Royal news – latest: Meghan addresses Charles letter claim as Camilla’s ex invited to coronation
The classic song “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” by the Proclaimers has been removed from King Charles III’s coronation playlist over the Scottish band’s anti-monarchy views.
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), who created the official playlist, removed the track after receiving complaints about Craig and Charlie Reid’s republican stance, it has been reported.
Meanwhile, Meghan Markle has denied reports claiming that her decision not to attend her father-in-law’s coronation was influenced by correspondence between herself and the then-Prince of Wales.
On Friday (21 April), it was reported that the Duchess of Sussex had written to Charles about unconscious bias within the royal family. The letter was allegedly sent in the aftermath of Harry and Meghan’s appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show in March 2021.
“The Duchess of Sussex is going about her life in the present, not thinking about correspondence from two years ago related to conversations from four years ago,” a statement issued by the Sussexes read. “Any suggestion otherwise is false and frankly ridiculous.
Meanwhile, Camilla’s ex-husband Andrew Parker Bowles will be attending the 6 May coronation.
The pair were married for 22 years before they divorced in 1995. Camilla married the then-Prince of Wales in 2005.
One of Camilla’s Queen Companions, the Marchioness of Lansdowne told the publication of Camilla’s relationship with her ex-husband: “Through adversity, they’ve kept a really good family ethic. It helps with their children and grandchildren.”
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Monday 24 April 2023 07:31 , Ellie Muir
Meghan Markle has denied reports claiming that her decision not to attend Charles’s coronation was influenced by correspondence between herself and the then-Prince of Wales.
On Friday (21 April), it was reported that the Duchess of Sussex had written to Charles about unconscious bias within the royal family.
The letter was allegedly sent in the aftermath of Harry and Meghan’s appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show in March 2021, per a report by the Daily Telegraph.
Responding to the reports, the Sussexes have issued a statement that was shared via royal commentator Omid Scobie’s Twitter account.
“The Duchess of Sussex is going about her life in the present, not thinking about correspondence from two years ago related to conversations from four years ago,” their statement read. “Any suggestion otherwise is false and frankly ridiculous. Responding to the reports, the Sussexes have issued a statement that was shared via royal commentator Omid Scobie’s Twitter account.
“The Duchess of Sussex is going about her life in the present, not thinking about correspondence from two years ago related to conversations from four years ago,” their statement read. “Any suggestion otherwise is false and frankly ridiculous.
“We encourage tabloid media and various royal commentators to stop the exhausting circus that they alone are creating.”
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Meghan Markle criticises ‘frankly ridiculous’ coronation claim
Latest hearing in Prince Harry’s legal battle with UK press to begin today
09:00 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain
The latest hearing in a number of legal battles being fought by the Duke of Sussex against UK press organisations is due to take place at the High Court in London.
Harry is suing News Group Newspapers (NGN), publisher of The Sun and the now-defunct News Of The World, over alleged unlawful information gathering at its titles.
NGN will ask a judge to throw out the case, as well as a similar claim brought against the publisher by actor Hugh Grant.
Lawyers for the publisher are expected to argue at a hearing on Tuesday, before Mr Justice Fancourt, that Harry‘s claim was made too late and should be struck out.
The hearing is expected to last three days and the judge will determine whether their claims will progress to a trial, which is due to be heard in January next year.
The claim is one of a number of legal actions currently being brought by the duke, who appeared in person at the High Court last month for a preliminary hearing against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), publisher of The Mail and Mail On Sunday.
He is also expected to give evidence at a trial over allegations of unlawful information against tabloid publisher Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), due to begin next month, with Harry due to appear in court in June.
The publisher of titles including The Mirror, The Sunday Mirror and The Sunday People, MGN has previously settled a number of claims against it in relation to unlawful information gathering, as has NGN.
The Duke of Sussex is involved in other litigation against newspapers and is bringing two separate legal actions against ANL, one over The Mail On Sunday’s coverage of his judicial review against the Home Office about his security arrangements for his family when they are visiting the UK.
The other is over alleged unlawful information gathering at ANL titles, which is being brought alongside other high-profile figures including Baroness Doreen Lawrence and Sir Elton John.
Hearings took place last month in both of his legal actions against ANL and rulings are awaited in each.
Harry has been outspoken in his criticism of the British press, most recently in his memoir Spare and in a number of television interviews.
Tuesday’s hearing is due to start at 10.30am.
Proclaimers song removed from King’s coronation playlist
Monday 24 April 2023 15:34 , Kate Ng
A classic song by the Proclaimers has been removed from King Charles III’s coronation playlist after complaints were received over their anti-monarchy views.
The track, “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)”, will no longer feature on the official celebration playlist, according to a report.
The playlist is compiled by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. It includes other tracks such as “Daddy Cool” by Boney M, “Come Together” by The Beatles, and “Our House” by Madness.
It previously included Dizzee Rascal’s “Dance Wiv Me”, but DCMS removed the song after members of the public pointed out that the grime artist was convicted of assaulting his ex-fiancee.
Craig and Charlie Reid of the Proclaimers, who are Scottish, have made their republican views clear over the years.
Last year, Charlie spoke out in support of Symon Hill, who shouted: “Who elected him?” during a proclamation ceremony for the King in Oxford.
He was taken away from the event in a police van and he was charged with using threatening or abusive words, or disorderly behaviour. His case was later dropped.
Former royal butler explains how Camilla will be feeling ahead of coronation
Monday 24 April 2023 14:00 , Ellie Muir
Although King Charles III has been preparing for his coronation his entire life, Queen Consort Camilla’s trajectory has been rather different.
