King Charles Iii: Last News

King Charles arrived at the Royal Variety Performance solo this evening after Queen Camilla was forced to pull out of attending due to a persistent chest infection.The Queen has scaled back on engagements after falling ill, and is said to be still affected by post-viral symptoms from the infection. Earlier today, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: “Following a recent chest infection, the Queen continues to experience some lingering post-viral symptoms, as a result of which doctors have advised that, after a busy week of engagements, Her Majesty should prioritise sufficient rest.

Buckingham Palace has confirmed that Queen Camilla will no longer be able to attend the Royal Variety Performance this evening due to "lingering post-viral symptoms" following her chest infection.The cancellation - which comes after the Queen was unable to attend Remembrance events in London earlier this month - has left her feeling "naturally disappointed" and hopes to be back to work soon. The King will still attend this year's show at the Royal Albert Hall for the first time since his accession and will watch on as Alan Carr and Amanda Holden host the celebration, while the likes of Elton John, Penn & Teller and BGT winner Sydnie Christmas perform.

The King has shared a traditional greeting gesture with a Maori advocate at the official launch of his environmental charity. Charles, 76, shared a hongi – a traditional Maori greeting where two people press their noses together – with Mere Takoko, the co-founder of Pacific Whale Fund, at the launch of the King’s Circular Bioeconomy Alliance (CBA).

Prince Andrew was initially offered the spacious 5,089 sq ft Frogmore Cottage in March 2023, as a swap for his lease on the grand thirty-room Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park. However, the Duke of York has remained steadfast in his refusal to move, despite his brother, King Charles, discontinuing his million-pound-a-year allowance and ceasing payments for his private security team. Now, it seems Andrew's financial woes may be over, with the revelation that an anonymous donor has pledged to support him with a hefty £3m a year.

told Closer. A source close to the pair told the outlet that Harry and the “Suits” alum, 43, will make their at-home celebrations “extra special” for their two young children.“Meghan’s mom Doria will join them at home in Montecito and they’ll ensure the children have a joyful day, despite not being around extended family,” an insider said, adding that the couple did not expect to receive an invitation from the royals.The Sussexes have repeatedly skipped out on various, year-round royal activities since quitting the Firm and moving to the US in 2020.They have not been back on Harry’s home turf for the festive season since the royal family’s 2018 gathering at Sandringham, the late Queen’s country estate in Norfolk, England.But while the duo didn’t receive an invitation from the royals for their annual festive get-together, the Sussexes did get invited to spend Christmas at Althorp House — the childhood home of his late mother, Princess Diana.Since quitting royal life, Harry has stayed in close contact with his late mother’s side of the family, specifically his uncle Charles Spencer.However, given the ongoing security woes the couple had been dealing with after being stripped from tax-funded protection earlier this year, the duo “had to turn [the invitation] down.”“Both Harry and Meghan agree that they shouldn’t return to the UK until the security arrangements are resolved,” the source said.

poised to leave the Royal Lodge, located on the grounds of Windsor Castle, after Charles refused to continue financially carrying his brother’s weight.However, it sensationally emerged last week that Andrew had found a mystery financial backer at the eleventh hour — allowing him to remain at the royal digs.As a result, the monarch, 76, is removing priceless items from the plush property due to maintenance and security concerns.“The Royal Collection, which owns quite a lot of the treasures inside there, may say, ‘Well we can’t be confident that this place is safe anymore,’ and they’ll start taking the paintings and the some of the furniture away,” King Charles’ biographer Robert Hardman said on the “Palace Confidential” podcast. He added that Charles has likely accepted the fact that he will be unable to evict his scandal-scarred brother from the home.“The King is very conscious that [Royal Lodge] is not entirely in his gift,” he said.

Daily Mail.The tense moment was captured in striking images obtained by The Post and showed how the dramatic situation unfolded.Unfortunately for the prince, his pony problem pales in comparison to another bumpy ride he finds himself on: his battle with his brother over finances. According to a new report from The Sunday Times, the “lack of closeness” between Andrew and Charles — stemming from Andrew’s past friendship with late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein — “has matured into outright hostility.” This “new low in relations,” as The Times calls it, also has everything to do with Charles reportedly cutting Andrew off financially and attempting to evict him from his home, Royal Lodge — a lavish $38 million estate replete with a 30-room mansion situated on 98 acres within the grounds of Windsor Castle.

King Charles, the doting dad to Princes William and Harry, celebrated his 76th birthday three days ago with a moment of reflection on his family ties after a challenging year. Despite being father to two sons, it's well-known he had always longed for a daughter.

From planting vegetables as a child alongside his sister, Princess Anne, to his magnificent reinvention of Highgrove, our green-fingered monarch has been a lifelong pioneer of gardening. “As I get older, all I really long for is to plant trees.” So said our King, back in 2018, as he mused on how – had he not been born into arguably the world’s most famous family – he would choose to spend his twilight years. Sadly, a gruelling schedule of royal duties means King Charles isn’t free to while away his days digging holes and stuffing them with saplings, but indulging his green fingers is still a key part of the monarch’s day-to-day life.

