The Prince of Wales has read some of
Queen Elizabeth II’s most famous words at the Christmas carol
service at Westminster Abbey. Prince William read from Her Late
Majesty’s 2012 speech, given at the end of what had been a very
special year for the Royal Family. Queen Elizabeth II had marked
her Diamond Jubilee while the eyes of the world had turned to
London for the Olympics soon…
The poignant words of a famous King's Christmas speech that echo through the years
24th December 2022
They were the words spoken by a king as a
country looked to him for inspiration and, legend has it, they were
handed to him by the heir who would go on to make history. Now,
they pay tribute to them both, written for posterity at the chapel
where both now rest. As Britain…
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…
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 three months ago. It’s also
where the King said a final farewell to his father, The Duke of
Edinburgh, whose funeral took…
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…
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 Colonel-in-Chief of the Irish Guards. The
role is now held by King Charles III. Her Royal Highness has a long
association with the…
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…
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 and will continue to rest ahead
of the Christmas break. In a short statement confirming his release
from hospital care…
