What Will Happen to King Charles' Staff As He Ascends the Throne?

Queen Consort Camilla apparently spat out her tea in shock when Prince Harry suggested hiring a mediator to sit in on a family meeting.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex had a brief visit to the UK just a few months before the late Queen's death, before their trip to The Hague for the Invictus Games in April 2022. In new royal book The New Royals: Queen Elizabeth's Legacy and the Future of the Crown, it has been revealed that the new King Charles insisted on meeting with the Sussexes before their audience with the Queen.

King Charles III became a grandad for the very first time when he was 65 years old, after the Prince and Princess of Wales welcomed their first child, Prince George. The 73 year old is now a proud grandfather to five children - William and Kate's children, Prince George, nine, Princess Charlotte, seven, and Prince Louis, four, and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's two children, Archie, three, and one year old Lilibet. Charles also has five step-grandchildren through his wife Queen Consort Camilla's first marriage to Andrew Parker-Bowles.

King Charles became heir to the throne at just three-years-old when his mother was crowned Queen following the death of George VI.

Priorities. Meghan Markle wants to get the ball rolling with King Charles. The Duchess of Sussex allegedly requested a private meeting with the new reigning monarch before she and Prince Harry leave for California.

Queen Consort Camilla has the same "sort of naughtiness" as the late Queen Mother. The 75-year-old royal has been compared to her husband King Charles' beloved grandmother because she has a similar "lovely charm" and the same "great" sense of humour. Camilla's friend, Gavin Barker, said: "King Charles was so in awe of the Queen Mother, and his wife has the same lovely charm.

King Charles III is expected to choose France as a surprise destination for his first state visit. Charles, 73, is said to have bonded with France president Emmanuel Macron over environmental issues, leading to plans to visit Paris for his first foreign trip as monarch rather than one of the Commonwealth realms.

King Charles may honour his late mother, Queen Elizabeth, with the date of his coronation. The 73-year-old monarch is likely to formally take the throne next year and with a date eyed late in the spring for the ceremony to take place, officials are considering organising the event for 2 June, the same date the late queen was officially coronated in 1953. Stressing there was "no rush" to hold the ceremony yet, a source told The Sun newspaper: "There is an awful lot of planning still to do.

skipped the lying-in-state queue at Westminster.But This Morning presenter Holly Willoughby clearly has her hands full this week as she had to break up a heated clash between her ITV co-stars on Wednesday morning (September 21).Holly issued a warning to her fellow presenters Matthew Wright and Vanessa Feltz during a segment about the royal family's coronation.READ MORE:Holly Willoughby 'shaken and upset' after 'queue skip' backlash, says expertIt follows reports that King Charles has been planning a coronation ceremony that will be less costly than his mother's due to the cost of living crisis, and that he is set to unveil a "slimmed down" monarchy which could mean fewer working royals. Matthew launched into a passionate rant where he raised concerns about how much the royal family cost the general public in a time where working families are struggling to make ends meet.He said: "The Queen's coronation in 1953 cost tax payers £1.7 million pounds which sounds like a reasonable sum of money, but when you look at what that costs in today's money, it's sort of above £45 million.

King Charles III has headed to Scotland alongside the Queen Consort, following his late mother Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral on 19 September.The new monarch, 73, and his wife, 74, flew from London's RAF Northolt to Aberdeen earlier this week to see out the remainder of the Royal period of mourning. The couple will no doubt be returning to the Balmoral Estate but rather than stay in Balmoral Castle, which King Charles has now inherited, it's more than likely that they've headed to their private home, Birkhall. Dad-of-two Charles has previously described Birkhall as "a unique haven of cosiness and character", and he and Camilla even spent some of their honeymoon at the peaceful abode.

King Charles III faces a dilemma over Prince Harry’s future in the Royal Family after reports the prince “misses” aspects of his former royal life, a royal commentator has claimed. After the Queen was laid to rest with her late husband Prince Philip on Monday (September 19), attention has now turned to how the royal institution will shape up under new monarch King Charles.The former Prince of Wales has consistently hinted at his plans to “slim down” the monarchy, by cutting the core number of working royals. READ MORE: King Charles III's coronation could take place on special anniversary of the Queen This has resulted in concerns around the Duke of Sussex’s position in the future, but royal commentator Neil Sean has suggested that Harry might still be keen to make a royal comeback.

King Charles III wants a "slimmed down coronation" next year on his mother's coronation anniversary.The eldest child of the Queen is set to be coronated next year and could choose the date of Friday 2 June. According to MailOnline, sources have said that the service will most likely be "shorter, smaller and less expensive" than the late Queen's in 1953. However, the service will also celebrate her life.

King Charles III‘s former butler is speaking out. In an interview with ET’s Kevin Frazier, Grant Harrold, the new monarch’s former butler, reacted to the “strange” stories that have surfaced about the king in the wake of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II‘s, death.

King Charles III's former butler is speaking out. In an interview with ET's Kevin Frazier, Grant Harrold, the new monarch's former butler, reacted to the «strange» stories that have surfaced about the king in the wake of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II's, death.«Somebody said to me, 'Oh did you have to carry the loo toilet seat around?' And I said, 'What toilet seat?' I've never heard of this,» Harrold said of one story he heard, before weighing in the rumor that Charles likes his shoelaces to be ironed.«Why would you even iron shoe laces? It doesn't even make sense,» he said. "… It's completely made up and I don't know where these comments come from.

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King Charles just days after he ascended the throne.The former Spice Girl, also known as Sporty Spice, revealed that Prince Harry and William made better hosts than the new King.The Spice Girls had been invited to tea at the now-king's Highgrove House in Gloucestershire in the 1990s - quite the honour.READ MORE: Spice Girl Mel B takes brutal swipe at ITV Holly and Phil's 'queue jump' ordealThe pop stars were served traditional royal grub such as cucumber sandwiches in the drawing room, but it seems one singer wasn't quite pleased with the service.The royal dinner went horribly wrong when one unnamed Spice Girl complained she wasn't full enough after her meal.Mel C told the epic royal tale on Tuesday's One Show (September 20), where she knew she had to "explain herself" in case she got herself trouble with the monarch.When asked if King Charles made a good host, she answered: "Well, he was a decent host, but William and Harry were better."The singer went on: "It would have been '97 or '98, and were invited to Highgrove for tea. It was a very traditional cucumber sandwiches, in the drawing room.

Police arrested 67 people in London amid the funeral of Queen Elizabeth. The late monarch passed away at the age of 96 on September 8 following a record-breaking 70-year reign and her State Funeral that followed on Monday (19. 09.

As The Queen’s funeral drew to a close on Monday, crowds of assembled mourners signalled the end of the emotional proceedings by singing God Save The King, a song which very nearly saw King Charles overcome with emotion. As hundreds of mourners sang the national anthem, King Charles could be seen biting his lip, a move which one body language expert has revealed was to stop the new monarch from crying.

Queen Elizabeth II died at age 96, her eldest son, King Charles III, officially ascended the British throne and was declared sovereign. While his coronation ceremony has yet to take place, there are things that will have to be done prior to that happening, one being getting his crowns resized.The St.

King Charles III has flown back to Scotland to mourn his late mother privately following the very public state funeral for The Queen on Monday. The Royal Family have begun their own period of mourning for another seven days since privately laying Queen Elizabeth II to rest in a chapel at Windsor Castle after the funeral at Westminster Abbey.