King Charles III has appointed two new
members of the Order of the Garter, the highest order of chivalry.
His Majesty has made Baroness Ashton of Upholland a Lady Companion
of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. Lord Patten of Barnes is a
Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.
Appointment to the Order is in the gift of The King who is
Sovereign of the Garter. It is awarded…
Kensington Palace released two new photos
of Prince Louis for his fifth birthday on 23 April. The images were
taken by Millie Pilkington earlier this month in Windsor in the
garden of Adelaide Cottage. In one image, the smiling Prince is
seen being pushed in a wheel…
A special image of Queen Elizabeth II in her last summer marks the anniversary of her birth
21st April 2023
A special family photo of Queen Elizabeth
II with some of her great grandchildren and grandchildren has been
shared on what would have been Her Late Majesty’s 97th birthday.
The Princess of Wales took the portrait last summer at Balmoral and
unveiled it on the…
The Coronation Bible is now in the hands of the Archbishop of Canterbury
21st April 2023
The final preparations for the Coronation
of King Charles III are fully underway and the Archbishop of
Canterbury has received the King James Bible that will be presented
to His Majesty during the Coronation Service at Westminster Abbey
on 6 May. His Majesty will place his hand on the Bible when he
takes the Coronation Oath. Since the joint Coronation of William
III and Mary II in 1689, a Bible…
Queen Camilla will have two Ladies in
Attendance at the Coronation at Westminster Abbey. One of them is
Her Majesty’s sister, Annabel Elliot. The other is the Marchioness
of Landsdowne who is also one of The Queen’s Companions. Buckingham
Palace…
April 21st 2023 is the 97th anniversary
of the birth of Queen Elizabeth II. It is, of course, the first
time this date has come since her death, on September 8th 2022. On
what would have been her birthday, Royal Central looks back at how
the remarkable story of Queen…
It was all anyone could talk about on
Twitter yesterday: who lost their blue ticks, who were moved to
grey ticks, and who paid for Twitter Blue in order to receive a
blue tick. Here’s what happened with all of the official royal
Twitter accounts. The Royal Family — @RoyalFamily The official
account of King Charles and Queen Camilla, which also covers the
work of the Duke and Duchess of…
A visit to Birmingham saw the Prince and
Princess of Wales celebrating the city’s culture; and it also saw
William taking reservation orders over the telephone. Billed by
Kensington Palace as a visit to “celebrate the city’s diverse
culture and heritage and meet…
The first garden parties of King
Charles’s reign have been announced by Buckingham Palace. Two
garden parties will take place at Buckingham Palace on 3 May and 9
May in celebration of the coronation on 6 May. A third garden party
will take place at the Palace of…
The Archbishop of Canterbury joins faith leaders to encourage volunteering during the Big Help Out
20th April 2023
The Archbishop of Canterbury spent his
day volunteering with other faith leaders ahead of King Charles
III’s coronation, encouraging others to take part in the Big Help
Out. The Right Honourable Justin Welby helped out at The Passage in
London, a charity that supports the homeless population, and one
that is supported by the Prince of Wales. Alongside him were faith
leaders from the…
