Tag: King Charles III

• Friday, November 15th 2024 - 11:23 UTC

  Falkland Islands celebrates the birthday of His Majesty King Charles III

  

  On behalf of the people of the Falkland Islands, the Members of the Legislative Assembly wish to extend our warmest congratulations to His Majesty King Charles III on the occasion of His 76th birthday, Thursday 14 November.

• Friday, July 5th 2024 - 18:42 UTC

  Starmer goes through “kissing of the hands” and forms new UK gov't

  

  Sir Keir Starmer was sworn in Friday as the UK’s new prime minister in lieu of the Conservative Rishi Sunak who turned in his resignation following Thursday's appalling electoral defeat earning Labour at least 412 of the 650 seats in Parliament.

• Tuesday, July 2nd 2024 - 08:03 UTC

  King Charles III new photographic portrait to commemorate Armed Forces Day

  

  To commemorate this year's United Kingdom's Armed Forces Day a new photograph of the King in military uniform has been released. Held annually on the last Saturday of June, Armed Forces Day is a day for the country to show its support for veterans, service families, cadets and those still serving.

• Thursday, June 6th 2024 - 08:35 UTC

  King Charles pays tribute to courage of Veterans as 80th anniversary of D-Day landings in Normandy begin in Portsmouth

  

  Two days of events to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landings in Normandy began on Wednesday in Portsmouth - from where much of the 1944 invasion force sailed.

• Thursday, June 6th 2024 - 08:26 UTC

  King Charles and President Macron will head commemorations June 6 in Normandy

  

  More than 400 multinational paratroopers jumped into Normandy on Wednesday 5 June in a unique tribute to the soldiers who parachuted in on D-Day.

• Sunday, June 2nd 2024 - 10:04 UTC

  Banknote featuring King Charles III will be issued 5 June, Bank of England

  

  Banknotes featuring a portrait of King Charles III will be issued from 5 June 2024. The portrait of the King will appear on existing designs of all four banknotes (£5, £10, £20, and £50), with no other changes to the existing designs. This means you can check these notes in the same way you can check the polymer banknotes featuring Queen Elizabeth, announced the Bank of England.

• Saturday, May 25th 2024 - 10:00 UTC

  King and Prince of Wales will attend anniversary of the D-Day Landings

  

  Following on the announcement of U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who called an early parliamentary election for July 4, Buckingham Palace said that all members of the Royal Family were canceling most public engagements until after the vote to avoid doing anything that might divert attention from the campaign.

• Tuesday, March 12th 2024 - 10:13 UTC

  King Charles III message on the 75th anniversary of the Commonwealth

  

  The seventy-fifth anniversary of The Commonwealth is a moment to reflect on the remarkable journey that our unique family of free and independent nations has made since 1949, King Charles III started his speech.. 

• Tuesday, February 20th 2024 - 09:11 UTC

  King Charles III has chosen the rounded Tudor Crown for his royal cypher

  

  King Charles' preferred crown has replaced Queen Elizabeth II's favored symbol on the government website, marking his role of the head of state. The logo can be seen on key pages on gov.uk as the site rebrands this month.

• Monday, February 5th 2024 - 19:30 UTC

  King Charles III undergoing treatment for cancer

  

  Buckingham Palace confirmed in a statement Monday that King Charles III is undergoing treatment for cancer unrelated to the enlarged prostate for which the 75-year-old monarch underwent surgery on Jan. 29.