Coronation of King Charles III - 6 May 2023

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"Inside Queen Camilla's
sweet relationship with her 'very special' rescue dog Beth
after her 'much loved companion' passed away."

Inside Queen Camilla's sweet relationship with dog Beth

Her Majesty, 77, adopted Beth from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, in South London, in 2011 and fellow Jack Russell terrier Bluebell joined the family the following year.

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King Charles and Queen Camilla Host Annual Diplomatic Corps Reception at Buckingham Palace

Queen Camilla chose an aquamarine tiara for the evening.

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At Horse Guards Parade this morning, The King, alongside the Prince and Princess of Wales, welcomed Their Highnesses The Amir and Sheikha Jawaher to the UK

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Queen Camilla reveals why she has had to scale down Qatar state visit

The 77-year-old is suffering from post-viral fatigue and missed the outdoor parts of the Qatari visit to London today after being urged by her doctors to take more time to recover.

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Pneumonia, slow recovery.

 

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David and Victoria Beckham attend King's banquet for the Emir of Qatar

King Charles and Queen Camilla hosted a dazzling reception at Buckingham Palace in honour of the Qatari royals - after they arrived in London for a two-day state visit.

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"King Charles
delights US tourists
with impromptu walkabout in Notting Hill
as he stops to chat in the rain after visiting aid volunteers."

King Charles delights tourists with impromptu Notting Hill walkabout

His Majesty was visiting St Peter's Church in the upmarket area of London made internationally famous by the eponymous Richard Curtis movie to thank aid volunteers.

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"Bonjour Brigitte!
Queen Camilla attends book awards ceremony with French First Lady -
after revealing she's recovering from pneumonia."

Queen Camilla attends book awards ceremony with Brigitte Macron

Despite still recovering from a bout of pneumonia, the Queen, 77, joined the First Lady of France, 71, at the French Ambassador's Residence in London for the Entente Littéraire Prize ceremony.

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Queen Elizabeth II once conducted her children's bath time while wearing her crown "to get used to how heavy it is" ahead of her coronation, King Charles III has revealed.

Her eldest son gave an insight into her practical attitude during a recent meeting with a group of Canadian women who had traveled to London for Elizabeth's coronation in 1953.

New documentary Coronation Girls follows 12 of the original 50 coronation girls as they returned to London ahead of the king's coronation in 2023 and during a tour of Buckingham Palace they had a surprise audience with the monarch.

Coronation Girls brought back together a group of Canadian women who were sponsored back in the 1950s to travel by boat to London for Elizabeth's coronation.

It showed them reminisce about how their lives have changed on a return visit to Britain, where they got a tour of Buckingham Palace and received an unexpected visit from the king.

He also shared his own memories of Elizabeth's coronation day: "My grandmother explained things to me while I was there. I can remember quite a lot—particularly what I was dressed in and what the barber did to me before."

Queen Elizabeth II did bath time in her crown, Charles reveals

King Charles III explains in a new documentary that he still vividly recalls how his mother came up with a novel way to prepare for her coronation back in 1953.

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"Queen of Christmas!

Camilla invites children with life-limiting conditions
to meet Santa
and decorate a tree in Clarence House.

During the event,
which has become a long-standing festive tradition,
the Queen chatted with children, decorated a Christmas tree, and handed out beautifully wrapped presents."

Queen invites children to Clarence House to meet Santa

Queen Camilla welcomed children with life-limiting conditions and their families to Clarence House to meet Santa Claus and to help decorate a Christmas tree in the library.

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Prince Andrew urged to 'do right' and uninvite himself from Christmas

Prince Andrew has been urged to uninvite himself from public-facing Christmas events this year, following revelations of his relationship with an alleged Chinese spy.

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New humiliation: Andrew may never appear in public with royals again

After discussing the issue with his ex-wife, Sarah, Duchess of York , the beleaguered duke made up his mind yesterday to give the annual celebrations in Norfolk a miss.

