Royal News

No horses for The King at this year's Trooping the Colour

The King won’t be on horseback for this year’s Trooping the Colour. Charles III will arrive at Horseguards Parade by carriage rather than riding there on horseback. In 2023, the first Sovereign’s Birthday Parade of his reign, King Charles rode to the spectacular ceremony along the Mall. It was the first time the Monarch had ridden a horse for the event since 1986, when Queen Elizabeth…
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British Royals

The new model of Catherine at Madame Tussauds is good and that's before we get to the replica royal jewels

Waxworks are notoriously difficult to get right, even when the subjects are some of the most famous people in the world – royalty. Madame Tussauds has just revealed its latest model of the Princess of Wales and it’s really rather good. In fact, the quartet of royals that now make up the glittering Buckingham Palace display at the London museum are all rather impressive and, as so often happens…
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Royal News

A moment of history at Westminster Abbey as King Charles passes a symbolic role to Prince William

King Charles III has passed an historic role on to his heir, Prince William, at a ceremony at Westminster Abbey. The Prince of Wales was made Great Master of the Order of the Bath, a military order established exactly three hundred years ago. The Order of the Bath was set up by King George I in the last years of his reign. It takes its name from the medieval tradition that saw new knights…
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The Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima lead commemorations on Remembrance Day in the Netherlands

The King and Queen of the Netherlands joined Remembrance Day commemorations in Amsterdam. King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima laid a wreath as part of a solemn ceremony in Dam Square on May 4 as hundreds of thousands of people around the Netherlands took part in acts of remembrancce. At 8pm, the royals joined their fellow citizens in a two minute silence to remember all those who have…
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