In the end, it was bright blue with a
jaunty handkerchief thrown into the mix. OK, it’s not quite
the same as the years of guessing which colour Queen Elizabeth II
would wear for her Christmas speech but the pick of The King for
the first festive address of his reign is still an eye opener.
Charles III has chosen to give his debut Christmas speech in that
most ancient of places, St.
King Charles chooses poignant location to deliver first Christmas speech
23rd December 2022
King Charles will give his first
Christmas speech from the place he said his last goodbye to his
mother. His Majesty has recorded his address in the Quire at St.
George’s Chapel, Windsor, where the final committal service for
Queen Elizabeth II took place, just…
King Charles III has arrived at
Sandringham for the Christmas celebrations. It will be the first
festive season of his reign – and the first for His Majesty without
either of his parents at his side. The King, along with Queen
Camilla, arrived at their Norfolk…
She had made the season her own. The
festive season at the end of the 19th century was very different
from that in 1837, the year she had become monarch. Yet the final
Christmas of Queen Victoria was filled with heartbreak. The queen
herself could not get away from it, noting in her diary for
December 25th 1900 ”this has indeed been a terribly sad Christmas
for us all!”. And it had…
The Princess of Wales has been appointed
as a Regimental Colonel for the first time. Her Royal Highness
becomes Colonel of the Irish Guards, taking over from her husband.
The Prince of Wales is now Regimental Colonel of the Welsh Guards.
The Monarch is always…
Queen Camilla becomes Colonel of the Grenadier Guards taking over from disgraced Prince Andrew
22nd December 2022
Queen Camilla is the new Colonel of the
Grenadier Guards. Her Majesty takes over a role left vacant after
the Duke of York was forced to give up all his military
appointments. The Monarch is always the Colonel-in-Chief of the
Grenadier Guards. Queen Camilla is known…
The first Trooping the Colour of the
reign of King Charles III will take place on June 17th 2022. It
will mark the Official Birthday of King Charles for the first time.
The Sovereign’s Birthday Parade will take over central London just
weeks after His Majesty is crowned at Westminster Abbey.
Regiments of the Household Division will take part in the
pageantry at Horse Guards…
King Harald has been discharged from
hospital after a three day stay. The King of Norway was treated for
an infection at the Rikshospitalet in Oslo. The 85 year old was
admitted on December 19th 2022 and put on intravenous antibiotics.
He went home on December 21s 2022…
People all around the world are getting
into the festive spirit ahead of the Christmas celebrations. And in
Monaco, once Christmas comes to an end, people look forward to
January for the feast day of St. Devote – Monaco’s patron saint.
Celebrations for Devote are…
The designs of the first bank notes to
bear the image of King Charles III have been revealed. The notes
won’t enter circulation until 2024 but the Bank of England has now
shared how the Monarch will appear on the currency. His Majesty’s
image will be seen on all four different bank notes issued – the
£5, £10, £20 and £50 notes. King Charles is featured on the front
of…
