King Charles was given a warm welcome by
the Royal Family as they headed to church on Easter Sunday. The
King and Queen arrived at St. George’s Chapel by car where the rest
of the family was waiting for them. The Prince and Princess of
Wales had led the royal party who walked to the doors of St.
George’s. Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10 and Prince
Louis, 7, were with…
Countdown to a Centenary: the prince who sent 'racy' letters to a princess to try and cheer her up
4th April 2026
In April 1926, royalty was all over the
news. There was much expectation as the second in line to the
throne, the future George VI, and his wife, Elizabeth, waited for
the birth of their first child. Royal baby mania was already
bubbling as April got under way but on April…
The papers were filled with royal news in
April 1926 and one event, in particular, needed plenty of coverage.
King George V and Queen Mary were about to become grandparents
again as their second son and his wife, the Duke and Duchess of
York, were expecting their first…
The Letters Patent of King George V ensured a very popular royal baby had a royal title
3rd April 2026
They were one of the most talked about
royal documents of the last years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth
II but they had already had a major impact on her own life. The
Letters Patent of 1917 became global news as various members of her
Royal Family hit the headlines for the wrong reasons and talk
turned to taking away titles. However, the late Queen herself had
found her own first title dictated…
King Charles has received a gift that’s
usually just for Queen Camilla. As The King left St. Asaph
Cathedral following the Maundy service, he was presented with a
posy of spring flowers. Usually, just royal women are presented
with flowers. But all the leading…
King Charles hands out Maundy Money in traditional service and the cathedral is a royal first
2nd April 2026
King Charles III has handed out Maundy
Money at St Asaph Cathedral, continuing a royal tradition
stretching back centuries. However, over 800 years after this
ceremony first took place, The King added a first. In 2026, royal
Maundy was held in north Wales for the very first…
Countdown to a Centenary: in April 1926, a royal was writing a book and the papers were far from kind about it
2nd April 2026
One hundred years ago this month, the
Royal Family was big news. In a country still recovering from World
War One and negotiating the new social set up that had ushered in,
they had become what they always were at their best. A focal point.
And what was drawing everyone’s focus was the arrival of a baby.
Despite the lack of formal announcement, everyone knew that the
wife of the second…
The much anticipated royal wedding of the
summer has been firmed up but there was an unexpected hiccup in the
arrangements. Peter Phillips, eldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth
II and Prince Philip, will wed Harriet Sperling on June 6 in a
church ceremony. The couple…
Countdown to a Centenary: this is how the royals made the news in April 1926 ahead of a very important event
1st April 2026
In April 1926, one of the most important
royal events of the 20th century took place. A little girl was born
in London. Her arrival on April 21st 1926 was the start of one of
the most famous royal stories in history. She grew up to be Queen
Elizabeth II, the longest…
King Charles with another big first that was overlooked in announcement of US State Visit
31st March 2026
Buckingham Palace has confirmed that a
long mooted State Visit by King Charles to the US will go ahead and
the announcement contained another royal first. At the same time as
the Palace announced The King and Queen were heading to the US
during April, royal officials confirmed that Charles III would then
continue on to Bermuda for a visit. And that will be the first
visit to the country by a…
