King Charles III

The King's first birthday as monarch marked with gun salutes, church bells and music

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15th November 2022
King Charles’ 74th birthday was an extra special occasion this year as he celebrated for the first time as monarch. Church bells were rung, gun salutes were fired, and music was played across the UK in honour of his birthday. 🎶 Happy Birthday is played at today’s Changing the Guard ceremony to mark His Majesty The King’s birthday.Thank you @BandHCav!
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A meeting of two Kings at Buckingham Palace

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12th November 2022
Buckingham Palace was the scene of the meeting of two Kings when, on Thursday, 10 November, King Charles III met King Abdullah II of Jordan.  The Hashemite sovereign was in the UK’s capital for a working visit that earlier in the day saw him also meet His Holiness Pope Francis and Vatican City’s Secretary of State Pietro Parolin. For that meeting, he was joined by Queen…
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House of Lords hears end of Elizabeth II's reign had ''elements of a regency''

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25th October 2022
A member of the House of Lords has described the last year of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign as having ”elements of a regency” about it. The remarks came in a debate on another day of political turmoil in the United Kingdom. As King Charles III was preparing to appoint a new Prime Minister for the first time in his reign, the upper house began talking about reviewing the…
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History

The Gold State Coach, the piece of history to star in Charles III's Coronation

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22nd October 2022
On 6 May 2023, the world will watch as King Charles III is coronated alongside Queen Consort Camilla. During their coronation, the world will also see a symbol of royal history, The Gold State Coach. The enclosed, eight-horse-drawn carriage was commissioned in 1760 by Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings, for King George III. Samuel Butler was the one to build it in one of his…
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