King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia have
come together to celebrate the graduation of their granddaughter,
Irene Urdangarin. The eighteen year old, youngest child of Infanta
Cristina, has now completed her secondary education. [getty
src=”1499026945″ width=”396″ height=”594″ tld=”com”] She graduated
from her school in Geneva in Switzerland with…
Ian Wright leads the field of sports
stars recognised in the first Birthday Honours list of the reign of
King Charles III. The former England and Arsenal player is made an
OBE for his services to football and charity. Another football
legend, John Grieg, is made a CBE.
Fundraiser born in reign of King George V is oldest person recognised in Charles III's first birthday Honours list
17th June 2023
A charity worker who was born when King
George V was on the throne has been awarded the British Empire
Medal in the first Birthday Honours List of the reign of King
Charles III. Joan Willett, who is 106 years old, is recognised for
decades of fundraising for the British…
Some of the best known actors in the
United Kingdom have been recognised in the first King’s Birthday
Honours List of the reign of Charles III. Ahead of Trooping the
Colour, the celebration of the Sovereign’s Official Birthday, the
Honours List has been revealed. Celia Imrie, star of stage and
screen, is made a CBE for services to drama. Kenneth Cranham, whose
career includes…
The King's Birthday Honours list: knighthood was conferred on Sir Martin Amis just before his death
17th June 2023
The first King’s Birthday Honours of the
reign of Charles III include a knighthood for one of Britain’s most
famous novelists that was conferred just before he died. Sir Martin
Amis received his honour the day before he passed away. The Cabinet
Office made the…
The King has appointed The Queen as a
member of the Order of the Thistle. The Order is the highest honour
in Scotland. Queen Camilla is now one of sixteen knights of the
Order. His Majesty appointed Her Majesty on June 16th 2023 with
immediate effect. The Order…
A very special tribute to the newly
crowned King will take place at the end of Trooping the Colour. The
Ministry of Defence has announced a special, extended flypast at
the end of the Sovereign’s Birthday parade, in honour of King
Charles III and Queen Camilla. The flypast planned for the
Coronation had to be scaled back because of poor weather. Now, six
weeks later, around 70 aircraft…
How much has changed in just four years - the last traditional Trooping of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II
16th June 2023
This year will see the Sovereign’s
Birthday Parade, better known as Trooping the Colour, held in
honour of King Charles III for the first time. It will also be a
return to a more familiar Trooping, for the final years of the
reign of Queen Elizabeth II saw the…
A meeting of old friends with a focus on the future as Denmark's royals welcome Norway's King and Queen for an official visit
16th June 2023
The King and Queen of Norway have made a
spectacular entry into the capital of Denmark at the start of their
official visit to the country. King Harald and Queen Sonja arrived
on board the Royal Yacht Norge and sailed across the harbour waters
in a launch as flags were…
King Harald of Norway has had a fall as
he began his official visit to Denmark. As he was walking up some
steps to greet his host, Queen Margrethe, the King of Norway
tripped and fell. He quickly picked himself up again and laughed
the incident off. King Harald joked with Queen Margrethe that he
was showing his admiration for her by falling at her feet. The
Danish monarch quickly replied…
