The ballot is now open for those hoping
to get tickets to attend this year’s Trooping the Colour. The King
is expected to take the salute at the annual parade which takes
place on June 15th 2024. The British Army website has now opened up
the ballot for attendance. Demand is usually high. Applicants can
ask for up to four tickets with each costing £30. The ballot is
open until…
Queen Camilla will distribute Maundy
Money this year on behalf of The King. The Monarch traditionally
hands out purses of coins at a special ceremony dating back
centuries. King Charles continues to restrict himself to private,
constitutional duties as he is treated…
Plans are underway for King Charles III
to make his first visit to Australia as the country’s sovereign.
Despite his recent cancer diagnosis, it is understood that the
75-year-old monarch wishes to visit Australia at some point this
year.\ The news was announced…
The Royal Family has an easy answer to current criticisms but it's time to get snappy about it
4th March 2024
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…
Harald V of Norway has returned to Oslo
after falling ill while on holiday in Malaysia. King Harald, 87,
was flown back home on a medical plane with his wife, Queen Sonja,
at his side. He is now being treated at the Rigshospitalet in Oslo
where he is expected to spend…
Queen Camilla is to take a brief break
from royal engagements after filling in for her husband, King
Charles III, as he receives treatment for cancer. The 76-year-old
consort has been widely viewed as the de facto head of state,
leading the nation at recent events…
Could The Queen and the Princess of Wales be about to change decades of royal tradition?
2nd March 2024
The Queen and the Princess of Wales could
oversee honours ceremonies in the future. Plans to change the
current situation which currently only sees those born royal
handing out honours are under consideration. The Daily Mail reports
that discussions have taken place to alter the situation so that
Queen Camilla and Catherine will take on the duty too in the
future. It’s understood…
Thomas Kingston, the husband of Prince
and Princess Michael of Kent’s daughter Lady Gabriella Kingston,
died from a gunshot wound to the head. A public hearing at
Gloucestershire Coroner’s Court revealed that the 45-year-old died
last month from a “traumatic head…
Where is the Princess of Wales? We all know - it's just not exciting enough for a social media age obsessed with drama
29th February 2024
No one had this one on their 2024 bingo
card. As the new-ish year gets into full stride, the latest social
media craze has a rather royal theme. It’s called ‘Where is the
Princess of Wales?’ Other versions of this game are available (see
‘where is Kate…
The Prince of Wales has spoken out about
an increase in antisemitism. During a visit to a synagogue in
London, Prince William said ‘’both Catherine and I are extremely
concerned about the rise of anti-semitism.’’ His comments came as
he spent time at the Western Marble Arch Synagogue. He met young
ambassadors of the Holocaust Educational Trust which works to
tackle hatred and…