Because her life has taken such a different turn, the couple’s former butler has predicted that Camilla will be “nervous” on the day both she and the King are crowned.
From their 6 May coronation, Camilla will be known as Queen Camilla. Her new title was confirmed in the official coronation invitiations, which was designed by Andrew Jamieson.
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Former royal butler explains how Camilla will be feeling ahead of coronation
Sarah Ferguson reveals why she was not invited to King’s coronation: ‘You’re either in or out’
Monday 24 April 2023 13:00 , Ellie Muir
Sarah Ferguson has broken her silence about why she wasn’t invited to King Charles III’s coronation next month.
The 63-year-old book author confirmed that she wouldn’t be attending the event at Westminster Abbey on 6 May during Thursday’s episode of ITV’sGood Morning Britain. She said she didn’t get an invitation and wasn’t offended about it, as she and Prince Andrew, who is the son of the late Queen Elizabeth II, have been divorced since 1996.
“It’s a state occasion and being divorced, I don’t think you can have it both ways,” she said. “I am divorced, and I’m really loving being divorced to my ex-husband, not from my ex-husband, it’s quite a differentiate.”
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Sarah Ferguson reveals why she was not invited to King’s coronation
Fans praise Prince William’s sweet comment about Kate Middleton during Birmingham visit
Monday 24 April 2023 12:30 , Ellie Muir
Fans are praising Prince William for making a sweet comment about his wife Kate Middleton during the couple’s walkabout in Birmingham, England.
On Thursday, the Prince and Princess of Wales attended a few royal engagements in the city and even paid a visit to an Indian street food restaurant. The pair also greeted members of the public.
In a video shared to Twitter by Free Radio News, William could be seen shaking hands with and saying hello to fans in the crowd. After greeting the royal, one fan gushed about Kate’s attire: “That is an amazing outfit Kate has got on!” she said.
Fans praise Prince William’s sweet comment about Kate Middleton in Birmingham
Kate Middleton hints at what she’s wearing for King’s coronation
Monday 24 April 2023 11:30 , Ellie Muir
Kate Middleton gave a hint about what her outfit for King Charles III’s coronation will be during a recent conversation with ITV host Alison Hammond.
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Kate Middleton hints at what she’s wearing for King’s coronation
Sarah Ferguson comments on what Princess Diana would have thought of Harry and Meghan
Monday 24 April 2023 11:00 , Ellie Muir
The subtle sign King Charles is unhappy or stressed: ‘You would probably never notice’
Monday 24 April 2023 10:30 , Ellie Muir
A former royal butler who previously worked for King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla has revealed how to tell when the monarch is displeased.
Grant Harrold, who worked for the then-Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall from 2004 to 2011, said he never saw the royal get “angry” but has seen him when he was stressed.
He said that now, even after more than a decade since he last worked for the couple, he can tell when the King is “unhappy” by simply watching him on television.
Kate Ng reports:
The subtle sign King Charles is unhappy or stressed
Tom Parker Bowles rejects Prince Harry attack on Camilla: ‘I don’t care what anyone says’
Monday 24 April 2023 10:00 , Ellie Muir
Tom Parker Bowles, son of Queen Consort Camilla, has hit back at Prince Harry’s claim that his mother played an “end game” to become Queen.
Parker Bowles is the eldest child of Camilla and Andrew Parker Bowles, who were married from 1973 to 1995. They also share daughter Laura Rose Lopes (née Parker Bowles).
On Thursday 20 April, the 48-year-old British food writer appeared on The News Agents podcast where he discussed Camilla’s marriage to Charles, insisting that she just “married the person she loved”.
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Tom Parker Bowles rejects Prince Harry attack on Camilla
Queen Camilla’s coat of arms updated ahead of coronation
Monday 24 April 2023 09:30 , Ellie Muir
The Queen Consort’s coat of arms has been updated to reflect her husband becoming King.
Camilla’s coat of arms was first granted by the late Queen in 2005 to mark her 58th birthday that year, but now has new elements befitting the wife of the monarch.
The College of Arms outlined the changes in its April newsletter: “At Buckingham Palace on February 21, His Majesty The King granted arms to Her Majesty Queen Camilla by Warrant.
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Queen Camilla’s coat of arms updated ahead of coronation
How Prince Archie ‘will celebrate his fourth birthday’ on Coronation Day
Monday 24 April 2023 09:00 , Ellie Muir
Prince Archie’s fourth birthday, which coincides with Coronation Day, will reportedly be celebrated with a “low-key” party at Harry and Meghan’s home in California.
On 12 April, Buckingham Palace announced that Harry will attend the coronation of King Charles III and Camilla on 6 May. Meanwhile, Meghan will remain in Montecito with their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
It is believed that Archie’s fourth birthday – which falls on 6 May, the same day as the coronation – was one of the factors that informed the couple’s decision.
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How Prince Archie ‘will celebrate his fourth birthday’ on Coronation Day
Prince William ‘has no interest’ in speaking to Prince Harry before King’s coronation
Monday 24 April 2023 08:30 , Ellie Muir
Prince William reportedly has “no interest” in speaking to Prince Harry before King Charles and Camilla’s coronation next month.
The Duke of Sussex wrote about their fraught relationship in his memoir Spare, which was released in January this year.
Harry alleged that William once “knocked me to the floor” during an argument about Meghan in 2019.
