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With one week to go until the Coronation of King Charles III, the new anointing screen has been revealed. The screen will keep the private ceremony of anointing the new monarch with holy oil away from others' gazes. The screen depicts a tree with 56 leaves, each one representating a member of...

The new monarch's cypher and crown appears on the new Standards and Colours The Life Guards and the Grenadier Guards have been part of the Sovereign’s personal troops since before the Restoration of the Monarchy. Yesterday, alongside the Royal Navy and the King’s Colour Squadron of the Royal...

The Stone of Destiny (aka the Stone of Scone) is returning to England for the first time in more than a quarter of a century, where it will play a key role in the coronation, amid tight security. At Edinburgh Castle on Thursday a special ceremony was held to mark the legendary stone - which has...

On Saturday 6th May King Charles III will become the 39th monarch to be crowned in Westminster Abbey since King William I's coronation on Christmas Day 1066. As has been the case for centuries, the new monarch will receive his Crown, Orb and Spectre whilst seated on the ornately decorated...

The King and Queen Consort have joined Ukraine’s ambassador to the UK Vadym Prystaiko and his wife Inna in Liverpool to mark the twinning of the city’s Central Library with the Regional Scientific Library in Odesa. Their Majesties were greeted on arrival by brass band EuroBrass, before unveiling...

The King and Queen Consort (who will be titled as the Queen after her Coronation on Saturday next week) have visited the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool where the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest is to be held a week after their coronations. The UK is hosting the Eurovision Song Contest for the first...

A chocolate bust of King Charles III has been created ahead of his Coronation by American company Mars Wrigley. King Charles III's Coronation, the first British coronation in most people's lifetimes, is on Saturday next week. The Coronation will see an extra Bank Holiday Monday this month in...

Photos have been released by Buckingham Palace to mark the 5th birthday of Prince Louis, the youngest child of the Prince and Princess of Wales. The King's grandson was born on 23rd April (St George's Day) 2018. He is the fourth in line to the Throne after Prince William, Prince George and...

Proclaimers removed from King's Coronation playlist 23 April 2023 BBC News The Scottish rock duo's hit was removed from the UK Government's Coronation playlist The Proclaimers have been removed from an official King's Coronation playlist after they were criticised for their anti-royal views...

The RAF's new Jackal drone is the work of Flyby Technology, a UK startup founded by former RAF and Royal Navy fighter pilot Jon Parker.

If you’re having a get-together or helping plan a street party for the King's coronation, you might want to put quiche on the menu. It was hand-picked by King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla to be the official party food for the coronation next month. The recipe includes spinach, broad...

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King's coronation: Thousands from armed forces to take part Military personnel from across the UK have been requested to take part in the 6 May coronation By Jasmine Andersson BBC News Sunday 16th April 2023 More than 6,000 armed forces members will take part in King Charles's coronation...

King Charles III has visited Royal Military Training Academy in Sandhurst, Berkshire, for the first time since becoming the British military's Commander-in-Chief. The King inspected the 200th Royal Military Academy Sandhurst’s Sovereign’s Parade, presenting the new Colours and Sovereign’s...

Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Take That are among the stars to perform at the Coronation concert. The Coronation concert will take place in the grounds of Windsor Castle with 20,000 in attendance on Sunday 7th May, the day after the Coronation, during the Coronation Bank Holiday weekend in...

In a long speech in Washington DC, former British PM Liz Truss says that French President Macron visiting China is a sign of French weakness...

Model Twiggy Lawson has led the tributes to designer Dame Mary Quant, who has died aged 93. The fashion legend passed away "peacefully at home in Surrey", her family announced on Thursday. Dame Mary was credited with popularising the miniskirts that helped define the Swinging '60s. Twiggy...

Huge respect to anybody on these aircraft who didn't soil their pants as they struggled to land at London's Heathrow Airport while Storm Noa struck...

Keswick mountain rescuers aid men who had taken 'magic mushrooms' BBC News Tuesday 11th April 2023 Rescuers said they had to walk the men to safety after two of the party became unwell after taking magic mushrooms A group of men who had taken magic mushrooms during a valley visit had to be...

As his mother lay dying at Balmoral, the then Prince Charles sought solace by foraging for mushrooms on his estate at Royal Deeside.