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 special meal. A chance for family and
friends to come together across generations; the act of sharing
food adding to…
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 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…
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 traditions. The King will be hosting
many members of his family at Sandringham House, like his mother,
Queen Elizabeth II did. His…
King Charles finds out he's on Santa's nice list during visit to Christmas market
8th December 2023
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…
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…
Another major change is coming next year,
this time within the Royal Collection Trust. On 4th December, the
Trust announced that in 2024, The Queen’s Galleries at Buckingham
Palace and the Palace of Holyroodhouse will become The King’s
Galleries, reflecting the new reign of King Charles III. Opened by
the late Queen Elizabeth II in 2002, The Queen’s Galleries at
Buckingham Palace and…
It was a banner year for King Charles:
his first full year on the throne, not to mention the global
spectacle of his coronation earlier this May, and now, as the year
winds to a close, he finds himself on Time magazine’s shortlist for
Person of the Year. Time announced…
The historic photo taken in the last days of one reign that marked an important moment in a new reign
3rd December 2023
There was huge anticipation in 2022 when
King Charles and Queen Camilla unveiled their first Christmas card
since His Majesty became monarch. Buckingham Palace released the
image that featured on Their Majesties Christmas card early in
December; it was taken by Sam…
The King has given a nod to his father’s
royal ancestors with a rather unusual style pick. His Majesty was
spotted in a tie covered in the Greek flag as he gave a keynote
speech at the COP28 summit in Dubai. He was addressing world
leaders in one of the biggest speeches of his reign so far. King
Charles is, of course, descended from the Greek royal family on his
father’s side. His…
