For years, King Charles III watched his
late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in a number of sovereign-specific
roles. In her later years, he began to fill in as her public duties
lessened. Now as monarch, His Majesty is about to take centre stage
with one of his new titles, the Sovereign of the Order of the
Garter. The Order of the Garter is the oldest and most senior Order
of Chivalry in Britain.
The arrival of a new baby in the House of
Windsor means a shuffle in the line of succession. Princess Eugenie
has given birth to her second child. Ernest Brooksbank is now
thirteenth in line, meaning others have moved down a spot. The
first thirty people in the line of…
Princess Eugenie announces birth of second child
6th June 2023
Princess Eugenie and her husband, Jack
Brooksbank, have welcomed a second son – and they took almost a
week to announce their happy news. Ernest George Ronnie Brooksbank
arrived on May 30th 2023 with his proud parents confirming the
addition to their family on June…
King Charles III has been given a warm
welcome to Romania as he begins a private stay in the country. As
His Majesty arrived in Zalan Valley, where he has a home, he was
greeted with kisses and curtsies as well as a gift of honey. Many
of his neighbours turned out to say hello as he arrived for his
break. They were clearly pleased to see him with several kissing
the king on both cheeks as…
Princess Beatrice’s attendance at the
Jordanian royal wedding laid to rest rumours that a popular tiara
had been sold. The 34-year-old princess wore her mother’s York
Diamond Tiara to the evening reception of Crown Prince Hussein and
Princess Rajwa in Annam on…
As part of a new official partnership
with YouTube, The Earthshot Prize will work to produce content to
inspire viewers to take against climate change through stories or
urgent optimism from around the world. The content will be created
to reach a broader international…
The Prince’s Trust is dropping former
This Morning host Phillip Schofield as an ambassador after the TV
personality admitted to an affair with a younger male colleague,
and a subsequently lying to cover up the relationship. The charity,
founded by The King when he was Prince of Wales said it is “no
longer appropriate” to work with Schofield following his recent
admissions. The…
King Charles III has presented a special
honour to over 150 members of the Royal Navy who took part in the
funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. His Majesty bestowed the Royal
Victorian Order on service personnel who took part in the funeral
processions for Queen Elizabeth in…
The first Trooping the Colour of the
reign of King Charles III is just weeks away and rehearsals have
started in London. Under bright blue skies, in the last days of
May, troops began to practice for the spectacular ceremony with
crowds gathering to take a look. Sgt…
The link between the two monarchs goes
back to Queen Victoria, who is the great-great-great-grandmother to
King Charles (through his mother, Queen Elizabeth II) and
great-great-grandmother of King Carl XVI Gustaf through both his
mother and father through two of Victoria’s sons, Prince Arthur,
Duke of Connaught and Strathearn and Prince Leopold, Duke of
Albany. Queen Victoria’s eldest son…

