As King Charles met new Canadian Prime
Minister Mark Carney, he made a rather symbolic gesture. Ever the
diplomat, The King made a kind move to his new Prime Minister of
Canada after Mr Carney revealed he had had a travel mishap. Mark
Carney told His Majesty that he had broken his Order of Canada pin
and offered an apology. King Charles was far from offended and
instead, immediately offered…
The Royal Family out in force for rugby's Six Nations and regal rivalry over the sport is set to continue
15th March 2025
The nail biting finish to this year’s Six
Nations was played out with a royal audience cheering all the way –
but the happy ending went to Paris. The final day of rugby’s
biggest annual tournament saw Ireland, France and England all
playing to claim the…
Charles III, King of Canada, has welcomed
the Usher of the Black Rod of the Senate of Canada to Buckingham
Palace. The King held an audience with Usher of the Black Rod of
the Senate of Canada Gregory Peters, as well as the Speaker of the
Senate of Canada, Raymonde…
Ever the green Monarch, King Charles was
surrounded by sustainability at one of the most famous royal
residences of all, Hampton Court Palace. The King founded the
Sustainable Markets Initiative five years ago – it’s an
organisation that focuses on putting both nature and community at
the heart of economics. The anniversary event held at the palace
celebrated SMI’s…
The Princess of Wales attended the
Commonwealth Day Service of Celebration at Westminster Abbey, after
missing a year through illness, and she went with several favourite
pieces from her wardrobe. Following an announcement from
Kensington Palace earlier in the year that…
The rarely seen royal rubies just chosen for a surprise showing at an important event
11th March 2025
The Royal Family often choose red, white
and blue for events around Commonwealth Day for pretty obvious
reasons but one duchess just gave a masterclass in flag dressing
with the help of some rarely seen jewels. The Duchess of Gloucester
joined King Charles, Queen Camilla…
Following the Commonwealth Day service at
Westminster Abbey, King Charles helped to kick off the Glasgow 2026
Commonwealth Games baton relay at Buckingham Palace. And not only
did he take part, he included his own surprise. The King handed a
specially made baton to Sir Chris Hoy, champion cyclist for Great
Britain and one of the country’s greatest ever sports stars, to
launch the relay…
A tiara covered in symbols of enlightenment that has become the favourite of a famous royal
10th March 2025
While there are many striking aquamarine
tiaras across royal collections, Princess Anne may be able to claim
that she has the most unique, the Cartier Aquamarine Pineflower
Tiara. King George VI commissioned a new tiara from Cartier for his
wife, Queen Elizabeth. It…
The curious case of the Royal Family's surname: is Meghan really Sussex now or is that Mountbatten-Windsor?
9th March 2025
There were several surprises for those
turning on the new lifestyle programme fronted by Meghan, Duchess
of Sussex. One of them was the bizarre sight of The King’s daughter
in law pouring pretzels from one plastic bag to another. Another
came as Meghan chatted with…
King Charles has returned to his artistic
roots with a visit to the Royal Collection Trust’s workshops ahead
of a blockbuster exhibition’s launch. The King visited the
RCT’s Decorative Arts workshop to learn more about how Trust staff
members use a wide variety of practices and techniques, some that
date back centuries, to help conserve and maintain the thousands of
pieces in the…
