The invitation to the Coronation has been
revealed and this piece of history is packed with symbolism. The
invite, sent by the Earl Marshal by the command of The King, is
about to wings its way to 2,000 guests who will watch the crowning
of Charles III on May 6th 2023. Those opening this all important
envelope will find an ornate card within, decorated with
wildflowers and wildlife, and each…
With just a month to go until the
Coronation, King Charles and Queen Camilla have posed for a new
portrait photo. Their Majesties are seen smiling in the image taken
in the Blue Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace. The King and Queen
were photographed by Hugo…
Red carpet and royalty make perfect partners at Kensington Palace's new exhibition, Crown to Couture
4th April 2023
In recent years there’s been plenty of
talk about whether royal power can combine with star power but a
new exhibition at Kensington Palace underlines that the mix is far
from modern. Crown to Couture, which opens on April 5 2023, brings
red carpet fashion face to face…
King Charles has become the first British
Monarch to address the German Parliament. His Majesty delivered his
speech in German and English and won laughs and applause throughout
his address before being given a sustained standing ovation at the
end of it. His words touched on the past as well as the strong
relationship between the UK and Germany in the present. But there
was also a focus on…
The first outgoing State Visit of the
reign of King Charles III has caught imaginations in Germany as his
host country shows an big interest in the trip. The second morning
of their visit saw The King and Queen Camilla take centre stage in
many major German…
As Queen Camilla arrived in Germany for
the first outgoing State Visit of King Charles III’s reign, her
outfit had echoes of the past. For the last outgoing State Visit
made by Queen Elizabeth II was to Germany and the new consort
seemed to nod to the previous trip on…
The celebrations for the Coronation are
under way as the first Big Lunch in celebration of King Charles III
and Queen Camilla takes place just around the corner from the most
famous royal palace in the world. With just over a month to go
until the Coronation, members of the Household Division held a
Coronation Big Lunch at Wellington Barracks in London. Mel Giedroyc
hosted this first…
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark has
postponed a series of summer events as she continues to recuperate
from extensive back surgery. The Danish queen was set to tour a
number of areas of her country in May and June but these visits
have now been moved to 2024 to allow more…
His reign would end with the toppling of
the monarchy but as Charles I was crowned King of England in 1626,
there was little indication that the ancient ceremony heralded a
time of tumult that would lead to war and death. However, as the
Archbishop of Canterbury lifted St.
The Coronation of King Charles III will
be the fortieth to take place in Westminster Abbey since the Norman
Conquest. In almost 1,000 years, a lot of traditions have built up
with many people having a right to take part, passed down to them
through the generations. To ensure all of those claims are heard, a
special court is convened ahead of every coronation and the latest
one is no…