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Prince William ‘has no interest’ in speaking to Prince Harry before King’s coronation
Why Camilla’s ex-husband is attending the coronation
Monday 24 April 2023 08:00 , Ellie Muir
Camilla’s ex-husband Andrew Parker Bowles will be present at Westminster Abbey for her and King Charles III’s coronation ceremony next month.
The Queen Consort was married to Parker Bowles for 22 years before they divorced in 1995. The following year, he married Rosemary Pitman who died from cancer in 2010.
Meanwhile, Camilla married the then-Prince of Wales in 2005.
On Saturday (22 April), The Sunday Times reported that Parker Bowles, 83, will attend the swearing-in ceremony of his ex-wife, as the pair remain “joined at the hip”.
A friend of Parker Bowles told the publication: “He arranges so much for her. They have lunch together the whole time. He’s right in there. He was always, and still is, Camilla’s co-conspirator.”
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Why Camilla’s ‘naughty’ ex-husband is attending the coronation
Sarah Ferguson says the ‘spotlight’ needs to ‘come off’ Prince Andrew
Thursday 20 April 2023 17:00 , Ellie Muir
Sarah Ferguson has said that the spotlight needs to “come off” Prince Andrew in order for him to “rebuild” his life.
Prince Andrew was accused of sexual abuse by Virginia Giuffre, who claims that she was trafficked by convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The duke has vehemently denied the allegations and claimed he never met Giuffre.
He lost his HRH and royal titles as a result of the allegations and has not been a working royal since 2020.
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Sarah Ferguson says the ‘spotlight’ needs to ‘come off’ Prince Andrew
Camilla had no ‘end game’ to be Queen and married for love, her son insists
Thursday 20 April 2023 16:30 , Ellie Muir
The Queen Consort’s son has hit back at claims Camilla played an “end game” to become Queen – saying she “just married the person she loved”.
Tom Parker Bowles, speaking on The News Agents podcast, insisted: “I think change happens but I don’t care what anyone says – this wasn’t any sort of end game.
“She married the person she loved and this is what happened.”
His remarks counter allegations by his stepbrother the Duke of Sussex, who branded Camilla “dangerous” in his autobiography Spare and wrote how she played “the long game”, with a campaign aimed at marriage and “the crown”.
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Camilla had no ‘end game’ to be Queen and married for love, her son insists
‘It could save your life’: Prince William urges people to check potential signs of bowel cancer
Thursday 20 April 2023 16:00 , Ellie Muir
Sarah Ferguson comments on what Princess Diana would have thought of Harry and Meghan
Thursday 20 April 2023 15:00 , Ellie Muir
Former royal butler recounts ‘brilliant’ practical joke King Charles got involved in
Thursday 20 April 2023 14:30 , Ellie Muir
A former royal butler has reflected on King Charles III’s “amazing” sense of humour and recalled a practical joke played on him involving the monarch.
Grant Harrold worked for the King and Queen Consort Camilla from 2004 to 2011, when they held the titles of Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall.
Speaking during an event this week, Harrold recalled his first visit with the couple to the Castle of Mey in Caithness, on the north coast of Scotland.
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Former royal butler recounts hilarious practical joke King Charles ‘was in on’
King Charles breakfast habit debunked by former royal butler
Thursday 20 April 2023 14:00 , Kate Ng
A royal butler who used to work for King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla has debunked a rumour about the monarch’s breakfast habits.
Grant Harrold, who worked for the then-Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall from 2004 to 2011, was asked about a claim made in Jeremy Paxman’s 2006 book On Royalty.
The journalist claimed that Charles would have “a series of eggs was cooked and laid out in an ascending row of numbers” to determine which one he liked best - but Harrold doesn’t believe it.
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King Charles breakfast habit debunked by former royal butler
Queen’s decision to strip Prince Andrew’s HRH title was her final ‘self-sacrifice’, new documentary claims
Thursday 20 April 2023 13:00 , Kate Ng
The late Queen’s decision to remove the Duke of York’s HRH and military titles following his settlement of a lawsuit over alleged sexual abuse was her “final gesture of self-sacrifice”, a documentary has claimed.
Prince Andrew was accused of sexual abuse by Virginia Giuffre, who claims that she was trafficked by convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The duke has vehemently denied the allegations and claimed he never met Giuffre.
The late Queen Elizabeth II, who died last year, responded to the allegations by making the decision to remove his HRH titles.
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Queen’s decision to strip Andrew’s HRH title was her final ‘self-sacrifice’
Sarah Ferguson says the ‘spotlight’ needs to ‘come off’ Prince Andrew
Thursday 20 April 2023 12:00 , Kate Ng
Sarah Ferguson has said that the spotlight needs to “come off” Prince Andrew in order for him to “rebuild” his life.
The Duchess of York, also known to the public as Fergie, told the ITV hosts that the spotlight “needs to come off” the disgraced royal to allow him to “rebuild” his life following the sexual abuse allegations.
Ellie Muir reports:
Sarah Ferguson says the ‘spotlight’ needs to ‘come off’ Prince Andrew
Camilla will be ‘nervous’ and ‘terrified’ on coronation day, her former butler predicts
Thursday 20 April 2023 11:22 , Kate Ng
Although King Charles III has been preparing for his coronation his entire life, Queen Consort Camilla’s trajectory has been rather different.
Because her life has taken such a different turn, the couple’s former butler has predicted that Camilla will be “nervous” on the day both she and the King are crowned.
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Camilla will be ‘nervous’ and ‘terrified’ on coronation, her former butler predicts
King Charles to ‘mend’ family divisions as Prince Andrew brought in ‘from the cold’, report claims
Wednesday 19 April 2023 17:00 , Ellie Muir
King Charles III is using the coronation to heal family divisions, including reconciling with Prince Andrew, sources claim.
