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…
It was the first royal wedding of a new
reign but one filled with poignancy. Princess Christina, fourth
sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf, married in June 1974, just eighteen
months after the death of her mother, Princess Sybilla. Her wedding
also began a hat trick of regal…
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Edinburgh show support for endangered wildlife at screening of new film
14th June 2023
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of
Edinburgh have attended a screening of a film highlighting the
dangers faced by rangers protecting wildlife in South Africa. A
special showing of ‘Rhino Man’ in London was hosted by United for
Wildlife, the organisation…
Her story is amongst the most
controversial of all the Queens of England and centuries after her
death, a new twist appeared in the tale of Elizabeth Woodville. An
expert at the National Archives in London found a document
suggesting that the consort who revolutionised royalty may have
died of the plague. Euan Roger is a records specialist at the
National Archives and while looking through 16th…