Prince William has gone and done a major new interview about his approach to ruling and has all but thrown his dear old dad King Charles under a London bus, implicitly saying his reign is a bit rubbish.Last week, the Prince of Wales was in South Africa for his Earthshot Prize and while there, he laid out his vision for when he becomes the top banana – a phrase that strangely you won’t find in the Magna Carta.He wants to usher in a new age of “small r” royalty, which sounds like something of a slightly meaningless phrase that is high on vibes and low on actual facts.(Does this mean they are going to do away with the footmen, and Prince George as Prince of Wales will be tasked with taking the Buckingham Palace bins out? Will all crests be removed from post boxes? Will King William hold meet’n’greet coffee mornings with the plebs at a rotating series of suburban Cafe Neros with palace-branded keep cups?)The details, such as they are, come via the Times’ Kate Mansey whom the Prince told of his blueprint, saying “I’m trying to do it differently and I’m trying to do it for my generation”.“And to give you more of an understanding around it, I’m doing it with maybe a smaller ‘r’ in the royal, if you like. So it’s more about impact, philanthropy, collaboration, convening and helping people,” he said.“I’m also going to throw empathy in there as well because I really care about what I do.

They say the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree - but when it comes to green-fingered talents, it seems Prince William has taken little from his father, King Charles.The monarch, who has had a lifetime passion for nature and particularly plants, once said, "as I get older, all I really long for is to plant trees." Alas, Charles’ eldest son, William, does not seem to have inherited his father’s innate love of gardening - admitting: “My wife does all the gardening. I really like it, but I have no idea what I’m doing,” he admitted.

Prince George has been passed down a precious gift from his grandfather and it's kept in King Charles' beloved grounds of Highgrove House.The home, which the Monarch bought in 1980, was a haven for Charles’ sons William and Harry in their younger years and now it proves to be the same for his grandchildren. In 1988, Charles built a magical treehouse for William and Harry to play in, which has now been passed down to Prince George after it was refurbished in 2015.

Princess Beatrice is often praised for her devotion to balancing her busy working life with her charitable duties. Even though she is not a working royal, the Princess is a keen supporter of a number of causes, chief of which is helping those with dyslexia as it is something she is very familiar with having been diagnosed herself during her school days.The Princess, who is currently expecting her second child with husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in early spring, is also a popular member of the Royal Family and is one of the Counsellors of State, meaning she can step in and perform minor duties on the monarch's behalf if he is ill, abroad or otherwise incapacitated.

The Duke of Sussex's rift with the Royal Family has been well-documented as he has made a number of explosive claims in his memoir, Spare, as well as in various TV interviews. While there has been a reprieve in recent months and decisions not to stoke tensions back up again - such as through Harry's decision not to add any extra chapters to his autobiography when the paperback was recently released - a royal expert has claimed the tables have turned.

When King Charles bought Highgrove House in 1980, it marked the beginning of a life-long passion project that not only tapped into his love of nature, but also provided him with a rural retreat away from the formality of London life. Although he was already passionate about nature, Highgrove was where Charles’ love of gardening truly blossomed.

The challenges The Duke of York has faced during the past five years have been well-documented - with his apparent determination to stay at his Royal Lodge home in Windsor being the latest bone of contention. In line with King Charles' plans to downsize the monarchy, Prince Andrew was offered a move from his mansion to the slightly smaller Frogmore Cottage, which was recently refurbished by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

If you subscribe to the idea of the Six Degrees of Separation, you will believe that we are all only six of fewer social links away from each other.That number will certainly become smaller when you take the Royal Family into consideration. For just under 1,000 years, noble families were paired with other noble families in marriage to ensure a continuation of the line.The result of the hundreds of arranged marriages is that there are some very interesting familial links, such as how Diana, Princess of Wales was considered to be more aristocratic than her husband King Charles and the late Queen.

Prince Andrew’s antics, according to a royal expert.The monarch had a few extra million to spend on celebrations for his 76th birthday Thursday after officially cutting off his brother’s financial lifeline last month.The disgraced Duke of York, 64, was poised to leave the Royal Lodge, located on the grounds of Windsor Castle, after Charles refused to continue financially carrying his brother’s weight.However, it sensationally emerged last week that Andrew had found a financial backer at the eleventh hour — allowing him to remain at the royal digs.The situation had left Charles fed up, though the king realizes his scandal-scarred brother is “fragile,” according to royal photographer Helena Chard.“Despite his cancer treatment, he is coping with a rigorous work schedule,” Chard told Fox News. “The Royal Lodge problem still rumbles on, although King Charles has made a decisive move and has financially cut him off.”The father of two has resided at the sprawling property since 2004.

the “Gladiator II” premiere, the monarch revealed that it was a new documentary on Camilla, 77, titled “Her Majesty the Queen: Behind Closed Doors,” that made him cry. Charles, who turned 76 on Thursday, spoke about the 90-minute film, which highlights the Queen’s work raising awareness about domestic and sexual violence while speaking with guests at the event celebrating the Film and TV Charity.“It’s very moving isn’t it? I think BAFTA [British Academy of Film and Television Arts] are interested in it,” Charles told actor Damian Lewis, 53, who said he had seen the documentary, according to the Telegraph.

A Royal expert has suggested that any reconciliation between Prince Harry and his father, King Charles, won't occur until another key Royal figure is also involved.The relationship between the father and son has been tumultuous for many years, with recent reports indicating they are no longer in communication. Despite expectations for the pair to meet during Harry's recent visits to the UK from his Montecito home in California, these meetings didn't happen.

King Charles has had a challenging year, punctuated by personal health battles, worries for his family and grappling with not being able to work as hard as he has always done. But, if there is anything the last few weeks have proved, it is that there is a light at the end of the tunnel as he marks his 76th birthday on 14 November and begins to look ahead to a more joyful 2025.