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Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, now just an ordinary MP, today made a typical humorous Borisesque speech in the House of Commons honouring the Queen...

Charles will likely be very different as King as he was in all those decades as Prince of Wales, just as Johnson became far more serious and less clownish when he became PM. Charles now has the top job in the country and he'll take it seriously. It was the Queen, of course, who ensured that...

William and Kate named Prince and Princess of Wales During King Charles's speech earlier this evening, he announced his son William and his wife Catherine would become the new Prince and Princess of Wales. The King added the Prince of Wales title was one he had "been so greatly privileged to...

24 hours ago it seemed weird when people on the news were saying "the King" and "King Charles III". It also seemed like a fictional character in a book or movie. It just didn't seem real. Now, tonight, I'm just starting to get used to having King Charles III as Head of State.

What happens tomorrow? It's been an emotional day for many. The streets and the parks around Buckingham Palace, at Windsor Castle and Balmoral, have been thronged with members of the public, many bearing flowers and letters of condolence. So what happens on Saturday? At 10:00 BST, Charles...

King Charles III makes first speech to the nation as Sovereign

He's just finished making his first speech to the nation as King.

King Charles III wipes away tears as he returns to Buckingham Palace greeted by mourners

You're right - the monarch is supposed to be politically neutral and bipartisan publically - which is what Elizabeth II did well - whereas Charles has often written "spider letters" to politicians and other high profile figures airing his views on climate change and other matters. He cannot...

What's happening today? Today King Charles III will travel from Balmoral to London with his wife, Camilla, now Queen Consort. More details have yet to be confirmed, but here's what we can expect will happen throughout the day: The new King will hold an audience with Prime Minister Liz Truss...

Accession Council to convene for first time since 1952 to announce Charles III as King It is expected that Charles will be officially proclaimed King on Saturday. This will happen at St James's Palace in London, in front of a ceremonial body known as the Accession Council. This is made up of...

He's King now. He became King the moment his mother died. It's instantaneous.

Earlier this year, during her Platinum Jubilee, the Queen met another British icon - Paddington Bear...

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky shared his "deep sadness".

MPs to take oath to King Charles III on Saturday MPs will have an opportunity to pay tribute to the Queen in the House of Commons tomorrow. They will sit from midday in a session that's due to last until 22:00. There'll also be a rare Saturday sitting this weekend, where senior MPs will...

What a momentous week for the United Kingdom. A new Prime Minister and then a new Monarch two days later. Is that a record?

Thanks, T-Bones. Even my mother, who is no big Royalist, is upset at the news. She admired the Queen and the duty she served for 70 years. She was the greatest monarch this country has had in over 1000 years of monarchy.

New King expected to address the nation tomorrow Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent The next few days will see preparations for the Queen’s funeral and the transition to the reign of King Charles III. On Friday this is likely to include a gun salute, King Charles and Queen Camilla returning...

"God Save the King": The Prime Minister announces the death of the Queen

Prime Minister was told of Queen's death at 16:30 - official spokesman Liz Truss was informed of the Queen's death at 16:30, the Prime Minister's official spokesman has said. The Prime Minister was told the news by Cabinet Secretary Simon Case. Following her statement in Downing Street, Truss...