King Charles III is making considerable
changes to the coronation to modernise the ceremony and recognise
the monarchy’s position in the twenty-first century. Both the
coronation ceremony and procession will look quite different from
his mother’s coronation in 1953. However, Charles is not the only
monarch to make changes to coronation traditions.
Historically newly–crowned monarchs…
The Coronation will take place on the
morning of May 6 2023. Buckingham Palace has confirmed that the
solemn ceremony will begin at 11am at Westminster Abbey. King
Charles III and Queen Camilla will travel to the Abbey before that
in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach on…
The First Lady of the United States, Jill
Biden, will be at the Coronation. Dr. Biden will lead US
representation at the ceremony. The announcement came as
invitations to the Coronation were prepared for dispatch from the
office of the Earl Marshal. The design of the…
Getty Images’ royal photographer Chris
Jackson was once again behind the lens to capture history being
made. On Sunday, 2 April, Buckingham Palace released a picture
taken by Mr Jackson that marks the end of the Queen’s Green Canopy
initiative. Launched to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum
Jubilee, it was due to close in December 2022, at the end of the
Jubilee year.
It was just days into the reign of King
Charles III and Queen Camilla. It was planned to be a normal
engagement at Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland. But it ended
up being an engagement with a moment that would go viral – King
Charles vs the pen. In an…
King Charles III and Queen Camilla have
just completed the first State Visit of the new reign, and royal
correspondent, Netty Leistra, was among those covering this
historic trip. She was in Hamburg as it came to an end. After a
moving morning at the Kinderstransport…
This special report was written for Royal
Central by royal correspondent Netty Leistra, who saw the historic
State visit unfold firsthand. In Germany, especially in Berlin and
Hamburg, people could hardly not have heard that King Charles III
and Queen Camilla were making a State Visit as March came to an
end. In an unexpected turn of events, the State Visit to France was
cancelled, which…
Although the Coronation is still weeks
away, one of the major questions asked is what will The King wear?.
There have been suggestions that he will wear a military uniform,
as William IV did in 1838, but there is also a far more traditional
set of clothing used by kings for…
History is made as King Charles becomes the first Head of State to be formally welcomed at the Brandenburg Gate
29th March 2023
King Charles has become the first Head of
State has been formally welcomed at the Brandenburg Gate as his
State Visit to Germany gets underway. Accompanied by Queen Camilla,
The King received a full Ceremonial Welcome at the Brandenburg Gate
– one of the…
Two German fighter jets escorted RAF
Voyager to Berlin on Wednesday afternoon as the plane carrying King
Charles and Queen Camilla arrived in the country. As a mark of
respect, the two German aircraft flanked Their Majesties’ plane as
it arrived in German airspace. The jets accompanied RAF Voyager for
approximately 20 minutes. The King, accompanied by the Queen, is
undertaking their…