The first outgoing State Visit of the
reign of King Charles III has caught imaginations in Germany as his
host country shows an big interest in the trip. The second morning
of their visit saw The King and Queen Camilla take centre stage in
many major German newspapers. Images of royal visitors look out
from the front pages of the biggest circulating publications in the
country. From the…
Luxembourg’s line of succession is
governed byabsolute primogeniture from Grand Duke Henri’s
descendants. This change took effect in 2011 – before that, females
couldn’t inherit the throne. At that time, Grand Duke Henri issued
a decree…
His reign would end with the toppling of
the monarchy but as Charles I was crowned King of England in 1626,
there was little indication that the ancient ceremony heralded a
time of tumult that would lead to war and death. However, as the
Archbishop of Canterbury lifted St.
The Coronation of King Charles III and
Queen Camilla will make history for the Monarch in more ways than
one. For this will be the first time in British history that a king
called Charles has seen his consort crowned. Although The King is
the third to rule with this name, neither of his predecessors
called Charles held coronations for their wives. And both forewent
the ceremony for the same…
It’s at least six centuries old, was
inscribed on vellum and is written in Latin but it’s about to play
a part in the most anticipated royal event of the year. The Liber
Regalis is the template for the coronation service and it will
ensure that the crowning of…
The coronation of the first post Conquest
queen of England wasn’t just a milestone for a new regime. It
changed the concept of consorts in the country. For until the crown
was placed on the head of Matilda of Flanders, wife of William the
Conqueror, England…
It was meant to be the setting for the
first outgoing State Visit of his reign but while King Charles
won’t be in Paris this weekend as planned, one version of the
monarch has made its debut in the French capital. A new waxwork of
The King was unveiled there, just as President Emmanuel Macron
announced that the planned visit was off. [getty
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Benches fit for a King will become part
of the Coronation celebrations for King Charles III. Seats
decorated to represent young people’s hopes for The King’s reign
will be installed at the Tower of London and Hillsborough Castle.
Historic Royal…
He was a hero king who had survived an
epic game of thrones and his coronation was set to be a splendid
celebration at the start of a new era of royal power. The crowning
of Richard I involved pomp, pageantry and chivalric splendour but
it also led to riots and the deaths of…
Who was the first commoner to be Queen of
England? There has been a long debate on the matter, because the
parameters for being classified as “commoner” have shifted though
the centuries. Elizabeth Woodville is considered the first commoner
to be crowned as queen consort. The glittering ceremony, in 1464,
came just months after her shock marriage to Edward IV. But was
Elizabeth…
