British Royals

Which tiaras will we see at the state banquet as the UK hosts a state visit for the first time under Charles III?

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22nd November 2022
King Charles III will be hosting his first state visit as monarch when South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is in the United Kingdom from Tuesday, 22 November, to Thursday, 24 November. The visit includes a state banquet on Tuesday evening, where many attendees will be wearing some impressive tiaras, one of the few formal occasions left where the British Royal Family wears their bigger…
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The rangers of Windsor Great Park

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19th November 2022
Upon his 74th birthday, His Majesty The King earned a new role, The Ranger of Windsor Great Park. A title that runs in the family, it’s been 70 years since his father, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, was appointed. The role offers oversight and guidance to Deputy Ranger and his team during day-to-day stewardship duties on one of the country’s oldest landed estates. The role itself…
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Why King Charles III wore Queen Elizabeth II's cypher at the Cenotaph

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14th November 2022
Though it was his first Remembrance Sunday service as monarch, King Charles III kept his late mother close, wearing the cypher of Queen Elizabeth II on his military uniform at the Cenotaph. This is due to a gradual process that will see the late Queen’s cypher retired from military uniforms only as badges, buttons and other insignia run out; until then, military personnel will continue to…
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King Charles III to unveil first posthumous statue of Queen Elizabeth II on York visit

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8th November 2022
King Charles III will unveil a statue of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in York as part of a two-day visit to Yorkshire, marking the first posthumous statue of the late monarch. The two-metre (6ft 7in) statue will sit on an empty niche adjacent to the South West Door on the West Front of the 800-year-old York Minister Cathedral. The statue was initially planned to be unveiled in…
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