Monarch: Last News

Prince William is set to step in for King Charles at a poignant D-Day event later today, after it was deemed "a step too far" for the monarch to attend amidst his ongoing cancer treatment.

King Charles has "solved several problems at once" with his decisive action regarding Frogmore Cottage, according to a royal expert.

New bank notes featuring King Charles III will have entered circulation today (5 June), although it could be a while before they find their way into purses and wallets across the country. Notes featuring the late Queen Elizabeth II will remain legal tender while slowly being replaced with new notes. The new £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes feature a portrait of the King that was taken in 2013.The reverse side of the bank notes have remained the same featuring Sir Winston Churchill, Jane Austen, JMW Turner and Alan Turing.

Meghan Markle has expressed her desire to revisit Nigeria after a trip with Prince Harry, despite some sharp comments from the First Lady.

Jeannette Charles, the renowned Queen Elizabeth II lookalike who starred in Naked Gun and Austin Powers, has passed away at 96 in a care home in Great Beddow, Essex, on Sunday, with her family by her side. In a striking coincidence, she reached the same age as the Queen herself. Her journey as the late Queen's doppelganger began in 1971 when she was told her resemblance to the monarch could be a "money-spinner".

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Angelique Jackson Emmy nominee Elle Fanning is in talks to star in “Badlands,” a standalone movie from Dan Trachtenberg that expands the “Predator” universe. Trachtenberg is set to direct the movie for 20th Century Studios from a script he co-wrote with Patrick Aison.

ABBA reunited for an appearance at a ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden, where they were given the Royal Vasa Order, a Swedish knighthood.All four members – Bjorn Ulvaeus, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha Faltskog and Benny Andersson – were in attendance last Friday (May 31) at the country’s Royal Palace, accepting the honour from King Carl XVI Gustaf for their “very distinguished contributions within Swedish and international music life.”Per The Associated Press, the Royal Vasa Order is one of the most prestigious knighthoods in the country, and it was handed out for the first time in almost 50 years.The knighthoods were awarded during a solemn ceremony at the Royal Palace’s Vita Havet Assembly Rooms. The monarch handed them the order in a red box while a diploma was given to them by Queen Silvia.”The order you get today is Sweden’s thanks for your exceptional efforts,” the monarch said, as reported by The Associated Press.ABBA have not performed live together since 1982, although they have made sporadic public appearances together – including the unveiling of their ABBA Voyage show in 2022.Last Monday (May 27), Ulvaeus and Andersson participated in a Q&A session on a night that celebrated the second anniversary of ABBA Voyage.The two ABBA members entertained the idea of the Voyage live band performing at Glastonbury.

Visitors to Perth ’s new £27million museum were left baffled by requests to remove their coats in the prized Stone of Destiny exhibit.

As the Trooping the Colour approaches next month, we finally have details about what everyone can expect from the annual event this year amid the cancer battles of King Charles and Princess Catherine!

on June 8, officials confirmed today in a rare update about the as she continues her cancer treatment.According to , it has been confirmed the princess will not attend the Colonel’s Review next week and will not take the salute in her role as Colonel of the Irish Guards. MailOnline has said it “understands the attendance of other Royal Family members at Trooping the Colour events will be confirmed nearer the time of each one.”In recent days, reports about the royal mother of three had seemed positive, with sources suggesting she has been seen “out and about more” after “turning a corner” with her preventive chemotherapy.Yet, Kensington Palace has also emphpasized the need for “space and time” for Kate Middleton to recover, with sources suggesting earlier this month that she won’t be returning to royal duty till the autumn at the earliest.

Princess Kate will not be attending the Trooping the Colour 2024 rehearsal in a few weeks time as she continues to recover from her cancer diagnosis, according to Palace sources. The event takes place on June 8.

The Princess of Wales will not be present at the rehearsal for Trooping the Colour next weekend due to her ongoing cancer treatment, it has been confirmed.

According to a royal expert, King Charles is likely to extend an invitation to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to join him at Balmoral this summer, but he anticipates they will decline.

The passing of the late Queen Elizabeth brought an end to the UK's longest-serving monarch's reign, and as the Royal Family welcomed the era of King Charles, tributes poured in across the globe.

Ant McPartlin returned to the screen on Monday 27 May for the first time since becoming a dad, as he and Declan Donnelly resumed presenting duties on this year's Britain's Got Talent live shows. As the new dad picked up where he left off, judge Simon Cowell sent his congratulations during the show, telling the presenter: "By the way, can I just say congratulations to you, Ant? Truly, I really am happy for you.” Beaming, Ant replied: “Thank you, I know you are. And thank you for you lovely gift.” He then quipped: “Judges, I’m still waiting on yours” as the rest of the panel Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli, kept quiet.

Throughout her historic 70-year reign, Queen Elizabeth II became quite the creature of habit as she would reportedly follow the same precise schedule every day. Just like King Charles does now, the late Queen had a team of some of the most talented chefs in the world working for her in multiple royal palaces - but her food tastes were certainly less than exotic.The monarch was known to prefer simple, unfussy meals over indulgent dishes.

King Charles is set to make a very significant change to this year's Trooping the Colour parade which is due to unfold on June 15.

 Princess Catherine is going to be out of commission for a while longer…

The Royal Family have cancelled a string of upcoming engagements, following Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's call for an early UK general election this July. Although the King and Queen's D-Day 80th anniversary appearances in Portsmouth and Normandy in June are expected to go ahead as scheduled, there is now major disruption with other events in the forthcoming royal diaries.

Netflix is confirming casting of their new drama, All The Love You Wish For!