King Charles will have Christmas trees in
all his royal palaces this year and he’s already unveiled the first
of his festive decorations. Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh is now
decked for the season and The King has gone for a traditional red
and gold look for the set of decorations in the most regal room of
the palace. © Royal Collection Enterprises Limited 2025 | Royal
Collection Trust.
One of the best views of London right now is all thanks to a king called Charles but not that one
22nd August 2025
King Charles II is known as the Merry
Monarch, the restored king whose court was known for its partying
and wild antics. However, he also founded one of the most important
scientific institutions in the world and, in the process, created a
place that still offers one of the…
Legend has it that if the ravens ever
leave the Tower of London, the kingdom will fall. Now, the man
who’s just taken charge of ensuring their safety, and with it that
of the realm, has revealed just what The King thinks of the
tradition. Yeoman Michael Chandler…
King Charles III and Queen Camilla
arrived in Jersey for a visit to the self-governing British Crown
Dependency. The last King Charles also had a strong connection to
the island nation. The future-King Charles II sought
sanctuary on Jersey twice during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
Parliamentarian forces sought Charles out as Prince of Wales, as
they were also looking for his father (King…
Painting by ground breaking artist rediscovered in a royal storage room
24th September 2023
The Royal Collection Trust has just
announced that a painting by Artemisia Gentileschi has gone on
display at Windsor Castle for the first time in almost two
centuries. The announcement comes at the end of a much-needed
restoration work that the painting has…
The Crown of Scotland, a sceptre and the
Sword of State make up the Honours of Scotland and they are the
oldest regalia items in the British Isles. The Sword of State dates
back to 1507. It was a gift from Pope Julius II to King James IV.
It was in honour of James’s…
Looking back at the history of the
Honours of Scotland, it would seem that they have spent more time
hidden in the nooks and crannies of Edinburgh Castle, than they
have out in the open. The Honours of Scotland are the oldest pieces
of regalia in the British Isles. The Honours are the Crown of
Scotland, a sceptre and the Sword of State. They have not been used
the crown a monarch since Charles…
King Charles III will be presented with
the Honours of Scotland at a Service of Thanksgiving at St. Giles’s
Cathedral on 5 July. However, King Charles II was the last monarch
to be crowned with the Honours of Scotland in 1651. King Charles II
was crowned in…
The idea of the Crown Jewels being stolen
might seem like a movie. Well, it’s not. They really were stolen
thanks to one Irishman, Thomas Blood. Born in County Meath in 1618,
Blood came from a good family. His father was a prosperous
blacksmith, and his…
The weighty reminder of power that will be placed in the hands of King Charles III
20th April 2023
It’s one of the oldest and storied item
in the Crown Jewels, the Sovereign’s Orb. Created in 1661 by Sir
Robert Vyner for Charles II’s coronation, the orb is a hollow gold
sphere with a cross on top. It symbolizes the monarch’s Christian
sovereignty and their position as head of the Church of England.
The orb weighs 1.32 kg (3lbs.) and is bejeweled with bands of nine
emeralds, 18…
