Christmas is going to be a little different this year for the royal family as this will mark their first holiday season without Queen Elizabeth. This year, the British royals will reunite for the first time in two years after celebrating Christmas separately due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It marks […]
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Queen Elizabeth Found a Way to Include Her Beloved Corgi in Her Wedding to Prince Philip
Queen Elizabeth’s love for her various corgis over the years was well documented, but thanks to a new book, The Corgi and the Queen, a secret detail about how she incorporated her favorite dog into her wedding day has come to light. The forthcoming picture book by Caroline Perry celebrates […]
Camilla Honors Both Queens Elizabeth in Her First Speech as Queen Consort
Queen Consort Camilla was previously fond of giving short speeches at various charity events, but in the two months since the death of Queen Elizabeth II, she refrained from stepping to the lectern. But on Thursday, Camilla gave her first speech as queen consort while presenting the Queen’s Commonwealth Essay […]
“It Would Be Torturous”: Why King Charles Has No Plans to Watch Season 5 of The Crown
When I sat down with the queen’s late cousin Lady Elizabeth Anson several years ago as The Crown was enjoying the peak of its popularity, I asked her whether the queen had watched the Netflix series. Surrounded by her prized collection of ornamental eggs in the sitting room of her […]
King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla Honor Remembrance Day With a Few Modern Traditions
It’s been two months since King Charles III ascended to the throne, and the royal family has begun to solidify a new set of traditions for his reign. One annual easter egg from the reign of Queen Elizabeth II is still in full force. The palace social media have changed […]
With Liz Truss’s Resignation, King Charles III Passes His First Major Test
On Wednesday, while Truss was canceling a scheduled visit to a defense-technology manufacturing company due to “government business,” the king was on hand at Buckingham Palace to greet Félix Tshisekedi, the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, who was in London to speak at a summit organized by the […]
Charles and William Plan for the Monarchy After the Queen’s Death
The king’s speech, delivered to the nation by King Charles III soon after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, was the most important address of Charles’s life. Speaking from the Blue Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace, where the queen addressed the nation for many of her Christmas messages, […]
Queen Victoria’s Funeral Was Almost a Majestic Mess
Years before Queen Elizabeth II passed away at her beloved Balmoral on September 8, 2022, the state plans for her death, dubbed Operation London Bridge, were already concrete. This foresight, so typical of the queen’s pragmatic, no-nonsense personality, was a far cry from the confusion that greeted the death of […]
World Dignitaries Arrive in London Ahead of Queen’s Funeral
A guest list of 500 royals and foreign heads of government meet in London ahead of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral on Monday. So far, world leaders spotted in London include U.S. President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese […]
Buckingham Palace Releases New Details About Queen’s Funeral
On Friday, the Queen’s children will hold a Vigil of the Princes, a royal tradition where they’ll stand guard beside the coffin of their late relative, ahead of the late monarch’s state funeral on Monday. During the funeral, the Queen’s coffin will be taken by state gun carriage from the […]
Princess Anne Will “Absolutely” Be a Part of King Charles’ Streamlined Monarchy
It was the saddest of homecomings: Her Majesty the Queen bid a final farewell to Scotland when her coffin was flown from her beloved Scotland back to England. She will lie at rest overnight at Buckingham Palace before she lies in state at Westminster Hall for three days beginning tomorrow. […]
How the Royal Family Is Mourning Queen Elizabeth
People began to gather across the U.K. when news broke of the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday. In the days since, well-wishers have left flowers, tribute poems, and even marmalade sandwiches in honor of the late monarch. Though King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla have done plenty […]