Royal News

King Charles is formally welcomed to Balmoral for summer

King Charles has now arrived at Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire to begin his summer stay.  The Balaklava Company, 5th Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland officially welcomed The King and The Queen to Balmoral for their annual holiday. His Majesty inspected the Honour Guard outside of the castle in a short ceremony that also included music from both the Band of The Royal…
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King Charles III

Inside the royal finances as the Sovereign Grant report is revealed

Buckingham Palace has released the 2023-2024 Sovereign Grant Report that provides detailed information on what funds were spent on the Sovereign and Occupied Royal Residences. It was shared that King Charles can expect to receive £45 million extra this year.  The King receives money from the Sovereign Grant which is derived from the money generated from the Crown Estates. The money generated…
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History

The links to Charles II on the island that just welcomed Charles III

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…
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King Charles III

Tradition of the Ceremony of the Keys welcomes Charles III to his Scottish kingdom

The King took part in a historic ceremony to begin Holyrood Week in Edinburgh.  The Ceremony of the Keys is held in the Forecourt of the Palace of Holyroodhouse whenever the Monarch arrives. This time it was for the week that King Charles and Queen Camilla traditionally spend in Scotland each July.  In the ceremony, the Lord Provost offered the keys of the city on a velvet pillow with this…
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