New banknotes featuring the image of King Charles will enter circulation within months.
The King will feature on £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes issued from June 5th 2024.
Notes bearing the image of Queen Elizabeth II will remain as legal tender and will continue to be used until they are worn and no longer viable.
The changeover to money showing King Charles has been phased in as the…
The Queen who married a king, despite her heart being elsewhere
21st February 2024
On July 12th 1543, a rather low key royal wedding took place. The groom was Henry VIII and his sixth wife was Katherine Parr, a relatively unknown minor noblewoman who had risen from daughter of a knight to Queen of England in thirty years.
However, according to the…
Prince William expresses deep concern over situation in Middle East
20th February 2024
The Prince of Wales says he remains ”deeply concerned” about the situation in the Middle East.
The Prince said, in a statement, that ”sometimes it is only when faced with the sheer scale of human suffering that the importance of a permanent peace is…
On July 12th 1543, a rather low key royal wedding took place. The groom was Henry VIII and his sixth wife was Katherine Parr, a relatively unknown minor noblewoman who had risen from daughter of a knight to Queen of England in thirty years. The woman who became a royal bride on that Julyday at Hampton Court was also one of her country’s most interesting…
Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, the youngest granddaughter of the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip is currently revising ahead of her summer exams at the University of St. Andrews. With a couple of years to go until she graduates, any possibility that she might…
It’s elegant, timeless and yet very much suited to its wearer. And three decades on, it’s still irresistibly beautiful. Which begs the question, is Lady Sarah Chatto’s bridal gown the best royal wedding dress of them all?
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It…
We all love a royal ‘what if’ and perhaps one of the most intriguing of recent times revolves around the question of the king who renounced his throne for love. On December 11th 1936, 86 years ago, Edward VIII announced to the world that he was ending his reign to marry the woman he loved, Wallis Simpson. But what if Edward VIII hadn’t abdicated? Who would be Monarch now?
There are two…
The Prince of Wales has admitted he’s had little chance to keep up to date with the hit movies in contention for awards this year and for a very good reason.
As he arrived at the BAFTAs, the Prince was asked if he had seen the films in contention for the much…
It was perhaps the biggest royal wedding style surprise of all. After months of speculation that Princess Eugenie would wear the York Tiara for her wedding, the bride surprised us all and what a surprise it was. Eugenie wore emeralds for her wedding.
The Princess borrowed…
The Princess Royal has heard about the impact of a community initiative on tackling knife crime. Princess Anne visited Off the Streets North Northamptonshire which has been instrumental in the rollout of a scheme designed to save lives.
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Off the Streets provides bleed control kits to be used if someone is attacked with a knife. Since the rollout began, at least four…
