King Charles ‘won’t move into Buckingham Palace for five years due to £369m refurbishment’

The Royals are renowned for being the picture of poise when out and about on official business.

King Charles is up for auction today and is said to have received an unprecedented amount of interest.The painting of Balmoral Castle was created in 2001 and was reprinted in a limited run of 100 productions, with print number 18 going up for sale.The rare print is being sold by fine art auctioneers Bonhams as part of their "The Scottish Home" auction.It has been signed by the King himself and comes with a certificate of authentication.Managing director of Bonhams May Matthews said: “We were quite flabbergasted to see the level of interest in this.“We’ve had interest from all over the globe and we expect to go for well over the estimate. Prints that Charles has done usually go for around £400-£600.”As the painting heads to auction, here's how much money King Charles has made from his paintings.

I'm A Celeb has been dubbed a smart move by a royal expert who claims the rugby star has been "underused" by the monarchy.It follows reports the ex-England rugby ace, who is married to the late Queen's grand-daughter Zara Tindall, is set to ditch his life of luxury for a stint in the ITV jungle.It would make Mike the first member of the royal family to brave the jungle, but royal expert Duncan Larcombe reckons the "vast majority" of the monarchy would tune in to watch him.READ MORE:Piers Morgan brands Mike Tindall 'most fun royal' and tips him to win I'm A CelebHowever, the regal buff refuted reports by The Times that Mike did not seek permission from King Charles to take part in the reality show.He told Metro: "I think it’s hard to believe that Mike and Zara, who would have made this decision together, would have agreed to this without checking with the new king," adding: "That is a piece of family protocol."The expert went on to claim that Mike likely would have joined the jungle "years ago" had he not met Zara and that the palace wouldn't have an issue with the stint.He continued: "The reason I don’t have a problem with it and why I don’t think the palace would either is the fact that Mike Tindall won a Rugby World Cup. He has a successful broadcasting career and this is about him being an ex-rugby player, and plenty of them have been in the jungle."Later on, Larcombe dubbed Tindall was a "huge asset" who has been "really underused by the Royals".The expert added: "He’s been on the scene as long as the Princess of Wales .

King Charles is alreading "cocking things up" in his new role at the top of the Royal Family, according to a royal expert. The King has only been in the job for around a month-and-a-half following the Queen's tragic passing on September 8. With rumours circulating that the new monarch may soon embark on a royal tour, yesterday (Tuesday, October 18) New South Wales parliament in Australia confirmed he would be making a trip down under in 2024.

Nearly two and a half years after Josh O’Connor declared “The Crown” would not include Prince Charles‘ infamous “Tampongate” phone call with Camilla Parker Bowles, it’s now been confirmed it actually is happening, and it’s O’Connor’s successor, Dominic West, who spilled the tea.

King Charles III has reportedly hired a law professor as part of his new team to streamline the Royal Family.Charles is said to have hired Dr John Sorabji, a law lecturer at University College London (UCL) and former barrister at Nine St John Chambers, who is reported to be playing a supporting role to the King's private secretary, Sir Clive Alderton, the Daily Mirror reports.According to one source, Dr Sorabji was a "super smart" man and would become a key aspect in "building and strengthening" the King's court.READ MORE: Prince Harry faces tense reunion with royals as 'King will choose Camilla' over sonSources previously claimed that Charles has been preparing for his reign as King for a while now and has taken aim at slimming down the monarchy as a key project.While Charles is focused on his shake-up of the Royal Family, Queen Consort Camilla has plans of her own.A couple of the ladies-in-waiting were to retire following the death of Queen Elizabeth, as they are in their 80s as its predicted that Camilla will get rid of the role of ladies-in-waiting completely.Camilla will look to do away with the long-standing tradition as she aims to modernise the monarchy.Marlene Koenig, a historian who has studied the Royal Family for several years, said: "There are some positions that may no longer be filled.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here."You wonder if the women, especially Queen Camilla, will use ladies-in-waiting as the Queen did.

Dominic West felt "extremely sympathetic" to King Charles and his now-wife Queen Consort Camilla after reenacting the infamous 'Camillagate' scandal for 'The Crown'. In 1993, an intimate conversation between the then-Prince of Wales and his lover which had been recorded years before was made public and the 53-year-old actor admitted revisiting the call, which included the now-king telling Camilla he wanted to "live inside" her trousers but it would be just his luck to be reincarnated as a tampon, has given him a new take on the controversy. Dominic - who portrays Charles in the upcoming fifth season of the regal drama - told Entertainment Weekly magazine: "I remember thinking it was something so sordid and deeply, deeply embarrassing [at the time].

Dua Lipa has met Queen Consort Camilla. The 27-year-old pop star was greeted by the Queen Consort - who was formerly known as Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall until her husband King Charles acceded to the throne upon the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth in September - when she made a speech at the Booker Prize ceremony in London, and the pair are said to have had a lengthy conversation. In a video message, the Queen Consort said: "Welcome to my Reading Room, and to our community of lovers of all things literary.

