For the first time, Buckingham Palace has
given a glimpse of the meeting in which The King appointed a new
Prime Minister. Sir Keir Starmer went to the Palace after winning a
landslide in the general election. King Charles III received him to
ask him to form a new government. Usually, this meeting is private
although a photo is usually released afterwards. However, in a
break with tradition…
The symbolism of the first photos of King Charles with his Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer
5th July 2024
They are pictures for the history books
and ones that speak volumes. As King Charles III appointed a new
Prime Minister there were, of course, official images of the
moment. And they told their own story. The King held an audience
with Sir Keir Starmer just after noon on…
The King has received Sir Keir Starmer
and asked him to form a government. King Charles held an audience
with Sir Keir just after noon on July 5th 2024, hours after Labour
won a huge landslide in the general election. As leader of the
biggest party in parliament, Sir…
When Edward VII had headed to Biarritz
for a springtime break in 1908, his government had been under the
stewardship of Liberal Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman. But his health
was failing fast and on April 3rd, he resigned. Herbert Asquith,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was selected as his successor
without opposition ensuring a smooth transition – with one small
obstacle. The king was still…
Rishi Sunak has met King Charles and
offered his resignation as Prime Minister. His Majesty accepted the
resignation. The two held a short audience at Buckingham Palace
just before 11am on July 5th, hours after Mr Sunak conceded the
general election. Rishi…
The State Opening of Parliament will take
place in just under two weeks’ time. The speech that The King reads
from the throne will be written by his incoming Labour
administration. Sir Keir Starmer’s party has taken power after a
landslide victory in the…
All The King's Prime Ministers: a trio of politicians who have held the keys to Number Ten in a brand new reign
5th July 2024
King Charles is about to appoint the
third Prime Minister of his reign. Just 22 months after his
accession, The King will ask another politician to form a
government. It took Queen Elizabeth II five years to reach the same
tally of Prime Ministers. Brand new Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer
will travel to Buckingham Palace after winning a landslide victory
for the Labour party. There, in…
King Charles III will appoint a new Prime
Minister within hours. Labour secured a landslide victory in the
general election and are now the largest party in parliament. The
King will ask their leader, Sir Keir Starmer, to form a new
government. The traditional…
It was a quiet country house, described
by several who knew it as ‘’little’’ and a ‘’pied a terre’, given
as a wedding present to a royal couple who were expected to linger
on the fringes of regal life. Yet on July 2nd 1903, it became the
birthplace of one of…
They were an unexpected king and queen
and their royal romance has weathered several storms but King
Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium are marking their sixty fifth
wedding anniversary. The couple, who married on July 2nd 1959
in Brussels, now live quietly following Albert’s abdication. Their
wedding was a glittering event and put a shy young couple on the
path to a throne. Their…
