British Royals

King’s £99.9m funding package revealed as Treasury points to increased royal workload

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2nd September 2026
The King will receive £99.9 million in core annual funding from the taxpayer from 2027-28, after Treasury ministers said the Royal Family’s official activities had increased significantly in recent years. Treasury minister Dan Tomlinson said the increase reflected the greater number of public engagements undertaken by the King, as well as increased expenditure on staffing and the support…
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King Charles is named after the same person as Norway's new monarch, Haakon VIII - and here's why

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28th August 2026
King Charles has a close bond with Norway’s royals that led to an unusual link with the family and means that he is actually named after the same man as the country’s new king who is called Haakon VIII. For according to the one telling of the story, Charles got his name from another King of Norway. The links between the House of Windsor and the House of…
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King Charles has a little known link to the royal family of Norway and its much loved King Harald

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24th August 2026
King Charles has a close bond with Norway’s royals that led to an unusual link with the family and its much loved patriarch, King Harald. For according to the one telling of the story, Charles got his name from another King of Norway. The links between the House of Windsor and the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg are almost as long as the surname belonging to…
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Is Meghan returning to acting? A fresh reason for the shock move back to the Sussexes is now on the table

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22nd August 2026
As the dust settles around the bombshell revelation that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are returning to the United Kingdom after six years—children in tow and enrolled in school—new reporting is shedding light on what may be in their future, and it sounds like Meghan is getting ready to resume her acting career. Reporting on both sides of the Atlantic alleged that Meghan has been offered a…
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