Sources have told The Telegraph that the King is using the coronation to “mend” family divisions, including bringing Andrew, the Duke of York in “from the cold”.
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King Charles to ‘mend’ family divisions as Prince Andrew brought in ‘from the cold’
Calligraphers hand-finish personalised invitations to King’s coronation
Wednesday 19 April 2023 16:30 , Ellie Muir
Calligraphers have been carefully putting the finishing touches to the personalised invitations for the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla.
Images released on the royal family’s official social media accounts show the names of recipients being transcribed by hand in “New Royal Blue” ink on the large, intricately-decorated invitations for the 6 May ceremony.
Among the invites pictured on the royal family’s Instagram account was one for Max Woosey, dubbed “the boy in the tent”, who raised more than £750,000 for North Devon Hospice by camping in his garden for three years.
His invitation was jointly addressed to his father Mark, who is accompanying him.
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Calligraphers hand-finish personalised invitations to King’s coronation
Lionel Richie shares most important lesson he’s learned about royal protocol ahead of King’s coronation
Wednesday 19 April 2023 16:00 , Ellie Muir
Lionel Richie has shared the most important lesson he learned about royal protocol ahead of his performance at King Charles III’s coronation in May.
The singer spoke about the upcoming coronation concert during a recent interview with E! News at the 2023 Breakthrough Prize ceremony on Saturday. When asked if he’s “well-versed” about the different rules within the British monarchy, Richie noted that this isn’t his first time around the royals, but there are still things for him to learn about royal protocol.
One thing that he’s always remembered was: “Be prepared, just be sure to just say sir and ma’am, forget everything else. Just remember sir and ma’am, and you kind of walk your way through.”
Amber Raiken reports:
Lionel Richie shares important lesson he learnt about royal protocol
King Charles ‘asked Katy Perry for selfie’ on behalf of private secretary
Wednesday 19 April 2023 15:30 , Ellie Muir
King Charles III “asked” Katy Perry to take a selfie with a member of his staff when they first met.
After the King’s former deputy private secretary, Scott Furssedonn-Wood, admitted to the King that his children “love” the singer, Charles decided to ask Perry on Furssedonn-Wood’s behalf.
It comes as Buckingham Palace announced that Katy Perry will be performing at the King’s coronation concert on 7 May.
The “I Kissed a Girl” singer will be joined by Take That and Lionel Ritchie, who were all announced as headliners for the coronation concert on Friday (14 April).
King Charles ‘asked Katy Perry for selfie’ on behalf of private secretary
Why Kate Middleton ‘resents’ Meghan Markle, according to a royal expert
Wednesday 19 April 2023 15:00 , Ellie Muir
Kate Middleton felt “resentment” towards Meghan Markle for causing her to miss Queen Elizabeth II’s final moments, according to the author of a new royal book.
Royal commentator Robert Jobson, who is the author of Our King: Charles III: The Man and the Monarch Revealed, made new claims about the late monarch’s family during a recent interview with Australian publication The Daily Telegraph. He noted that before the Queen died at her home in Scotland in September, immediate members of her family rushed to the city to see her.
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Why Kate Middleton ‘resents’ Meghan Markle
Coronation 2023: King Charles to swap royal robes for simple white shirt during anointment ceremony
Wednesday 19 April 2023 14:45 , Ellie Muir
The moment King Charles III is anointed during his coronation on 6 May will be one of “stillness and simplicity”, the Archbishop of Canterbury has said.
In his foreword for the official coronation souvenir programme, Justin Welby said the sacred ceremony will be “the only part of the ceremony the public will not see”.
He wrote of the “magnificence and pomp” of the historic occasion – Britain’s first coronation since that of the late Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 – but added: “In the midst of this glorious spectacle is a moment of stillness and simplicity.
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King Charles to swap royal robes for simple white shirt during anointment ceremony
Coronation Concert: Everything you need to know about King Charles’s musical celebration
Wednesday 19 April 2023 14:15 , Ellie Muir
King Charles III’s coronation is almost upon us, with a Bank Holiday weekend full of celebrations fast approaching.
The official coronation takes place on Saturday 6 May, with a coronation concert taking place the following evening on Sunday 7 May.
Staged at Windsor Castle and broadcast across the BBC, the concert will feature performances from Take That, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie.
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Everything you need to know about King Charles’s coronation concert
Media scrutiny played into Meghan’s decision not to attend coronation, report says
Wednesday 19 April 2023 13:58 , Kate Ng
The Duchess of Sussex’s decision not to attend the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla was influenced by potential media scrutiny, it has been claimed.
A source close to the Sussexes has claimed that Meghan “wants to be there to support” the King, but “the scrutiny she receives outweighs the support” from the media and the public.
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Calligraphers hand-finish personalised invitations to King’s coronation
Wednesday 19 April 2023 13:45 , Ellie Muir
Calligraphers have been carefully putting the finishing touches to the personalised invitations for the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla.
Images released on the royal family’s official social media accounts show the names of recipients being transcribed by hand in “New Royal Blue” ink on the large, intricately-decorated invitations for the 6 May ceremony.
Among the invites pictured on the royal family’s Instagram account was one for Max Woosey, dubbed “the boy in the tent”, who raised more than £750,000 for North Devon Hospice by camping in his garden for three years.
