British Royals

King Charles joined by favourite cousin at Royal Ascot

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18th June 2025
King Charles has welcomed one of his favourite cousins to Royal Ascot as Lady Sarah Chatto joined the royal procession.King Charles makes Royal Ascot a family affairThe King has always been close to Lady Sarah, daughter of Princess Margaret, and she was given an honoured position in the carriage ride that starts off each day of the famous race meeting.Lady Sarah Chatto, in pink…
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British Royals

The bond between Queen Elizabeth II and her beloved horse, Burmese

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13th June 2025
For decades, Queen Elizabeth II rode at Trooping the Colour and for many of those years, her choice of horse was simple. Trooping the Colour meant another appearance of Burmese, the striking mare presented to her by the Canadian Mounted Police. And their bond was so strong that one of the most famous statues of Elizabeth II shows her with Burmese.There’s a good reason for that. It was…
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No horses for The King at this year's Trooping the Colour

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8th June 2025
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…
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The new model of Catherine at Madame Tussauds is good and that's before we get to the replica royal jewels

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23rd May 2025
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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