on the back burner while
a far more heated debate takes place. Never mind who lines up on
the pitch for the match against…
The King leads congratulations for the Lionesses as England reach the World Cup final
16th August 2023
King Charles III has congratulated the
Lionesses as England scored a famous win that sent them into the
World Cup Final. A 3-1 victory over Australia put Sarina Wiegman’s
team into the last two – they will play Spain for the World Cup.
His Majesty sent a message to the Lionesses to celebrate their win.
However, Charles, King of Australia, also had commiserations for
the losing…
The 'Queen's Empty House' and one of Europe's most beloved kings
15th August 2023
It was a quiet country house, described
by several who knew it as ‘’little’’ and a ‘’pied a terre’, given
as a wedding present to a royal couple who were expected to linger
on the fringes of regal life. Yet on July 2nd 1903, it became the
birthplace of one of…
How Princess Anne revived a forgotten royal name
15th August 2023
A is for Anne but why did the only
daughter of Queen Elizabeth II end up with a name that, at the
time, wasn’t a usual one for members of the Royal Family? The
answer can perhaps best be found in the summer of 1930 and the
arrival of another princess. In August that…
Joyful new Coronation photo of King Charles and Princess Anne released to mark a royal birthday
15th August 2023
Buckingham Palace has shared a brand new
image of The King with his sister to mark the birthday of The
Princess Royal. In the photo, taken on Coronation Day, the newly
crowned Charles III is seen smiling broadly at Princess Anne who
beams at him with pride. The portrait was captured by Chris Jackson
of Getty Images and was shared on the official Royal Family social
media on the morning that…