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Calligraphers hand-finish personalised invitations to King’s coronation
King Charles’s coronation quiche recipe sparks mixed reaction
Wednesday 19 April 2023 13:15 , Ellie Muir
King Charles III and Queen Camilla have chosen a quiche as their signature dish for the upcoming coronation, but the decision has received mixed reactions amidst an ongoing egg shortage in the United Kingdom.
Ahead of the King’s coronation on Saturday 6 May, the royal couple unveiled the recipe for their “coronation quiche” to be enjoyed at Big Lunch events being staged as part of the coronation. The recipe for the open-baked savoury tart includes spinach, broad beans, tarragon, cheese, and of course, eggs.
Meredith Clark reports:
King Charles’s coronation quiche recipe sparks mixed reaction
Royal photographer explains what we can expect from King Charles’ coronation
Wednesday 19 April 2023 12:45 , Ellie Muir
A royal photographer has revealed what the British public can expect to see as the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla unfolds on Saturday 6 May.
Tim Rooke, who has photographed the royal family for Shutterstock for the past 30 years, tells The Independent that he believes the coronation will have “all the pomp and significance you’d expect of a royal event” despite being significantly smaller than the 1953 coronation of the late Queen Elizabeth II.
He also shares a few of his favourite photographs of Charles and Elizabeth from his career.
Kate Ng reports:
Royal photographer explains what we can expect from King Charles’ coronation
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle handed ‘olive branch’ in King’s coronation programme
Wednesday 19 April 2023 12:10 , Ellie Muir
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are included in the official souvenir programme for the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
A family portrait from 2018 is featured, showing Charles and Camilla, then the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall; Prince William and Kate Middleton, previously the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and their three children.
It was taken to mark Charles’s 70th birthday in 2018 and came six months after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were married at St George’s Chapel in Windsor.
Kate Ng reports:
Harry and Meghan given ‘olive branch’ in King Charles’ coronation programme
Camilla ‘hurt’ to be branded ‘villain’ by Prince Harry, friend claims
Wednesday 19 April 2023 08:40 , Peony Hirwani
Queen Camilla was reportedly left “hurt” over being labelled “the villain” by Prince Harry in his memoir, a source has suggested.
In Spare, which was released in January, Prince Harry claimed that his stepmother leaked stories about the royal family to the media to bolster her image.
“I have complex feelings about gaining a step-parent who I thought had recently sacrificed me on her personal PR altar,” he wrote.
In a new interview, sources close to the Queen have been reflecting on her journey ahead of her coronation.
“Of course it bothers her, of course it hurts. But she doesn’t let it get to her,” Fiona Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne, told The Sunday Times of Camilla’s reaction to the memoir.
Ellie Muir reports.
The Archbishop of Canterbury on King Charles III’s anointment
Wednesday 19 April 2023 08:00 , Peony Hirwani
The moment King Charles III is anointed during his coronation on 6 May will be one of “stillness and simplicity”, the Archbishop of Canterbury has said.
In his foreword for the official coronation souvenir programme, Justin Welby said the sacred ceremony will be “the only part of the ceremony the public will not see”.
He wrote of the “magnificence and pomp” of the historic occasion – Britain’s first coronation since that of the late Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 – but added: “In the midst of this glorious spectacle is a moment of stillness and simplicity.
Welby also revealed that during the mysterious anointing ceremony, the King will swap his “robes of status and honour” for a simple white shirt.
This signifies the monarch as coming before God as a servant “in the full knowledge that the task is difficult and he needs help”.
Kate Ng reports.
Nicki Minaj jokes she will be at King Charles’ coronation: ‘Scones on dekk’
Wednesday 19 April 2023 07:20 , Peony Hirwani
Nicki Minaj has joked that she will be attending the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla on 6 May.
It comes after the rapper, 40, released a collaborative track with Ice Spice, titled “Princess Diana”, this week.
Promoting the new song, she tweeted on Monday (17 April): “I’ll be attending the coronation. Thank you. Stream ‘Princess Diana’ until I land. Scones on dekk [sic]. Whole lotta gang s***.”
Kate Ng reports.
Nicki Minaj jokes she will be at King Charles’ coronation
Everything you need to know about King Charles’s musical celebration
Wednesday 19 April 2023 06:40 , Peony Hirwani
King Charles III’s coronation is almost upon us, with a Bank Holiday weekend full of celebrations fast approaching.
The official coronation takes place on Saturday 6 May, with a coronation concert taking place the following evening on Sunday 7 May.
Staged at Windsor Castle and broadcast across the BBC, the concert will feature performances from Take That, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie.
Isobel Lewis has curated everything you need to know about the musical celebration.
Everything you need to know about King Charles’s coronation concert
Calligraphers hand-finish personalised invitations to King’s coronation
Wednesday 19 April 2023 06:00 , Peony Hirwani
Calligraphers have been carefully putting the finishing touches to the personalised invitations for the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla.
Images released on the royal family’s official social media accounts show the names of recipients being transcribed by hand in “New Royal Blue” ink on the large, intricately-decorated invitations for the 6 May ceremony.
Among the invites pictured on the royal family’s Instagram account was one for Max Woosey, dubbed “the boy in the tent”, who raised more than £750,000 for North Devon Hospice by camping in his garden for three years.
His invitation was jointly addressed to his father Mark, who is accompanying him.
Laura Elston reports.
Calligraphers hand-finish personalised invitations to King’s coronation
Coronation souvenir programme includes ‘olive branch’ to Harry and Meghan
Wednesday 19 April 2023 05:20 , Peony Hirwani
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are included in the official souvenir programme for the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
Kate Ng reports.
