British Royals

The final London home of The Queen Mother

When her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne following the death of her father, King George VI, her mother, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother wasn’t far away to help guide her daughter in her new role as monarch. The Queen Mother moved into London’s Clarence House shortly before her daughter’s Coronation in 1953. Embed from Getty Images It was a quick swap for…
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British Royals

The Duke of Edinburgh follows his father with important military appointment

The Duke of Edinburgh is to take on an army role held by Prince Philip for over twenty years. Prince Edward becomes the Colonel-in-Chief of the Queen’s Royal Hussars, one of a wide range of military appointments just announced by Buckingham Palace. The last Colonel-in-Chief was the last Duke of Edinburgh – Prince Philip held the appointment from 2002 until his death on April 9th…
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The Gloucesters

The Duchess of Gloucester is awarded major promotion by The King after decades of quiet service

After more than 30 years service as Deputy Colonel-in-Chief of the Adjutant General’s Corps, the Duchess of Gloucester has been promoted to Colonel-in-Chief of the military unit. Following King Charles III’s Accession to the throne, His Majesty is honouring members of his family with new military appointments. This includes the Duchess of Gloucester, who had been Deputy Colonel-in-Chief…
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King Charles III

Coins marking King Charles III's Coronation enter circulation

The special 50p piece marking the Coronation of King Charles III has now entered circulation. Five million coins with a special design to commemorate the crowning of The King will come into use over the next few weeks. Photo by Royal Mint The first are now in tills at Post Offices and banks and will be handed out in change in the hours ahead. The special coin features a design by…
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