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Part 1 It's 14th November 1948 and the destiny of this baby boy is set; he will one day rule the land. Grandson of the monarch King George VI and the firstborn of the heir Princess Elizabeth, clearly it was a childhood like no other. Find out about his early years at school, prepping for the...

The King has accepted the role of Commissioner-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). His Majesty Charles III was presented with a special commemorative sword and a horse called Noble at Windsor Castle. This year also marks the 150th anniversary of the RCMP.

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...

Crazy how NATO thinks the best way to deal with Russia is to let Finland join. It's like we've trodden on the Bear's toes and when it's lashed out in response we've responded by poking it in the eye. "Oh, so Russia is angry that NATO and the EU have courted bordering country Ukraine? What...

A 93-year-old veteran of the flypast at the 1953 Coronation has urged the pilots taking part next month to make sure they enjoy the occasion. Retired Squadron Leader Terrance Devey Smith was the guest of honour at RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire on Tuesday 25 April for a rehearsal of the event...

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...

A week after the Coronation of its new monarch, the United Kingdom will be hoping that it will win the Eurovision Song Contest for the sixth time (one of the most successful Eurovision nations) and the first time since 1997, with the song "I Wrote A Song" by Mae Muller. The UK is the host...

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...

Pete & Bas - "Dents in a Peugeot" (2019) Pete heard his granddaughter playing hip-hop on his car radio. He enjoyed it so much he told his friend Bas about it. As a result, they released their debut single "Shut Ya Mouth" on YouTube and they've become more successful since.

You've got to love the fact that a group of guys (Australian band Midnight Oil), who are descended from British convicts, convicts who did their nefarious deeds when Australia was a vast British penal colony, wrote a song which basically ponders: "Why are we here in Australia?" Maybe they...

The rebellious Scots should remember that the King's grandmother - Queen Elizabeth - was a Scot who was born at Glamis Castle. King Charles III was said to have been closer to her growing up than he was to her daughter and his mother Queen Elizabeth II. The now King Charles III described his...

The hit that was removed from the King's Coronation playlist of British artists... The Proclaimers - "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" (1988)

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...

Both the twins are still alive. And they've just fallen out of favour with the King.

Pet Shop Boys - "The Lost Room" (2023) The video features scenes from the 1966 West German movie "Young Törless".