Queen Camilla

Final countdown for fast growing contest supported by Queen Camilla to find future stars

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4th March 2025
Queen Camilla has celebrated one of the fastest growing writing prizes in the country as she welcomed the finalists of the BBC 500 Words competition to Buckingham Palace.  The BBC 500 Words competition is the largest writing competition for children in the United Kingdom; each year children aged five to eleven are encouraged to submit a story that is 500 words or less, and specifically “a…
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British Royals

How the Princess of Wales made Welsh daffodils part of her Coronation outfit

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1st March 2025
The Princess of Wales wore go-to designer Alexander McQueen at the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla and her dress contained a special nod to Wales. Her gown was ivory silk crepe and featured silver embroidery of the floral emblems of the United Kingdom: roses, thistles, daffodils, and shamrocks. The embroidery work was created with silver bullion and thread work. One of the…
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Donald Trump calls King Charles ''a beautiful man'' as he receives historic State Visit invitation

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27th February 2025
President Trump was full of praise for King Charles III as he was given a piece of history – a second invitation for a State Visit. The Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, handed over the invite almost as soon as he entered the White House for what’s been described as the most important meeting between a PM and President for decades. As soon as they sat down, in front of a large…
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A chance to see the spot where the formal accession of King Charles took place

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25th February 2025
When St James’s Palace opens its doors to public tours later this spring, visitors will have the chance to visit the room where the formal proclamation of King Charles III took place in September 2022. The palace is not normally open to tours, however after a few years of a pilot programme testing out tours, its doors are set to open later this spring to officially welcome in visitors for a…
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