Coronation souvenir programme includes ‘olive branch’ to Harry and Meghan
King Charles’s coronation quiche sparks mixed reaction amid egg shortage
Wednesday 19 April 2023 04:40 , Peony Hirwani
King Charles III and Queen Camilla have chosen a quiche as their signature dish for the upcoming coronation, but the decision has received mixed reactions amidst an ongoing egg shortage in the United Kingdom.
Meredith Clark reports.
King Charles’s coronation quiche sparks mixed reaction amid egg shortage
Lionel Richie shares most important lesson he’s learned about royal protocol ahead of King’s coronation
Wednesday 19 April 2023 04:00 , Peony Hirwani
Lionel Richie has shared the most important lesson he learned about royal protocol ahead of his performance at King Charles III’s coronation in May.
The singer spoke about the upcoming coronation concert during a recent interview with E! News at the 2023 Breakthrough Prize ceremony on Saturday. When asked if he’s “well-versed” about the different rules within the British monarchy, Richie noted that this isn’t his first time around the royals, but there are still things for him to learn about royal protocol.
One thing that he’s always remembered was: “Be prepared, just be sure to just say sir and ma’am, forget everything else. Just remember sir and ma’am, and you kind of walk your way through.”
Amber Raiken reports.
Lionel Richie shares lesson he learned on royal protocol ahead of King’s coronation
King Charles to ‘mend’ family divisions as Prince Andrew brought in ‘from the cold’, report claims
Tuesday 18 April 2023 20:00 , Kate Ng
King Charles III is using the coronation to heal family divisions, including reconciling with Prince Andrew, sources claim.
Sources have told The Telegraph that the King is using the coronation to “mend” family divisions, including bringing Andrew, the Duke of York in “from the cold”.
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King Charles to ‘mend’ family divisions as Prince Andrew brought in ‘from the cold’
Camilla ‘hurt’ to be branded ‘villain’ by Prince Harry, friend claims
Tuesday 18 April 2023 19:30 , Kate Ng
Queen Camilla was reportedly left “hurt” over being labelled “the villain” by Prince Harry in his memoir, a source has suggested.
In a new interview, sources close to the Queen have been reflecting on her journey ahead of her coronation.
“Of course it bothers her, of course it hurts. But she doesn’t let it get to her,” Fiona Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne, told The Sunday Times of Camilla’s reaction to the memoir.
Camilla ‘hurt’ to be branded ‘villain’ by Prince Harry, friend claims
King Charles ‘asked Katy Perry for selfie’ on behalf of private secretary
Tuesday 18 April 2023 19:00 , Kate Ng
King Charles III “asked” Katy Perry to take a selfie with a member of his staff when they first met.
After the King’s former deputy private secretary, Scott Furssedonn-Wood, admitted to the King that his children “love” the singer, Charles decided to ask Perry on Furssedonn-Wood’s behalf.
Ellie Muir has the story:
King Charles ‘asked Katy Perry for selfie’ on behalf of private secretary
Coronation bank holiday weekend: How to throw a street party to celebrate King Charles III
Tuesday 18 April 2023 18:30 , Kate Ng
As the UK prepares to crown a new monarch for the first time in more than 70 years, many will be planning street parties and Big Lunches, which are a mainstay at royal celebrations.
Last year, neighbourhoods throughout the country threw parties for everyone in the community to enjoy for the late Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee.
We’ve asked the experts for their top tips on throwing the ultimate coronation street party:
How to throw a coronation street party to celebrate King Charles III
Calligraphers hand-finish personalised invitations to King’s coronation
Tuesday 18 April 2023 18:00 , Kate Ng
Calligraphers have been carefully putting the finishing touches to the personalised invitations for the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla.
Images released on the royal family’s official social media accounts show the names of recipients being transcribed by hand in “New Royal Blue” ink on the large, intricately-decorated invitations for the 6 May ceremony.
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Calligraphers hand-finish personalised invitations to King’s coronation
Everything you need to know about King Charles’s musical celebration
Tuesday 18 April 2023 17:30 , Kate Ng
The official coronation takes place on Saturday 6 May, with a coronation concert taking place the following evening on Sunday 7 May.
Staged at Windsor Castle and broadcast across the BBC, the concert will feature performances from Take That, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie.
Isobel Lewis has everything you need to know:
Everything you need to know about King Charles’s coronation concert
Nicki Minaj jokes she will be at King Charles’ coronation
Tuesday 18 April 2023 17:00 , Kate Ng
Nicki Minaj has joked that she will be attending the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla on 6 May.
It comes after the rapper, 40, released a collaborative track with Ice Spice, titled “Princess Diana”, this week.
Promoting the new song, she tweeted on Monday (17 April): “I’ll be attending the coronation. Thank you. Stream ‘Princess Diana’ until I land. Scones on dekk [sic]. Whole lotta gang s***.”
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Nicki Minaj jokes she will be at King Charles’ coronation
Coronation coins with first ever crowned effigy of King Charles III revealed by Royal Mint
Tuesday 18 April 2023 16:30 , Kate Ng
A crowned portrait of the King will for the first time feature on a new range of commemorative coins created to celebrate the upcoming coronation.
The collection, which includes a 50p and £5 coin, will be released later this month ahead of the historic 6 May celebration.
The effigy, which was designed by artist and sculptor Martin Jennings and is emblazoned on the highly collectible coins, depicts King Charles III wearing the Tudor crown.
