The title of Duke of Edinburgh was made
famous around the world by Prince Philip and it’s been passed on to
one of his sons in an extraordinary way. The latest duke, Prince
Edward, is one of only six men to have held the title. And each has
a very important role to play in the history of the modern
Monarchy. The unfortunate heir Frederick Louis was born as the
grandson of the Elector…
For the first time, Buckingham Palace has
given a glimpse of the meeting in which The King appointed a new
Prime Minister. Sir Keir Starmer went to the Palace after winning a
landslide in the general election. King Charles III received him to
ask him to form a new…
The King has received Sir Keir Starmer
and asked him to form a government. King Charles held an audience
with Sir Keir just after noon on July 5th 2024, hours after Labour
won a huge landslide in the general election. As leader of the
biggest party in parliament, Sir…
Kissing hands: how King Charles will oversee an ancient tradition that turns Sir Keir Starmer into Prime Minister
5th July 2024
When The King appoints his third Prime
Minister, he’ll do so with an ancient custom called the kissing
hands ceremony. What is this element of a government change?
Buckingham Palace is getting ready for a major moment. On July 5th
2024, the outgoing Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, arrived to offer
his resignation after losing the general election. King Charles
accepted and after a farewell…
King Charles III will appoint a new Prime
Minister within hours. Labour secured a landslide victory in the
general election and are now the largest party in parliament. The
King will ask their leader, Sir Keir Starmer, to form a new
government. The traditional…
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh have
been welcomed into the highest Scottish chivalric order during
Holyrood Week. Queen Camilla and Prince Edward have joined
King Charles and Prince William as members of the Most Ancient and
Most Noble Order of the Thistle, the…
King Charles hosted his annual Scottish
Garden Party at the Palace of Holyroodhouse and The Duchess of
Edinburgh looked to thoroughly be enjoying herself. The Duke
and Duchess of Edinburgh joined King Charles and Queen Camilla for
the annual Garden Party, and they looked to be in their element in
their titular city. The Duchess of Edinburgh meets guests at
the garden party(Royal Family/…
On the eve of an historic moment for Spain's future queen, what next for her royal family?
2nd July 2024
On the eve of Princess Leonor’s
graduation from Zaragoza’s General Military Academy, it’s
interesting to try and look forward, to attempt to analyse what
awaits Spain’s future Queen. On Wednesday, 3rd July, King Felipe
will preside over the traditional…
With Wimbledon underway once again for
the 2024 tournament, there will once more be royals present to take
in a match or two. One glamorous duchess was a constant fixture at
Wimbledon for decades and was a true symbol of the
championship. Princess Marina, Duchess of…
Many will only know the Duchess of Kent
as the lady who attended the Wimbledon Tennis Championship Finals
every year to hand out the prizes, famously letting Jana Novotna
cry on her shoulder in 1993. The Duchess of Kent, or Katherine Kent
as she prefers to be known, has become an uncommon face in the
British Royal Family over the years, and very rarely makes public
appearances. But, she once was a…