LONDON: Soaring inflation has hit the finances of the British royals, pushing up expenditure, Buckingham Palace said, as it revealed King Charles had ordered the heating in royal homes to be turned down to cut emissions. The annual Sovereign Grant report, which details the royals' taxpayer-funded
London: King Charles III was anointed and crowned on Saturday in Britain’s biggest ceremonial event for seven decades, a sumptuous display of pageantry dating back 1,000 years. In front of a congregation of about 100 world leaders and a television audience of millions, the Archbishop of
London: King Charles will hold a reception on Friday for world leaders gathered in London for his coronation this weekend, the biggest ceremonial event to be staged in Britain for 70 years. Charles, 74, and his wife Camilla will be crowned at London's Westminster Abbey in
London: The crown has been resized. The troops are prepared for the biggest military procession in 70 years. The Gold State Coach is ready to roll. Now it’s time for the show. King Charles III will be crowned Saturday at Westminster Abbey in an event full of
London: After waiting longer than any British heir to become monarch, King Charles has quietly settled into his new role with little of the drama some commentators had expected, but with family divisions and some fundamental issues still looming. The 74-year-old Charles, who will be formally
London: The Stone of Scone, the coronation stone upon which monarchs in Britain have been crowned for centuries, reached London after a journey from Scotland in a special carrier made from Scottish oak, ahead of King Charles' coronation next week. Also known as the Stone of
London: King Charles III lives in a palace, travels in a chauffeur-driven Bentley and is one of Britain’s richest men, but he’s similar to many of his subjects in one very basic way: His family life is complicated — very complicated. There’s a second wife, an
London: Most Britons want to keep the monarchy but King Charles III lacks support from young people, a new poll suggested Monday, less than two weeks before his coronation. Fifty-eight percent of respondents backed retaining the monarchy, compared to 26 percent in favour of an elected
London: King Charles III for the first time has signaled support for research into the British monarchy’s ties to slavery after a document showed an ancestor with shares in a slave-trading company, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said. Charles takes the issue “profoundly seriously” and academics will
London: The UK capital is preparing to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III on May 6 with a range of events, including in Carnaby, London’s fashion and dining destination. In the district’s Kings Court, more than 25 dining experiences are on offer for those celebrating