King Charles and Queen Camilla will spend
Christmas Day at Sandringham, the favourite festive retreat of
Queen Elizabeth II. Her Late Majesty often gathered her family
around her at her Norfolk home. Now, Buckingham Palace has
confirmed that His Majesty will celebrate his first Christmas as
Monarch at Sandringham. It’s not yet been confirmed which members
of the Royal Family will be…
Queen Elizabeth II's final money portrait to grace commemorative coin
24th November 2022
The Royal Mint has unveiled a new £2 coin
to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the coin. The new coin has the
same bi-metallic colouring as the first version released in 1997.
Following a decision to introduce the coin into circulation in
1994, artist Bruce Rushin won a…
Queen Camilla hosts a host of royals for landmark conference on sexual violence
24th November 2022
Queen Camilla is poised to welcome
royalty, dignitaries, experts and survivors to Buckingham Palace
when she hosts her first major reception for her work with violence
against women. Buckingham Palace announced that the Queen Consort
would host a reception during the…
This autumn marks many firsts for King
Charles III, including his first major speech to a foreign leader.
The 74-year-old hosted his first state banquet as King when South
African President Cyril Ramaphosa visited London. Not only is this
the first state banquet under The King’s reign, but it also marks
the first state visit of his reign. During his welcoming speech,
the monarch…
God Save The Queen? Confusion in Qatar as England football team have difficulty adapting to new National Anthem
23rd November 2022
A lot of people around the world have
experienced some difficulties adapting to the big change that was
the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Many lamented the loss of
stability and wisdom, and others remarked how much they would miss
her sense of humour. And, especially in…
The women of the Royal Family were
resplendent Tuesday evening for the first State Banquet of King
Charles III’s reign. Here’s a round-up of what everyone wore. Queen
Camilla The Queen debuted a new tiara for her first State Banquet
as Queen Consort, wearing the…
The Princess of Wales's tiara pick for the South African State Banquet
23rd November 2022
The Princess of Wales held herself to a
traditional dress code for the first State Banquet of King Charles
III’s reign, wearing the Queen Mary’s Lovers Knot Tiara. The Queen
Mary’s Lover’s Knot Tiara was commissioned by Queen Mary in 1913 as
a replica of the Cambridge Lover’s Knot Tiara, which was a stunning
tiara owned by some of her German relatives. In 1818, Prince
Adolphus…
The tiara chosen by Queen Camilla for the South African state banquet
23rd November 2022
King Charles and Queen Camilla are
hosting South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on a State Visit
from Tuesday, 22 November, to Thursday, 24 November. The first day
of the visit wrapped up with the King and Queen hosting their first
state banquet. The Queen wore a…
A Welsh wonder is the first sparkling surprise of the South African state visit
23rd November 2022
The Princess of Wales set the tone for
her first State Visit with her heightened role by harkening back to
the women who have held her position before. While meeting
President Ramaphosa of South Africa on Tuesday morning, Catherine
was spotted wearing the Prince of Wales…
A member of the House of Lords has
suggested that the Princess of Wales should be made a Counsellor of
State, allowing her to deputise for the Monarch if needed. Lord
Balfe, a Conservative peer, made the suggestion during a debate on
the proposed changes to the law governing who can act as Counsellor
of State. The bill is currently making its way through the Lords
following a request from King…
