The first Coronation of the 21st century
will come equipped with a very modern accessory – its own emoji.
With less than a month to go until King Charles III and Queen
Camilla are crowned, a brand new social media symbol will appear on
Twitter whenever some special hashtags are used. Five phrases will
generate a version of St. Edward’s Crown, adding a whole new spin
to an object…
The Coronation will take place on the
morning of May 6 2023. Buckingham Palace has confirmed that the
solemn ceremony will begin at 11am at Westminster Abbey. King
Charles III and Queen Camilla will travel to the Abbey before that
in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach on…
It’s Easter Sunday and what better than a
burst of spring flowers for a message of joy and hope? The wedding
bouquet carried by Queen Camilla on her wedding day, April 9th 2005
were a riot of early blooms that matched her pale blue and gold
dress to perfection. But the…
It was one of the most talked about royal
weddings in decades and now it is the marriage of a monarch and
consort. On April 9th 2005, King Charles III and Queen Camilla
married in Windsor. Millions were watching and they saw a bride
with not one but two different wedding outfits. Those same outfits
now have a place in history as the wedding dresses of Queen
Camilla. [getty…
King Charles III has continued a
tradition stretching back centuries as he gave out Maundy money.
The King distributed specially minted coins at the Maundy service
at York Minister. Accompanied by Queen Camilla, His Majesty was
greeted by large crowds on his arrival at…
The first Maundy coins to bear the image
of King Charles III have been revealed ahead of a special service
at York Minster where His Majesty will distribute them in a
tradition that stretches back centuries. The King will hand out
Maundy money to 74 men and 74 women, one…
Invitations to the Coronation will have
their own place in the history books. The ornately decorated cards
are inspired by nature and the flora and fauna of the United
Kingdom, all twining round the royal crests of King Charles and
Queen Camilla. And each of those blooms has a significance of its
own. The King’s great, great, great grandmother, Queen Victoria,
was a great fan of the…
When King Charles III and Queen
Camilla announced their engagement in February 2005 they
wasted no time in setting a date or venue for their marriage. In
the official statement issued on February 10th 2005, they said they
would marry on April 8th that year in a civil…
The First Lady of the United States, Jill
Biden, will be at the Coronation. Dr. Biden will lead US
representation at the ceremony. The announcement came as
invitations to the Coronation were prepared for dispatch from the
office of the Earl Marshal. The design of the…
As he approaches the tenth anniversary of
his reign, King Willem-Alexander has decided to share his
experiences as monarch so far and he’s doing it in a podcast. The
King of the Netherlands has recorded ten special episodes which
will be released over ten weeks around the time that he marks this
milestone. Each podcast is a conversation with radio presenter,
Edwin Evers. They will talk…
