King Charles III will be presented with
the Honours of Scotland at a National Service of Thanksgiving that
will be held at St. Giles’s Cathedral in Edinburgh. It will be an
historic moment in his reign. The Honours are colloquially known as
the Scottish Crown Jewels. Aside from a few specific occasions,
they are normally held in the Crown Room at Edinburgh Castle.
Edinburgh Castle dominates…
King Charles III will take part in a very
special and historic ceremony in Edinburgh during which he will be
presented with the Honours of Scotland. A National Service of
Thanksgiving at St Giles’ Cathedral will take place on July 5th
2023, where the King will be…
The latest Sovereign Grant report shows
that royal expenditure went up in the last financial year. In the
period between April 2022 and April 2023, a total of £107.5 million
was spent, a 5% rise compared to the year before. The Sovereign
Grant covered £86.3 million…
The Coronation events are not over as
King Charles III and Queen Camilla will be presented with the
Honours of Scotland in Edinburgh on 5 July. However, there might be
a big difference between this ceremony and the Coronation. While
there was never any question of St. Edward’s Crown being placed on
King Charles III’s head on May 6th at Westminster Abbey, the Crown
of Scotland will…
There were scenes of jubilation in
Berkshire on Thursday after King Charles III and Queen Camilla
recorded their first-ever Royal Ascot winner. Desert Hero, trained
by William Haggas and ridden by Tom Marquand, won the King George V
Stakes by just a head. Starting at…
King Charles will preside over his first
investiture ceremony for the Order of the Garter this June. It is
the oldest chivalric order in Great Britain. King Edward III
founded the Most Noble Order of the Garter. It was officially
founded in 1348 but may date back to…
King Charles III will preside over his
first Trooping of Colour as Sovereign on June 17th 2023. What is
this historic ceremony held every year? Trooping the Colour is a
centuries-old ceremony where a specific regiment presents its
colours to the Monarch. The colours, the regiment’s flag, were
historically a rallying point for troops when in battle. Each year,
one of the five Foot Guards…
A new name for The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service under a new reign
8th June 2023
A new beginning for a new reign as The
Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service has officially been renamed as
The King’s Award for Voluntary Service. The award was created in
2002 to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee as a way to
shine light on…
The three newest Beefeaters at the Tower
of London will wear the cypher of King Charles III, making them the
first to do so since his reign began in September 2022. Emily
Lewis-Garwood, Garry McCormick, and Wayne Glenn have been appointed
as Yeoman Warders at the Tower of…
The King and Queen spent Wednesday in
Northern Ireland with a full day of engagements on their first
visit after the Coronation. The King met with Det Ch Insp John
Caldwell, a police officer shot in February in front of his
son. King Charles and Queen Camilla hosted a garden party at
Hillsborough Castle, their official residence in Northern Ireland.
DCI Caldwell was among the garden party…
