The King appeared emotional as he toured
the Royal Yacht Britannia, the first time he has returned to the
ship since his accession. His Majesty took a tour of the yacht
which is now in permanent dock in Edinburgh. The visit came at the
start of Holyrood Week, the traditional summer visit by the Monarch
to Scotland. It is Charles III’s first since he became King and the
stay will also…
On this day in 1776, the Original 13
Colonies sent their message to King George III – we want out of the
kingdom and independence. The Declaration of Independence is one of
the most important documents in American history, and it ties right
to the British monarch.
King Charles and Queen Camilla will have
an encore of their most special day in Scotland, as a service will
be conducted to present them with the Honours of Scotland. On
Wednesday, 5th July, the King and Queen will be in St Giles’
Cathedral, in Edinburgh, for the …
A touching tribute to his mother will open the celebration for King Charles' Scottish coronation
1st July 2023
The presentation of the Honours of
Scotland will be a smaller affair than the Coronation, but equally
full of ceremony and history. One of the elements that will be used
in the service will be a sword. The traditional piece used
for this service is known as the Sword of State, or Papal Sword,;
it was given to King James IV by Pope Alexander VI in 1494. It not
been seen in public in recent…
King Charles III will be presented with
the Honours of Scotland at a Service of Thanksgiving at St. Giles’s
Cathedral on 5 July. However, King Charles II was the last monarch
to be crowned with the Honours of Scotland in 1651. King Charles II
was crowned in…
King Charles III will take part in a very
special and historic ceremony in Edinburgh during which he will be
presented with the Honours of Scotland. A National Service of
Thanksgiving at St Giles’ Cathedral will take place on July 5th
2023, where the King will be…
As the Princess of Wales opened the
newly-revamped Young V&A (previously the V&A Museum of
Childhood) in London, the schoolchildren had a warm welcome on
their minds as they greeted the Princess with an abundance of
cuddles. Ahead of its opening to the public on 1 July, the Princess
took part in a storytelling session where she shared how her
children, Princes George, Louis, and…
The latest Sovereign Grant report shows
that royal expenditure went up in the last financial year. In the
period between April 2022 and April 2023, a total of £107.5 million
was spent, a 5% rise compared to the year before. The Sovereign
Grant covered £86.3 million…
The Princess of Wales leaves poignant message on visit to innovative centre
28th June 2023
The Princess of Wales, has officially
opened The Hope Street Centre, a Southampton family-oriented
residential centre, that has been years in the making. Hope Street
is an idea of The One Small Thing Charity and its chairwoman, Lady
Edwina Grosvenor. It’s been set…
Prince William continues launch of Homewards initiative in Scotland and Northern Ireland
28th June 2023
Day two of Prince William’s Homewards
launch took him to Northern Ireland and Scotland. Homewards is a
five-year plan to combat homelessness with businesses, local
authorities and organisations encouraged to join together and
develop plans. For now, the focus will be on six locations with up
to 500,000 pounds in funding each to eradicate homelessness.
Hosford House in Belfast is one of the…
