British Royals

King Charles III's important and overlooked remark on visit to Northern Ireland

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20th March 2025
King Charles made a significant remark during an important meeting in Northern Ireland. The King arrived in Belfast for his first visit since 2023 and one of his first engagements was an audience with the First Minister of Northern Ireland, Michelle O’Neill of Sinn Fein. At the meeting, King Charles greeted the First Minister in Irish, telling her “Tráthnóna maith, a Chéad…
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Why did King Charles wield a sword at a meeting with top officials from Canada?

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14th March 2025
Charles III, King of Canada, has welcomed the Usher of the Black Rod of the Senate of Canada to Buckingham Palace. The King held an audience with Usher of the Black Rod of the Senate of Canada Gregory Peters, as well as the Speaker of the Senate of Canada, Raymonde Gagne. The Canadian Senate commissioned a new ceremonial sword to mark the King’s reign; His Majesty presented Peters…
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The rarely seen royal rubies just chosen for a surprise showing at an important event

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11th March 2025
The Royal Family often choose red, white and blue for events around Commonwealth Day for pretty obvious reasons but one duchess just gave a masterclass in flag dressing with the help of some rarely seen jewels. The Duchess of Gloucester joined King Charles, Queen Camilla and the Prince and Princess of Wales at Westminster Abbey for the Commonwealth Day service and turned to some sparkling gems…
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The curious case of the Royal Family's surname: is Meghan really Sussex now or is that Mountbatten-Windsor?

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9th March 2025
There were several surprises for those turning on the new lifestyle programme fronted by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. One of them was the bizarre sight of The King’s daughter in law pouring pretzels from one plastic bag to another. Another came as Meghan chatted with Mindy Kaling, a friend of the duchess but not apparently so close that she didn’t know one rather basic thing about her…
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