British Royals

King Charles III dissolves parliament

The King has formally dissolved parliament as the UK prepares for a general election. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told King Charles III on May 22nd that he intended to call an election with the poll taking place on July 4th 2024. Parliament was prorogued days later and on May 30th 2024, dissolution took place. It means that this parliament is officially at an end and all seats in the House…
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Features

Which royals are buried at Canterbury Cathedral?

Canterbury Cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury, head of the Church of England and the mother church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The present structure was built between 1070 and 1077 replacing an earlier structure that had been destroyed by fire. The Cathedral and the nearby St Augustine’s Abbey and St Martin’s Church which both date from the 6th century are a…
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Royal News

The Royal Family has an easy answer to current criticisms but it's time to get snappy about it

As The Queen heads off for a few days of rest, she’d do well to zone out the noise. The decision of Her Majesty to take a break has descended, with predictable alacrity, into a messy debate about whether the Royal Family has an image crisis. Queen Camilla usually takes a mini vacay around this time but in 2024, the optics are different. With The King restricting himself to private…
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