Five years on from the start of the
coronavirus pandemic, the Prince of Wales paid a visit to the Royal
Berkshire Hospital—where the United Kingdom’s first patient died
from COVID-19 — to see how vital charity funds have been dispersed
and used by the hospital. William serves as joint patron of the NHS
Charities Together with wife, Catherine. The Trust was launched in
the early days of…
Queen Máxima's diamond-dripping tiara steals the show at Cyprus state dinner
5th March 2025
For a history-making State Visit to
Cyprus, Queen Máxima chose an appropriately historic tiara. The
Dutch Diamond Bandeau was fashioned from the diamonds in a necklace
given to Queen Emma upon her marriage to King Willem III in 1879.
In 1937, Queen Wilhelmina had the…
Gilding the dragon: meet the royal who is doing some of the decor for this year's Buckingham Palace visitors
5th March 2025
Visitors to Buckingham Palace are be in
for an unexpected treat. Some of the decor on show has been hand
finished by a member of the Royal Family. The King has added some
of the finishing touches to one of the items that will be on show
in the East Wing of his most famous…
King Frederik reminisced on long
Scandinavian winters of his childhood at the Finnish State Banquet.
And in his reminiscence, he shared how Queen Margrethe would read
stories of the Moomins—a popular series centred on Finnish/Swedish
cartoon trolls that resemble hippos—to him and his younger brother,
Prince Joachim. He said: “In one of the books, ‘Winter Moomin’,
Moomin wakes up…
Four days of events to mark 80 years since VE Day - and the important role expected for the Royal Family
4th March 2025
Four days of events will take place
across the UK to mark 80 years since VE Day and the Royal Family is
expected to play an integral part in them. Commemorations and
community get togethers will happen in May and again in August when
the anniversary of VJ Day is…
The King has visited the Royal Navy at
sea and spoken of his ”heartfelt gratitude”. King Charles III
boarded the HMS Prince of Wales – the first time a reigning Monarch
has visited a Royal Navy warship at sea. The ship is making final
preparations for a major…
King Frederik and Queen of Mary are now
officially on their State Visit to Finland but ahead of the formal
events, they had time for some off-duty adventures, including
making a new friend. The Danish king and queen spent time
with Finnish President Alexander Stubb and his wife, Suzanne Innes.
Although State Visits tend to be fairly formal events, the foursome
were able to relax and take to…
King Charles welcomes Justin Trudeau to Sandringham as Canadian PM speaks of 'standing up for our sovereignty'
3rd March 2025
King Charles has received Canadian Prime
Minister Justin Trudeau at Sandringham House for a private
audience. Prime Minister Trudeau was in London this past
weekend to represent Canada at the European summit on
Ukraine. When asked by reporters on Sunday what he…
King Charles has welcomed Ukraine’s
President, Vlodomyr Zelensky, to Sandringham The King met Ukraine’s
leader at the Norfolk estate at the end of a day in which President
Zelensky had been involved in a major conference of European
leaders in London. The Prime…
King Charles is set to welcome President
Vlodomyr Zelensky of Ukraine to Sandringham for a private meeting.
The King is expected to see President Zelensky as Ukraine’s leader
continues a visit to the UK. Their meeting will come just 48 hours
after a heated row at the White House between Vlodomyr Zelensky and
Donald Trump, the US President and JD Vance, the US Vice President.
The men…
