The State Opening of Parliament will take
place in just under two weeks’ time. The speech that The King reads
from the throne will be written by his incoming Labour
administration. Sir Keir Starmer’s party has taken power after a
landslide victory in the general election on July 4th 2024. The
Imperial State Crown is carried into Parliament ahead of a previous
State Opening (UK…
The Duke of Edinburgh has just received
an important honour on a visit to his titular city. During his time
in Edinburgh, Prince Edward was made a member of the Order of the
Thistle. It comes just over a year after the prince was created
Duke of Edinburgh by his brother…
Prince William has joined his father in
Edinburgh for the second half of Holyrood Week. Prince William is
known as the Duke of Rothesay in Scotland and spent Wednesday in
Edinburgh. It was a notable day for the family as a whole, as The
Queen and The Duke of…
The King took part in a historic ceremony
to begin Holyrood Week in Edinburgh. The Ceremony of the Keys
is held in the Forecourt of the Palace of Holyroodhouse whenever
the Monarch arrives. This time it was for the week that King
Charles and Queen Camilla traditionally spend in Scotland each
July. In the ceremony, the Lord Provost offered the keys of
the city on a velvet pillow with this…
The King and Queen have arrived in
Scotland for a shortened Holyrood Week. Queen Camilla was busy on
Tuesday morning with a literary schedule. The Queen hosted an event
at the Palace of Holyroodhouse where she met with authors,
booksellers, and Edinburgh Book…
Although Buckingham Palace’s 2024 Garden
Parties have officially come to an end, Queen Camilla hosted a
small but special extra celebration week. Nine-year-old Tony
Hudgell was unable to attend The King’s Garden Party in May after
he and his family got stuck in…
The Princess Royal has shared her regrets
at missing an important event in her first statement since leaving
hospital this week. Canadian Governor General Mary Simon has
shared a statement from The Princess Royal after she was forced to
miss a visit to Canada where she was meant to attend a memorial
service in Newfoundland in honour of the centenary of the
Newfoundland National War…
The most famous tennis tournament in the
world is about to get under way. And while the stars of the sport
gather at SW19, we can expect to see royalty attend matches
throughout the two weeks of competition at the All England Club.
The finals weekend, in mid July, will be…
We’re used to seeing royals at Wimbledon
with the Princess of Wales now patron of the All England Club. But
rewind nine decades and another royal was a familiar face there. A
princess known to her family as Thora regularly cropped up on the
Pathe newsreels of the time…
The historic Scottish title held by Prince William that's in the spotlight once more
29th June 2024
Since September 2022, Prince William has
been Prince of Wales, the title traditionally bestowed on the heir
to the throne of England. However, the throne of Scotland has
another title for the first in line. And as Prince William heads to
Edinburgh to join King Charles and Queen Camilla for the annual
Scotland week, it’s this title that is in the spotlight once more.
For in this part of the…