Coronation coins with first ever crowned effigy of King Charles III revealed
Prince Harry ‘held peace talks’ with King Charles ahead of coronation announcement
Tuesday 18 April 2023 16:00 , Kate Ng
Prince Harry held “peace talks” with his father, King Charles III, before his presence at next month’s coronation was confirmed.
According to a friend of the Sussexes, Harry reached out to Charles ahead of confirming his attendance at next month’s coronation.
As reported by The Telegraph, a friend of the couple said that there had been some “positive conversations” between the father and son.
Prince Harry ‘held peace talks’ with King Charles ahead of coronation announcement
Inside Camilla’s journey to the royal inner circle
Tuesday 18 April 2023 15:30 , Kate Ng
A former member of King Charles’s court has recalled the challenges in coordinating his wedding to Camilla.
In a new interview, a former courtier of the King has looked back on the task that Sir Michael Peat, Charles’s principal private secretary at the time, had in order to achieve a successful wedding for the pair.
Nicole Vassell has the full story:
Inside Camilla’s journey to the royal inner circle: ‘The union had to be accepted’
King Charles ‘asked Katy Perry for selfie’ on behalf of private secretary
Tuesday 18 April 2023 15:00 , Kate Ng
King Charles III “asked” Katy Perry to take a selfie with a member of his staff when they first met.
After the King’s former deputy private secretary, Scott Furssedonn-Wood, admitted to the King that his children “love” the singer, Charles decided to ask Perry on Furssedonn-Wood’s behalf.
Ellie Muir reports:
King Charles ‘asked Katy Perry for selfie’ on behalf of private secretary
‘Coronation Quiche’ chosen as celebratory recipe of King Charles’s coronation
Tuesday 18 April 2023 14:30 , Kate Ng
King Charles III and the Queen Consort have personally chosen the recipe to mark their forthcoming coronation.
Ahead of the coronation in May – and the Big Lunches being staged as part of the celebrations – the royal couple have shared the recipe for their “coronation quiche”.
The recipe for the open-baked savoury tart, which features spinach, broad beans and tarragon, was shared on the royal family’s official Twitter account.
‘Coronation Quiche’ chosen as celebratory recipe of King Charles’s coronation
Tuesday 18 April 2023 14:00 , Kate Ng
Calligraphers have been carefully putting the finishing touches to the personalised invitations for King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla’s coronation.
Images released on the royal family’s official social media accounts show the names of recipients being transcribed by hand in ink on the large, intricately-decorated invitations for the 6 May ceremony.
Among the invites pictured on the royal family’s Instagram account was one for Max Woosey, dubbed “the boy in the tent”, who raised more than £750,000 for North Devon Hospice by camping in his garden for three years.
A small team from London Scribes Calligraphers, which has worked for the Royal Household for more than 15 years, is writing the invitations by hand using traditional italic dip pens and bespoke mixed inks.
✍️ Putting the final touches on some very special invitations…#Coronation | https://t.co/SERPKew8eN pic.twitter.com/lSGLjeoAWO
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) April 18, 2023
King Charles includes photo of Harry and Meghan in official coronation souvenir programme
Tuesday 18 April 2023 13:30 , Kate Ng
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are included in the official souvenir programme for the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
A family portrait from 2018 is featured, showing Charles and Camilla, who were then the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall; Prince William and Kate Middleton, previously the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and their three children.
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King Charles includes photo of Sussexes in official coronation souvenir programme
Archbishop explains what will take place during the anointing of King Charles
Tuesday 18 April 2023 12:40 , Kate Ng
The moment King Charles III is anointed during his coronation on 6 May will be one of “stillness and simplicity”, the Archbishop of Canterbury has said.
In his foreword for the official coronation souvenir programme, Justin Welby said the sacred ceremony will be “the only part of the ceremony the public will not see”.
Find out what else he said in the programme here:
Archbishop explains what will take place during the anointing of King Charles
Deepak Chopra says Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are ‘struggling’ amid royal family rift
Tuesday 18 April 2023 12:01 , Ellie Muir
Author Deepak Chopra has said the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are “struggling right now” amidst their rift with the British royal family.
The Indian-American mindfulness expert, who appeared on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s holiday special podcast back in 2020, recently gave insight into the Sussexes’ current state of mind as Harry prepares to attend King Charles III’s coronation next month.
While speaking to The Daily Mail at a red carpet event in London, Chopra said about his work with the royal couple: “I enjoyed the podcast and interacted with them. It has been periodic – they’re struggling right now.”
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Deepak Chopra says Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are ‘struggling’
King Charles to ‘mend’ family divisions as Prince Andrew brought in ‘from the cold’, report claims
Tuesday 18 April 2023 11:30 , Ellie Muir
King Charles III is using the coronation to heal family divisions, including reconciling with Prince Andrew, sources claim.
On Wednesday (12 April), Buckingham Palace announced that the Duke of Sussex would attend the King’s coronation on 6 May, while the Duchess, Meghan, will remain in California with their two children, Archie and Lilbet.
Sources have told The Telegraph that the King is using the coronation to “mend” family divisions, including bringing Andrew, the Duke of York in “from the cold”. The Independent has contacted Buckingham Palace for comment.
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King Charles to ‘mend’ family divisions as Prince Andrew brought in ‘from the cold’
Prince George to carry a sword at King Charles’s coronation ‘to protect grandfather’
Tuesday 18 April 2023 11:01 , Ellie Muir
Prince George will carry a ceremonial sword at King Charles III’s coronation in May as a traditional representation of him acting as a protector of his grandfather.
The nine-year-old is second-in-line to the throne and will hold a small ceremonial sword in his role as the Page of Honour.
