British Royals

Prince William talks cake with the WI and makes one very bold statement

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8th September 2025
The Prince of Wales has taken on the Women’s Institute on baking cakes and walked away smiling. The heir to the throne was chatting with WI members in Sunningdale, Berkshire when he decided to tell them how best to make a brownie. The WI’s members are known for its baking prowess but that didn’t deter Prince William who had very definite views on what makes a good brownie…
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King Charles is joined by the Prime Minister at Balmoral as anniversary of accession is marked

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7th September 2025
King Charles has been joined by the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, at Balmoral on an important occasion. The King is marking three years since his accession and was with the Prime Minister at a service at Crathie Kirk where prayers were said for the anniversary. It is also, of course, the third anniversary of the death of Queen Elizabeth II with Her Late Majesty also remembered. There…
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This is what Queen Elizabeth II really thought about princesses taking the throne

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2nd September 2025
Queen Elizabeth II was at the helm of the Monarchy for seven decades and had arguably more impact on it than many if not all of her predecessors. But a new book claims that over one particularly important issue she took a rather hands off stance when many might have expected her to ardently champion it. It concerns the changes to the laws of succession that came in 2013. The new rules meant…
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This is why your brand new £1 coin was actually made three years ago and has Queen Elizabeth II on it

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20th August 2025
Millions of brand new £1 coins are about to enter tills across the UK but the will say 2022 and you won’t find King Charles on them. If that left you scratching your head or wondering if there’d been some kind of time slip, then I can provide the answer. Your brand new coin is actually three years old. On August 20 2025, the Royal Mint released 29 million shiny £1 coins into…
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