King Charles III

Prince Charles: ‘The Pride of Britain awards are a wonderful way to celebrate the people who make us proud to be British’

The Prince of Wales is just one of the significant figures lending his support to this year’s Pride of Britain awards. The Pride of Britain Awards honours British people who ‘have acted bravely or extraordinarily in challenging situations’. The first Pride of Britain Awards were held in May of 1999 at the Dorchester Hotel before moved to The London Studios and later to Grosvenor…
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King Charles III

Prince Charles 'hammers' out a deal to purchase home improvement store

Prince Charles has paid £35million to buy the Milton Keynes B&Q branch. B&Q PLC, formerly known as Block & Quayle, is a British DIY and home improvement company. The shop, located on 117,000 square feet of land will be part of the Duchy of Cornwall’s portfolio. Charles uses a considerable portion of the Duchy income to cover the costs of his charitable and public work. In 2012…
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FeaturesInsight

Classically Charles: the flawless style of the future king

When Issue 41 of The Rake magazine hit newsstands a couple of weeks ago, it threw the spotlight on Prince Charles again. But the immediate focus wasn’t on his involvement in public life or the content of the letters to government ministers that have plagued the front pages over recent months, rather, it was how the Prince was dressed which drew attention. Cutting a regal picture on the cover…
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The Yorks

Pages from royal history: Prince Andrew marries Sarah Ferguson

On 23 July 1986, Prince Andrew married Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey in London. Thousands of people lined London’s streets, and an international audience of approximately 500 million gathered around their television sets to catch a view The Queen’s second son marry. Sarah Ferguson arrived at Westminster Abbey 1130 BST arriving from Clarence House in the Glass Coach with her father…
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