His parents, Prince William and Kate, the Princess of Wales are said to be “very excited and delighted” about his role as Page of Honour.
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Prince George to carry a sword at King Charles’s coronation ‘to protect grandfather’
Inside Camilla’s journey to the royal inner circle: ‘The union had to be accepted’
Tuesday 18 April 2023 10:30 , Ellie Muir
A former member of King Charles’s court has recalled the challenges in coordinating his wedding to Camilla.
In a new interview, a former courtier of the King has looked back on the task that Sir Michael Peat, Charles’s principal private secretary at the time, had in order to achieve a successful wedding for the pair.
Read the full story below:
Inside Camilla’s journey to the royal inner circle: ‘The union had to be accepted’
Prince Harry ‘held peace talks’ with King Charles ahead of coronation announcement
Tuesday 18 April 2023 10:01 , Ellie Muir
Prince Harry held “peace talks” with his father, King Charles III, before his presence at next month’s coronation was confirmed.
On Wednesday (12 April), Buckingham Palace announced that Harry will attend the ceremony, while Meghan will remain in California with their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
According to a friend of the Sussexes, Harry reached out to Charles ahead of confirming his attendance at next month’s coronation.
As reported by The Telegraph, a friend of the couple said that there had been some “positive conversations” between the father and son.
The report states that Harry did not speak to his elder brother, William, Prince of Wales, as part of this reconciliation.
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Prince Harry ‘held peace talks’ with King Charles ahead of coronation announcement
‘Coronation Quiche’ chosen as celebratory recipe of King Charles’s coronation
Tuesday 18 April 2023 09:30 , Ellie Muir
King Charles III and the Queen Consort have personally chosen the recipe to mark their forthcoming coronation.
Ahead of the coronation in May – and the Big Lunches being staged as part of the celebrations – the royal couple have shared the recipe for their “coronation quiche”.
Read the full story below:
‘Coronation Quiche’ chosen as celebratory recipe of King Charles’s coronation
King Charles ‘asked Katy Perry for selfie’ on behalf of private secretary
Tuesday 18 April 2023 08:30 , Ellie Muir
King Charles III “asked” Katy Perry to take a selfie with a member of his staff when they first met.
In a new Twitter post, an ex-royal household employee recalled the meeting, which happened in 2019 and was the first time the monarch met the “California Gurls” singer.
Sharing a selfie with Perry, as well as a picture of the American musician smiling next to the King, Furssedonn-Wood wrote: “I was with The King in Mumbai in 2019 when he first met her. I had told him how much my kids loved her.”
“Those of us in the team never asked for selfies,” he said, adding that Charles asked the musician on his behalf.
“So HRH [His Royal Highness] kindly asked for me ‘He and his family are such fans!’”
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King Charles ‘asked Katy Perry for selfie’ on behalf of private secretary
Camilla ‘hurt’ to be branded ‘villain’ by Prince Harry, friend claims
Tuesday 18 April 2023 08:00 , Ellie Muir
Queen Camilla was reportedly left “hurt” over being labelled “the villain” by Prince Harry in his memoir, a source has suggested.
In Spare, which was released in January, Prince Harry claimed that his stepmother leaked stories about the royal family to the media to bolster her image.
In a new interview, sources close to the Queen have been reflecting on her journey ahead of her coronation.
“Of course it bothers her, of course it hurts. But she doesn’t let it get to her,” Fiona Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne, told The Sunday Times of Camilla’s reaction to the memoir.
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Camilla ‘hurt’ to be branded ‘villain’ by Prince Harry, friend claims
Kate Middleton ‘resents’ Meghan Markle for causing her to miss the Queen’s final moments, author claims
Tuesday 18 April 2023 07:30 , Ellie Muir
Kate Middleton felt “resentment” towards Meghan Markle for causing her to miss Queen Elizabeth II’s final moments, according to the author of a new royal book.
Royal commentator Robert Jobson, who is the author of Our King: Charles III: The Man and the Monarch Revealed, made new claims about the late monarch’s family during a recent interview with Australian publication The Daily Telegraph.
He noted that before the Queen died at her home in Scotland in September, immediate members of her family rushed to the city to see her.
“Privately, he wanted to say Meghan was not welcome but he couldn’t say that to Harry so he personally intervened and asked Kate to stay back so that it was fairer on Meghan.”
He added: “Kate deliberately stayed away but she desperately wanted to be there with the Queen in her last moments. That’s eaten Kate up and has built up resentment towards Meghan.”
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Kate ‘resents’ Meghan for causing her to miss the Queen’s last moments, author claims
Charles’s Diana ‘agony’ to heated exchanges with William: 6 talking points in new biography about the King
Monday 17 April 2023 17:00 , Ellie Muir
A new biography about King Charles III, authored by royal biographer Robert Jobson, has been released.
The book, titled Our King Charles III: The Man and the Monarch Revealed, charts the new monarch’s trajectory from his birth to his ascension to the throne, which took place after the death of Queen Elizabeth II last year.
It also contains new claims about members of the royal family and about Charles’s personal feelings on how certain events in his life have unfolded.
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The 6 biggest moments in new King Charles biography
King Charles III makes TIME 100 Most Influential People list
Monday 17 April 2023 16:30 , Ellie Muir
King Charles III has been named as one of TIME magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2023.
The new monarch appeared on the list under the Icons category, alongside author Salman Rushdie, Chinese dissident Peng Lifa, actor Jennifer Coolidge, trans journalist Imara Jones, and others.
Kate Ng reports:
King Charles III makes TIME 100 Most Influential People list
