The holy oil that will be used to anoint
King Charles III at his Coronation has been made from olives grown
at the final resting place of his beloved grandmother, Princess
Alice. The olives have been harvested from a grove growing at the
Monastery of St. Mary Magdalene in Jerusalem where Princess Alice
is buried. Olives grown at the Monastery of the Ascension in
Jerusalem have also been…
The oil of chrism which will be used to
anoint King Charles III at his Coronation has been consecrated in
Jerusalem. The oil was consecrated on March 3rd 2023 by the
Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III, and
by The Most Reverend Hosam Naoum, the…
It’s all change on the Windsor estate as
the keys to royal residences change hands. The Duke of York is
reported to be on his way out of Royal Lodge while the Duke and
Duchess of Sussex have confirmed that they have been asked to
vacate Frogmore Cottage. And that move…
King Charles III and Queen Camilla will
make two State Visits in early Spring. The King and Queen will
travel to France and Germany at the end of March. On March 26th
2023, they will arrive in France for a four day State Visit which
will include time in Paris and Bordeaux. Their Majesties will
travel from France to Germany on March 29th where they will begin a
three day State Visit with…
The future kings of the United Kingdom
and Norway have met again and put the environment at the heart of
their conversation. The Prince and Princess of Wales welcomed Crown
Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit to Windsor Castle
during an official visit by the…
Queen Margrethe of Denmark is
recuperating at the Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen after doctors
gave her the go ahead to leave hospital following extensive back
surgery. Queen Margrethe returned home over a week after the
operation. Her medical team said the procedure…
It’s been a generation game for the
Coronation in recent days as thoughts turn to the role the
grandchildren of King Charles III and of Queen Camilla might play
on the big day itself, May 6th 2023. There are reports that Prince
George, second in line to the throne, will take part in the
ceremony and discussion, too, on the possibility that Queen
Camilla’s grandchildren could hold the canopy…
There’s much debate about the roles that
the grandchildren of King Charles III and Queen Camilla might play
at their Coronation which takes place on May 6th 2023. A quick
delve into the history books shows that very few kings and queens
have been grandparents at the time…
A new patronage in Wales for Prince William on eve of St. David's Day
28th February 2023
The Prince of Wales has taken on a new
patronage with very special links. William is now the Royal Patron
of the Wales Air Ambulance charity with the announcement made on
the eve of his first St. David’s Day as Prince of Wales. The prince
spent several years as a…
The final stamps that will bear the image
of Queen Elizabeth II have been released. The special commemorative
set marks the centenary of the Flying Scotsman. The stamps were
approved by Her Late Majesty with the design finalised before her
death in September 2022. Royal Mail Group King Charles III asked
for all stamps already bearing his late mother’s image to go ahead
as planned to save…
