It was an historic royal wedding which
created a consort. When Silvia Sommerlath married King Carl XVI
Gustaf of Sweden on June 19th 1976, she became the country’s queen
as she said her vows. The couple are now marking their 45th wedding
anniversary. Let’s rewind to June 19th 1976 for the wedding of King
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The Duchess of Edinburgh is thrilled by the surprise at the end of Trooping the Colour
17th June 2023
It was a special tribute to The King,
kept secret from him, to round off Trooping the Colour but it was
the Duchess of Edinburgh who seemed most thrilled with the event.
As the flypast over Buckingham Palace came to an end after the
first Sovereign’s Birthday Parade for…
A nod to their roles as Colonels from The Queen and the Princess of Wales at Trooping the Colour
17th June 2023
Queen Camilla and The Princess of Wales
both chose outfits acknowledging their roles as Colonels for the
first Trooping the Colour of The King’s reign. The Queen was in a
red coat dress inspired by the uniform of the Grenadier Guards, of
which she is Colonel. Her…
She was the royal who insisted she would
only marry for love while he was a prince with a broken heart and
no desire to wed again. However, on a summer’s day, exactly a
century ago, they fell in love in London and began a royal romance
that would lead to a crown and change the attitudes of a whole
royal family. The love story of Lady Louise Mountbatten and Crown
Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden was…
Princess Charlotte appeared to enjoy
every moment of Trooping the Colour as she watched the parade from
a balcony with the Duchess of Edinburgh. The Princess of Wales,
Colonel of the Irish Guards, was sitting on the dais on the parade
ground with The Queen and the Duke of…
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
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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. He spent decades with Rangers as
a player, manager and director and has been named the greatest ever
by the club’s…
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…
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 unusual move of conferring the
knighthood ahead of the release of the list to ensure that Sir
Martin was honoured. The writer…
