The King was able to award one of his
favourite musicians with a significant honour at Windsor Castle but
the star admitted later that she’d been so excited, she’d forgotten
a staple of royal meetings. King Charles made Dame Shirley Bassey a
Companion of Honour at a service at Windsor Castle. Dame Shirley,
87, has been one of the most successful singers of the 20th and
21st…
The King will start a new tradition when
he visits an island that still addresses him by one of his oldest
titles. King Charles and Queen Camilla are due to visit Jersey in
the coming days. But the usual welcome given to the Monarch on the
biggest of the Channel Islands…
King Charles III and Queen Camilla are
about to make their first visit to the Channel Islands since the
accession and start of a new reign and they will encounter some
special traditions there. Among them is a different way of
addressing His Majesty. In Jersey and Guernsey…
Prince William can't hide his nerves as England's crunch Euros match against Switzerland ends in penalties
6th July 2024
The Prince of Wales couldn’t hide his
nerves as he watched the crunch Euros match that sent England into
the semi-finals of the tournament. Prince William was at the
quarter final between England and Switzerland in Dusseldrof and
watched with his head in his hands as Gareth Southgate’s men found
themselves facing penalties to reach the last four. [getty…
The good luck gift that became one of the most famous tiaras in the world
6th July 2024
It’s one of the most striking of all
royal tiaras, only ever worn by queens, and chosen for some of the
most important events in the regal calendar. The ruby and diamond
diadem belonging to the Royal Family is one of the most famous in
the world but it began as a good…
Rishi Sunak has met King Charles and
offered his resignation as Prime Minister. His Majesty accepted the
resignation. The two held a short audience at Buckingham Palace
just before 11am on July 5th, hours after Mr Sunak conceded the
general election. Rishi…
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…