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Not a happy thought, IMO.

RICHARD EDEN: Andrew could still be our monarch if disaster strikes

Prince Andrew is considered such an embarrassment to the royals that Palace insiders told the Press this week he should withdraw from public view over Christmas.

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Both Prince Andrew and Prince Harry could ascend the throne as things stand.

The article is for subscribers but the headline is worth reading on its own.

 

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"The Royal Family's Christmas
has barely changed in the past 100 years -
they all cherish tradition
and see no reason why things should change with the times.
Nothing is left to the last minute...

The Christmas Day speech
is filmed a few weeks before.

The Royal Family's Christmas has barely changed in the last 100 years

Recipients can tell their standing with The King and Queen by the way in which their cards are signed, and the King's Speech is recorded in December, just weeks before Christmas.

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There are changes this year.

The Wales branch of the family are not attending Sandringham but staying at Anmer Hall, with the extended Middleton family, for the holidays. They also did not attend King Charles Christmas luncheon with extended royal family members.

Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson are staying at Royal Lodge.

For the first time, the extended family of Queen Camilla ARE attending the festivities at Sandringham.

Interesting.

 

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King crowned second hardest-working royal of 2024, despite cancer diagnosis

The monarch has weekly treatment yet took part in 186 royal engagements, only second to the Princess Royal

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However, despite the illness the King has retained his ranking of second place, having taken part in 186 royal engagements, while his sister, Princess Anne, was first, with 217 engagements.

The third hardest-working royal was named as the Duke of Gloucester, who had the biggest increase in royal engagements this year, from 113 to 126.

He was followed by the King’s youngest brother, the Duke of Edinburgh, and his wife Sophie, who did 126 and 124 engagements respectively.

The Queen, who has continued with a full programme of public duties in the wake of her husband’s diagnosis, came in sixth with 95 engagements.

In total, the analysis showed the Princess of Wales has carried out 11 public engagements since her return, while the Prince has undertaken 71 this year as he stepped back from a full workload of duties to support his wife and their three children.

 

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There are changes this year.

The Wales branch of the family are not attending Sandringham but staying at Anmer Hall, with the extended Middleton family, for the holidays. They also did not attend King Charles Christmas luncheon with extended royal family members.

Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson are staying at Royal Lodge.

For the first time, the extended family of Queen Camilla ARE attending the festivities at Sandringham.

Interesting.

The Wales switch between which families they spend the Christmas with, and they'll be with the royal family on Christmas Day for the walkabout.

And we all know the issues with Andrew.

 

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The Wales switch between which families they spend the Christmas with, and they'll be with the royal family on Christmas Day for the walkabout.

And we all know the issues with Andrew.

Apparently, the Middleton family were invited to Sandringham by the King.

They declined.

I don’t get the impression there’s much ‘usual’ about this Christmas.

Most couples alternate between families but that’s not what the post was about.

 

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"Princess Anne
is the hardest-working royal of the year AGAIN -
as King Charles
takes second place despite cancer diagnosis."

Hardest working royal of 2024 is revealed - and it's a familiar name

Princess Anne has retained her title as the hardest working royal for 2024 as her brother King Charles III took second place despite undergoing treatment for cancer over the last year.

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"It's SAD-bury's!

After 170 years, King strips Cadbury of Royal Warrant -
despite it being the late Queen's favourite chocolate
that she would be gifted every Christmas."

After 170 years, King strips Cadbury of Royal Warrant

Queen Victoria awarded the top British exporter its warrant, but six monarchs later, it is to lose its globally recognised mark of excellence after the King chose not to renew it.

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"King Charles
arrives solo to Sunday church service
in Sandringham
ahead of hosting his
'biggest ever' family Christmas
at the Norfolk estate."

King Charles arrives for Sunday church service in Sandringham

The King has stepped out at a Sunday church service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham this morning - ahead of hosting his loved ones for Christmas.

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