Westminster Abbey will close its doors on
April 25th 2023 ahead of the Coronation. It will remain closed
until May 8th and in the meantime, some services will take place,
instead, at nearby St. Margaret’s Church. And while not as famous
as its neighbour, St. Margaret’s has seen some rather special royal
events of its own. It’s hosted dazzling and trend setting royal
weddings and while it…
Westminster Abbey announces when it will close its doors to prepare for the Coronation
9th March 2023
Westminster Abbey is being prepared for
the Coronation of King Charles III and it’s now been announced when
its doors will close ahead of the ceremont. The Abbey will shut its
doors to the public on April 25th 2023, twelve days before King
Charles and Queen Camilla are…
It’s now six months since King Charles
took the throne and the start of his reign has seen plenty of
questions about the titles of his family. Now, just days after one
pressing query was answered as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex
decided they want their children to be…
It’s a typo that might have had
constitutional consequences. As the Duke and Duchess of Sussex
announced that their daughter had been christened, they said the
ceremony had been overseen by the Archbishop of Los Angeles. There
was only one problem with that. The Archbishop of Los Angeles is a
Catholic and had he baptised Lilibet there is a very good chance
she’d no longer be seventh in line to…
Ahead of his Coronation in May at
Westminster Abbey, King Charles III is taking part in a tradition
observed since the seventeenth century. On Thursday 9 March, he
will receive the Privileged Bodies at Buckingham Palace. The
Privileged Bodies are a sepcific group of…
Buckingham Palace has announced that King
Charles and Queen Camilla will be visiting both France and Germany.
While in Berlin, the royal couple will be visiting a former royal
residence. At the request of the British Government, The King
and Queen will visit Germany…
It’s all change on the Windsor estate as
the keys to royal residences change hands. The Duke of York is
reported to be on his way out of Royal Lodge while the Duke and
Duchess of Sussex have confirmed that they have been asked to
vacate Frogmore Cottage. And that move could have wider
implications for, once they leave, Prince Harry has no official
residence in the UK. The Regency Act of 1937…
The Prince of Wales has the potential to
be a ”more revolutionary” monarch than his father, according to a
leading royal commentator. Valentine Low, Royal Correspondent with
The Times spoke about potential changes to the Royal Family
following the death of Queen…
The Aquamarine Parure began as a
coronation gift and has morphed into a jewelled legacy between a
Monarch and the people of Brazil who contributed, over a period of
15 years, to one of Queen Elizabeth II’s most fashionable and
complete parures. And now that set of…
There’s much debate about the roles that
the grandchildren of King Charles III and Queen Camilla might play
at their Coronation which takes place on May 6th 2023. A quick
delve into the history books shows that very few kings and queens
have been grandparents at the time they were crowned. But those
that were often found themselves welcoming new grandchildren in the
same year as their…
