King Charles III

The coronation portraits of monarchs and consorts of the House of Windsor

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12th December 2023
The King and Queen have chosen to use their Coronation portrait for their Christmas card this year. The photographs were taken in the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace by Hugo Burnand. King Charles and Queen Camilla are not the first royal couple in the House of Windsor to have their photographs taken on their Coronation day.  By W. & D. Downey – Milne, J. Hogarth (circa 1914) Great…
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British Royals

Statue of Queen Elizabeth II unveiled by King Charles on emotional evening

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12th November 2023
The King and Queen attended the British Legion’s Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall and, while they were there, they unveiled two statues that are incredibly meaningful for the Royal Family. The King unveiled a statue of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, while The Queen helped unveil one of His Majesty’s father, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. The statues have been…
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Princess Anne and Family

The poignant tribute to Queen Elizabeth II from Princess Anne

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4th November 2023
The Princess Royal has worn one of her late mother’s favourite cloaks to a London event and it’s become one of this year’s royal style statements.   Princess Anne wore her mother’s Admiral’s Cloak to attend a Choral Evensong at Temple Church, a royal peculiar in London. (A royal peculiar is a church that directly reports to the monarch rather than to the Anglican Church…
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Queen Elizabeth II

The Crown release date revealed

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10th October 2023
The final season of The Crown will release in two parts on Netflix this fall, the streamer has announced. In a teaser trailer posted on social media, Imelda Staunton, who has played Queen Elizabeth II in its final two seasons, can be seen walking to the balcony at…
British Royals

Prison sentence for man who took crossbow to Windsor Castle to "kill Queen Elizabeth II"

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6th October 2023
A man has been sentenced to nine years in prison after being arrested on the grounds of Windsor Castle with plans to assassinate the late Queen Elizabeth II. Jaswant Singh Chail appeared at The Old Bailey on October 5th 2023 to learn his fate after he was arrested on Christmas morning 2021 with a crossbow. Chail is the first person in the United Kingdom to be convicted of treason since 1981…
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