Charles III’s day of destiny has arrived as the world prepares to watch the historic first coronation of a British monarch in 70 years at Westminster Abbey where Britain will hail its new King. The monarch had been heir since the age of three, and is now ready to finally …
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A flypast to mark King Charles’s Coronation could be cancelled due to a high chance of showers, according to the RAF. Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Wigston said there was a ’50/50′ chance of the flyover going ahead over The Mall and Buckingham Palace tomorrow due to a 70 per …
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Royal superfans have been soaked by torrential downpours today as the heavens opened up over London just a day before King Charles’s historic Coronation. Though the capital was drenched in heavy rain, spirits remained high as fans flock to the Mall to await the magnificent procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey …
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Dozens of royals and hundreds of other dignitaries attended the Queen’s Coronation in 1953. Yet only seven members of the Royal Family who were there on that incredible day in Westminster Abbey nearly 70 years ago are still alive, and not all will be at King Charles’s Coronation this weekend. Besides …
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From today (2 May 2023), Royal Mail will automatically redeliver parcels the next working day across the UK for customers who are not at home when posties attempt to deliver the first time. Under the new process, posties will automatically try to redeliver the next working day if the customer …
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Queen Elizabeth II’s ‘best friend’ Angela Kelly has an ‘unequalled’ knowledge of the royal household, royal experts have said, amid claims King Charles may have gifted her a house to avoid another memoir. Ms Kelly, the late Queen’s confidante and stylist for more than 20 years, is leaving her grace-and-favour …
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Thousands risk fines for celebrating Coronation if they hold royal street parties without getting permission from the council By Elizabeth Haigh Published: 06:43 EDT, 30 April 2023 | Updated: 06:57 EDT, 30 April 2023 Thousands of people could face fines for celebrating the Coronation of King Charles III next weekend …
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Royal Mail is also applying for a special postmark to be stamped on letters in honour of the occasion. It will run from April 28 until May 10, and will read: “Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla 6 May 2023.” The stamps, designed by Atelier Works, …
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Tourists outside Buckingham Palace, in London.Dominic Lipinski/The Associated Press Queen Elizabeth knew that Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. newspaper arm had been spying on her family and their friends, and authorized her staff to “draw a line” under the issue, according to an email released on Thursday in a lawsuit by her …
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This week in royal history was an eventful one, kicking off with the death of Wallis Simpson, on April 24, 1986. By then, at the age of 89, the widow of the former King Edward VIII had been bedbound for the best part of a decade. And yesterday marked not …
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