The coronation of the first post Conquest queen of England wasn’t just a milestone for a new regime. It changed the concept of consorts in the country. For until the crown was placed on the head of Matilda of Flanders, wife of William the Conqueror, England hadn’t usually held coronations for queens. In fact, the Anglo-Saxons hadn’t used that title for the spouses of its kings.
It was meant to be the setting for the first outgoing State Visit of his reign but while King Charles won’t be in Paris this weekend as planned, one version of the monarch has made its debut in the French capital. A new waxwork of The King was unveiled there, just as…
Benches fit for a King will become part of the Coronation celebrations for King Charles III.
Seats decorated to represent young people’s hopes for The King’s reign will be installed at the Tower of London and Hillsborough Castle.
Historic Royal…
He was a hero king who had survived an epic game of thrones and his coronation was set to be a splendid celebration at the start of a new era of royal power. The crowning of Richard I involved pomp, pageantry and chivalric splendour but it also led to riots and the deaths of dozens of people. What’s more, the king at the heart of the event was far more interested in life outside England and…
The first State Visit of King Charles III has been postponed.
The Elysee Palace has just announced that the trip, set to start on March 26th 2023, is off for the time being as violent protests against planned pension reforms continue across France.
The British…
The Prince of Wales has laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw and left a card with a poignant message.
Prince William’s handwritten message read ”In memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice”.
The Prince was accompanied by a…
Denmark's Royal Court reveals when Queen Margrethe hopes to return to duty after surgery
23rd March 2023
Queen Margrethe of Denmark expects to be able to resume all her constitutional duties by the middle of April, almost two months after extensive back surgery.
As plans for her 83rd birthday were announced, the Royal Court in Copenhagen confirmed that the Queen of Denmark hopes to take up all her powers again on the same day.
It means that other members of her family will continue to act as…
While they might not always be crowned alongside their kings, the consorts in the thousand years since the Norman Conquest have usually had coronations at Westminster Abbey. But one queen of England was given her crown thousands of miles from the realm.
Queen Berengaria…
It’s been seven decades since the UK witnessed the Coronation of a Monarch. As the final countdown to the crowning of King Charles III gets under way, we look at some of the facts you may – or may not – know about the last Coronation – that of Queen…
The spectacular robe that King Charles will wear after his Coronation - the Robe of Estate
21st March 2023
The Coronation of King Charles will see the Monarch wear two crowns and two spectacular velvet robes. While Charles III will begin the ceremony in the Robe of State, he will leave Westminster Abbey as a crowned King and wearing a sumptuous Robe of Estate.
There might be just one letter separating them in the anthology of coronations but there are major differences between these two robes. Both…
