The latest Sovereign Grant report shows
that royal expenditure went up in the last financial year. In the
period between April 2022 and April 2023, a total of £107.5 million
was spent, a 5% rise compared to the year before. The Sovereign
Grant covered £86.3 million of that. The rest was taken from
reserve funds. The increased total reflects a time described by Sir
Michael Stevens…
Prince William continues launch of Homewards initiative in Scotland and Northern Ireland
28th June 2023
Day two of Prince William’s Homewards
launch took him to Northern Ireland and Scotland. Homewards is a
five-year plan to combat homelessness with businesses, local
authorities and organisations encouraged to join together and
develop plans. For now, the focus will be on…
The King and Prince of Wales praise Windrush generation on 75th anniversary of ship docking
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…
The Prince of Wales made a surprise visit
to St George’s Park to wish the England female football team good
luck ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. On Tuesday, 20
June, His Royal Highness arrived in Staffordshire and was welcomed
by the FA’s Chief Executive Mark Bullingham, before being led to
astonished players and staff of the team, who hadn’t been told in
advance that the royal…
The Prince of Wales is taking the battle
for a cure a step further as he helped open the Oak Cancer Centre
at The Royal Marsden in Sutton – a new state-of-the-art treatment
and research facility. The centre, funded by the Royal Marsden
Cancer Charity, has been a…
Prince William marks Mental Health Awareness Week with Navy veterans and a rowing challenge
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…
The weekend of historic celebrations for
King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s Coronation concluded with The
Big Help Out, an initiative spanning throughout the entire UK
encouraging all citizens to lend a hand and do some volunteer
work. The Prince and Princess of Wales were among those who
did so, and, on Monday, 8th May, they arrived at the 3rd Upton
Scouts Hut in Slough, Berkshire, with…
It was the crowning moment of a historic
day when the Royal Family appeared on the balcony to greet the
cheering crowds gathered below Buckingham Palace. Despite the
rain that dampened the celebration, thousands came out from the two
sides of The Mall and, walking…
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…
King Charles surprises crowds on Mall with a walkabout after special reception at Buckingham Palace
5th May 2023
With less than 24 hours to go before he
is crowned, Charles III hosted a lunch for Prime Ministers of the
Realms at Buckingham Palace. On Friday, 5th May, His Majesty
was joined by working members of the Royal Family to welcome the
Prime Ministers of the countries in which the King is Head of
State. Among the guests were Australian Prime Minister
Anthony Albanese, and his New Zealand…
