This week, Buckingham Palace announced
that King Charles had appointed Queen Camilla to the Order of
Thistle. The Order is the highest chivalric order in Scotland. King
James VII founded the first confirmed iteration of the Most Ancient
and Most Noble Order of the Thistle in 1687. He claimed that he was
reviving an earlier order; it may have been an order under King
James III (who reigned from…
A Happy Father's Day from the Prince of Wales with a subtle tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II
18th June 2023
Kensington Palace has released a new
image of the Prince of Wales with his three children to mark
Father’s Day. The photo, taken by Millie Pilkington, shows Prince
William with Prince George (9), Princess Charlotte (8) and Prince
Louis (5) on the Windsor Estate…
A pat down the neck for Noble as The King congratulates his Mountie on a job well done
17th June 2023
The King was pictured giving his mare,
Noble, a pat down the neck on Saturday after the duo returned to
Buckingham Palace following the Birthday Parade. Noble, a
seven-year-old mare, was gifted to The King by the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police earlier this…
A salute to The King from the Duke of Kent as the senior royals attend Trooping the Colour
17th June 2023
The Duke of Kent was amongst the senior
royals in attendance at Trooping the Colour on Saturday in Central
London. The annual event, which celebrates the monarch’s official
birthday, also saw the traditional balcony appearance in the early
afternoon. As The King arrived back at the palace, some members of
The Royal Family gathered on the balcony to greet the monarch.
Amongst them…
Princess Charlotte appeared to enjoy
every moment of Trooping the Colour as she watched the parade from
a balcony with the Duchess of Edinburgh. The Princess of Wales,
Colonel of the Irish Guards, was sitting on the dais on the parade
ground with The Queen and the Duke of…
The Duke of Edinburgh has taken part in
The King’s Birthday Parade on horseback for the first time. In his
role as Colonel of the London Guards, the Prince took part in the
procession alongside King Charles, the Prince of Wales and the
Princess Royal who were also…
The King becomes the first monarch to ride on horseback at Trooping the Colour since 1986
17th June 2023
The King has become the first reigning
monarch to ride in Trooping the Colour on horseback since 1986.
King Charles, who is 74-years-old, decided to ride in the parade
instead of travelling to Horse Guards Parade in a carriage. Queen
Elizabeth II was the last monarch to ride at Trooping nearly 40
years ago in 1986. The King was joined on horseback by the royal
Colonels – the Prince…
Fundraiser born in reign of King George V is oldest person recognised in Charles III's first birthday Honours list
17th June 2023
A charity worker who was born when King
George V was on the throne has been awarded the British Empire
Medal in the first Birthday Honours List of the reign of King
Charles III. Joan Willett, who is 106 years old, is recognised for
decades of fundraising for the British…
Some of the best known actors in the
United Kingdom have been recognised in the first King’s Birthday
Honours List of the reign of Charles III. Ahead of Trooping the
Colour, the celebration of the Sovereign’s Official Birthday, the
Honours List has been…
The King has appointed The Queen as a
member of the Order of the Thistle. The Order is the highest honour
in Scotland. Queen Camilla is now one of sixteen knights of the
Order. His Majesty appointed Her Majesty on June 16th 2023 with
immediate effect. The Order of the Thistle was established under
statutory foundation in 1687, during the reign of King James II
(James VII in Scotland).
