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The King and Prince of Wales praise Windrush generation on 75th anniversary of ship docking

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25th June 2023
The British Royal Family has paid tribute to the so-called Windrush generation, on the 75th anniversary of the ship’s arrival on British shores. Last year, King Charles commissioned a series of ten portraits, all of which have been painted by black artists, to celebrate ten of the people aboard that boat. The artwork has now been put on display at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in…
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Prince William marks Mental Health Awareness Week with Navy veterans and a rowing challenge

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22nd May 2023
Prince William appeared in a video with members of the HMS Oardacious charity to mark Mental Health Awareness Week. On 21 May, the Prince and Princess of Wales’s YouTube account published a six-minute clip in which the heir to the throne rows and talks about mental health with members of the charity.  The video was shot at the Eton rowing club, on Dorney Lake, in Windsor, and it…
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The Prince of Wales chooses significant uniform to attend the Coronation

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6th May 2023
Prince William chose to wear a profoundly significant uniform in his most significant act as Prince of Wales. At the Coronation of his father, King Charles III, the Prince of Wales was the only one with a role: he kneeled in front of the King and swore to be his “liege man of life and limb” before kissing his cheek and touching the St Edward’s Crown that was on the King’s…
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The Homage and its role in the Coronation

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4th May 2023
Historically the homage part of the Coronation has involved Archbishops, royal blood princes and senior peers. King Charles III has decided to have the homage be more inclusive and one homage, more limited. The first homage is at the beginning of the service known as…
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The long serving heir whose Coronation was delayed by a last minute hitch

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4th May 2023
King Charles III has often been compared to his great-great-grandfather, King Edward VII. Both ascended the throne after their mother’s enjoyed record-breaking reigns, and at the time of each king’s ascension, they both held the record for longest-serving Prince of Wales. Edward’s coronation in 1902 was not without some difficulties, though. Although his mother’s coronation in…
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