After postponing his book, many Royal fans are asking: Is Prince Harry attending King Charles’ coronation?

Mark Charnock, who is best known for playing Marlon Dingle in ITV show Emmerdale, explained how he felt following King Charles’ tribute to the soap for its 50th anniversary. Mark admitted that it was “surreal” when the King appeared on the massive screen in front of him at the National Television Awards last week.Mark recalled his excitement on the night that Emmerdale won Best Serial Drama at the NTAs 2022.I went on to recall how things became truly “surreal” when the King himself wished the cast a happy anniversary, as the show celebrated 50 years of being on the airwaves.It was also a big night for Mark, who was “thrilled” to win Best Serial Drama Performance.The star was competing against co-star Paige Sandhu, who plays Meena Jutla on the show, as well as EastEnders stars Gillian Wright and Rose Ayling-Ellis.Mark also won big at the Soap Awards last night, walking away with the prizes for Best Actor, Best Storyline and Best Romance.Speaking to Express.co.uk at the event, Mark recalled the incredible moment he saw King Charles appear in a touching tribute last week. He said: “Joel Dommett was standing next to me and I was letting myself get ready for a comedian like Harry Enfield or something like that. “And I had this dawning realisation and it was, ‘Oh, that’s not a deep fake’.“It was… surreal.

King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla were greeted by dozens of schoolchildren waving Union Jacks as they arrived for a tour of a youth project.The monarch, 73, and his wife, 75, visited Project Zero Walthamstow on Tuesday 18 October morning. Project Zero aims to engage young people in positive activities to promote social inclusion, reduce anti-social behaviour and offending, and strengthen community cohesion.The organisation's aim is to see a year when zero young people die from knife or violent crime.

Jay Blades is set to welcome King Charles III to The Repair Shop in a very special episode.

The late Queen’s iconic £800,000 diamond crown is set to one day be worn by Kate, the Princess of Wales.The Diamond Diadem headpiece is one of the most symbolic pieces of jewellery in the Royal collection. Queen Elizabeth II wore the crown several times during her reign - including to her first State Opening of Parliament in 1952 and on the journey to her coronation in 1953.

King Charles’ former butler has told how Kate Middleton was ‘so polite’ and ‘friendly’ to Royal staff behind closed doors. Grant Harrold said the new Princess of Wales was fun and would make jokes with him when he was running errands at Highgrove House, the family residence of King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort.

Former rugby player turned royal Mike Tindall may be preparing to appear in this year's I'm a Celebrity... Get me Out Of Here but it appears he may not have received King Charles's permission to do so. Mike, who is married to the King's niece Zara Tindall, nee Phillips, is said to have signed up for the ITV reality show, making him the first royal to do so.

A new report claims that King Charles and Camilla, Queen Consort are not planning on taking up permanent residence in Buckingham Palace.

Marie Claire reports. The family will eventually move to the Castle but, for now, they are reportedly happy at the Cottage. A friend told People, that theirs is a life of a “modern royal family doing normal things.

Mirror reports.Mountbatten was the great uncle of the King but was killed in Mullaghmore, County Sligo, in 1979 when an IRA bomb detonated on his boat.Mr Smyth’s solicitor, Kevin Winters of KRW Law, said action had been taken against various state bodies claiming there had been negligence and breaches of duties of care.He added the High Court in Belfast would see summons filed on Tuesday.“Central to the case are our client’s allegations of abuse by the late Lord Louis Mountbatten,” Winters said.“Understandably many abuse survivors for reasons of obvious sensitivity choose to remain anonymous."Arthur’s decision to reveal his identity must be set against this backdrop.“It is borne out of anger at systemic state cover-up on abuse at these institutions.“He alleges to have been abused twice as an 11-year-old by the deceased royal.“It’s the first time that someone has stepped forward to take allegations against Lord Mountbatten into a court.“That decision hasn’t been taken lightly.“He understands only too well that it will be a deeply unpopular case with many people coming as it does within weeks of the passing of the Queen.”The infamous home, Kincora, was open for just 22 years, between 1958 and 1980 – it was closed following a sex abuse scandal.In 1981 three men were jailed for the abuse of 11 boys, while The Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry found that 39 boys were abused at the home.It is understood that no evidence has been found to indicate the security services were involved in the abuses.Marie Anderson, a Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland (Poni), filed a report that said it might be “legitimate and justified” that some complaints claimed the Police had failed to investigate allegations of abuse.Mr Winters

King Charles is reportedly set to give priority to the presence of charity workers over aristocrats at his upcoming coronation. His Majesty may even scrap a lengthy section of the traditional crowning ceremony known as the “homage” – in which hereditary peers line up to honour the new royal – to give greater prominence to volunteers for good causes. The Mail on Sunday (16.