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The Royal Family reveals jump in spending in year of history and change

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29th June 2023
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 of that. The rest was taken from reserve funds.The increased total reflects a time described by Sir Michael Stevens…
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What is the Order of the Garter?

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16th June 2023
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 1344. Reportedly he was inspired by King Arthur and his Round Table of Knights, but he also may have drawn on other European…
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What is Trooping the Colour?

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14th June 2023
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…
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Three new Beefeaters for King Charles III

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8th June 2023
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 London and will become the first three to wear the stylised cypher—CRIII under a crown—as the previous ERII…
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The King and Queen conduct their first joint engagement since Coronation

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17th May 2023
The King and Queen have returned back to normal duties after their 6 May Coronation at Westminster Abbey. On Wednesday morning, they held their first formal joint engagement since the historic ceremony with a visit to Covent Garden. King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived at Covent Garden to meet with community members, before visiting St. Paul’s Church, and to meeting with performers who…
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