The King has appointed The Queen as a
member of the Order of the Thistle. The Order is the highest honour
in Scotland. Queen Camilla is now one of sixteen knights of the
Order. His Majesty appointed Her Majesty on June 16th 2023 with
immediate effect. The Order of the Thistle was established under
statutory foundation in 1687, during the reign of King James II
(James VII in Scotland).
A very special tribute to the newly
crowned King will take place at the end of Trooping the Colour. The
Ministry of Defence has announced a special, extended flypast at
the end of the Sovereign’s Birthday parade, in honour of King
Charles III and Queen…
The Queen appoints a horse to carry the rank of Major - the first mare to ever hold the honour
16th June 2023
The Queen has made a Welsh mare the first
ever female horse to be named a Household Cavalry Drum Horse. The
Shire Horse, who was named Juno by Queen Camilla, will lead the
mounted parade at the the King’s birthday parade on Saturday. This
is the first time that a…
The King joins Princess Anne on Parade at Buckingham Palace ahead of Trooping the Colour
16th June 2023
The King was joined by his younger
sister, the Princess Royal, on parade at Buckingham Palace on
Thursday for the presentation of the new Sovereign’s Standard to
The Blues and Royals. His Majesty, Head of the Armed Forces, was
joined by Princess Anne in her role as Royal Colonel of The Blues
and Royals. Sgt Donald C Todd/ UK MOD © Crown copyright 2023 Sgt
Donald C Todd/ UK MOD © Crown…
The Duke of Gloucester invests the Duchess of Edinburgh with a new title following the late Queen Elizabeth II's wishes
16th June 2023
The Duchess of Edinburgh has been
invested with a new title at Buckingham Palace. Grand President
ofSophie, who is Grand President of St John Ambulance, was invested
as a Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St John. Little over a year
ago, Queen Elizabeth II signalled her…
King Charles welcomed the President of
Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, to London as part of events to
celebrate 650 years of Anglo-Portuguese relations. The King met
President Rebelo de Sousa at Buckingham Palace to mark the
anniversary of the Anglo-Portuguese…
Queen Camilla gave the Household
Cavalry’s newest Drum Horse its name in a ceremony ahead of
Trooping the Colour. At Clarence House, the Queen met with members
of the Household Cavalry, including the newly-named mare, Juno.
According to tradition, Drum Horses receive names from classic
mythology. Juno was the Roman goddess of women, marriage and
childbirth and is the equivalent of Hera in…
King Charles will preside over his first
investiture ceremony for the Order of the Garter this June. It is
the oldest chivalric order in Great Britain. King Edward III
founded the Most Noble Order of the Garter. It was officially
founded in 1348 but may date back to…
The Princess of Wales praises the role of health visitors for mums and babies
16th June 2023
The Princess of Wales visited Riversley
Park Children’s Centre as her Royal Foundation Centre for Early
Childhood announced on Thursday that it had funded its first field
study. Catherine met with health visitors—the researchers working
on the field study—and…
A new tradition as King Charles rides out for Trooping the Colour for the first time as Sovereign
15th June 2023
Since the 18th century, Trooping the
Colour has been a tradition of the British Infantry Regiments and
marked the official birthday of the British sovereign. For the last
70 years, it was a celebration of Queen Elizabeth II. Now, it’s
time for her son, King Charles III as he marks his first Trooping
the Colour as sovereign. Taking place on a Saturday in June, the
pageantry includes The…
