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…
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…
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 London and will become the first three to wear the stylised cypher—CRIII under a crown—as the previous ERII…
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…
King Charles hosts Prince's Trust winners at Buckingham Palace amid celebrity guests
18th May 2023
The King welcomed the 2023 winners of The Prince’s Trust Awards to Buckingham Palace this week together with a number of celebrity ambassadors.
The event followed the awards ceremony at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 16 May. The King hosted the reception to…
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…
There may be a date for The King’s Scottish “coronation” or service of dedication and thanksgiving as it is known. It is thought that The King and Queen will be presented with the Honours of Scotland on 5 July.
The King and Queen will be in Scotland for the first…
The King wore several historic garments throughout his coronation service yesterday. While some of these garments had been used by his mother, grandfather, and great-grandfather at their coronations, some were created new for King Charles’s Coronation. One of the newly…
After slowly advancing down the central nave of Westminster Abbey carried by an extraordinarily diverse list of people, the Regalia was presented to King Charles III, officially making him King.
The Regalia are the objects that symbolise the powers of the King. They were carried down the aisle, laid on the Main Altar (or held up high, in the case of the Sword of State), and then presented…
