While there are reports of changes ahead
of King Charles III’s Coronation in May, each Coronation has had
its own changes. King George VI was the first monarch to give a
Coronation speech to be broadcast over the radio on the day of his
Coronation. King George V gave the first royal radio
broadcast on 23 April 1924 when he opened the British Empire
Exhibition. In addition to being the first…
The three grandsons of Queen Camilla will
play a major part in the Coronation. Louis Lopes, Gus Lopes and
Freddy Parker Bowles will all act as Pages of Honour to Her Majesty
during the ceremony which takes place at Westminster Abbey on May 6
2023. The fourth page will be…
Prince George of Wales is to take an
important role at the Coronation of King Charles. The second in
line to the throne will act as a Page of Honour to his grandfather
at the solemn ceremony on May 6 2023. Four Pages of Honour will
attend His Majesty throughout the…
The invitation to the Coronation has been
revealed and this piece of history is packed with symbolism. The
invite, sent by the Earl Marshal by the command of The King, is
about to wings its way to 2,000 guests who will watch the crowning
of Charles III on May 6th 2023. Those opening this all important
envelope will find an ornate card within, decorated with
wildflowers and wildlife, and each…
With just a month to go until the
Coronation, King Charles and Queen Camilla have posed for a new
portrait photo. Their Majesties are seen smiling in the image taken
in the Blue Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace. The King and Queen
were photographed by Hugo…
Queen Victoria’s reign is notable for its
length, for its innovations and revolutions, and for her
steadfastness in navigating the Crown through to modern times. Her
fashion was legendary both contemporarily—she helped popularise
white wedding dresses—and today as a…
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…
