After attending a service at St. Paul’s Cathedral, King Charles and Queen Camilla returned to Buckingham Palace to host another garden party.
The King and Queen were joined by The Duke of Edinburgh and The Duchess of Gloucester at the Creative Industries Garden Party. The senior royals met and mingled with 4,000 guests in the Buckingham Palace Gardens with some sunny weather.Â
This group…
In 2022, it was announced that Buckingham Palace was doing a full review of all royal patronages. With the passing of the late Queen Elizabeth II, nearly 500 charities and organisations lost their patron. The review of all royal patronages has finally concluded; some…
The King to attend hospital for surgery on enlarged prostate
17th January 2024
The King will attend hospital for surgery on an enlarged prostate.
The operation, which is a corrective procedure, will be performed next week.
His Majesty’s condition is benign, and he has cancelled a number of engagements in his diary whilst he recovers.
A…
King Charles sends condolences to Japan after deadly earthquake
6th January 2024
Following a deadly New Year’s Day 7.5 magnitude earthquake in Japan, King Charles sent a letter of condolence to Japan’s Emperor Naruhito.
In a letter to the Emperor, The King and Queen Camilla said they were “profoundly saddened to hear of the devastating loss of life and injuries.”
The King noted that he had been following the reports of the aftermath closely and…
The King's 2023 Christmas Broadcast in full
25th December 2023
The King has delivered the second Christmas broadcast of his reign, calling for people to come together across the Commonwealth and the wider world.
The King’s Speech in full
“Many of the Festivals of the great Religions of the world are celebrated with a…
For the first time in his reign, The King's Medal for Music is awarded
21st December 2023
For the first time during the reign of Charles III, His Majesty has approved the award of The King’s Medal for Music. The 2023 prize goes to Dame Sarah Connolly.
Dame Sarah is an English mezzo-soprano known for the richness and breadth of her work on the operatic…
The coronation portraits of monarchs and consorts of the House of Windsor
12th December 2023
The King and Queen have chosen to use their Coronation portrait for their Christmas card this year. The photographs were taken in the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace by Hugo Burnand. King Charles and Queen Camilla are not the first royal couple in the House of Windsor to have their photographs taken on their Coronation day.Â
By W. & D. Downey – Milne, J. Hogarth (circa 1914) Great…
How has royal Christmas changed since Charles III took the throne?
11th December 2023
With the Royal Family’s holiday break fast approaching, many are asking how The King will mark the season. While he did carry on many of his mother’s traditions for the first Christmas of his reign, King Charles has been making changes to royal holiday…
It must have been reassuring for King Charles to learn that he’s at the top of Father Christmas’s nice list.
The King heard the news during a visit to the Ealing Broadway Christmas Market, and told Father Christmas, in his typical dry humour, “Well you never know…
Is the new Royal Family Order one step closer?
5th December 2023
For seasoned royal watchers, there’s really only one mystery left to wrap up King Charles III’s accession to the throne: his Royal Family Order.
Given out as a personal gift from the Sovereign to female members of the Royal Family, the Royal Family Order has been a staple within the British Royal family since King George IV’s reign in the 1820s.
Since his accession in September 2022…