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Montevideo, October 31st 2025 - 23:48 UTC

Tag: King Charles III

  • Friday, October 31st 2025 - 10:04 UTC

    King Charles III strips his brother of any royal trace left

    Andrew’s daughters will retain their Princess titles and the style Her Royal Highness

    King Charles III has taken the dramatic and unprecedented step of stripping his younger brother Andrew of all his remaining royal titles and forcing him to vacate his home at Royal Lodge, Buckingham Palace confirmed on Thursday.

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  • Friday, October 24th 2025 - 10:08 UTC

    King Charles III and Pope Leo XIV lead historic joint prayer

    The historic visit had been rescheduled from earlier this year following the illness and subsequent death of Pope Francis

    In a landmark moment for Christian unity, King Charles III became the first reigning British monarch in nearly five centuries to pray publicly with a Pope, joining Pope Leo XIV for an ecumenical service in the Sistine Chapel on Thursday. The event marks the most significant step toward reconciliation since the Anglican Schism in 1534 when King Henry VIII broke with Rome.

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  • Saturday, October 18th 2025 - 02:54 UTC

    Prince Andrew relinquishes Duke of York title and other honors

    Andrew will remain a Prince as he has always been since birth

    After discussing the matter with King Charles III, Prince Andrew announced on Friday that he would immediately relinquish the use of all his royal titles and honors, including “Duke of York,” amid mounting pressure and continuing allegations related to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.

  • Thursday, September 18th 2025 - 10:34 UTC

    Trump and King Charles III exchange words of praise

    The pomp and ceremony between the two heads of State preceded Thursday's meeting between Trump and Starmer

    During his second state visit to the UK, US President Donald Trump was hosted by King Charles III for a day of ceremonies and a state banquet at Windsor Castle. The visit was marked by significant pomp and circumstance, including a large military honor guard, a carriage procession, and a dinner with 160 guests.

  • Friday, August 15th 2025 - 13:46 UTC

    King Charles message on the Falkland Islands National Day

    King Charles, back in 1999, when as Prince of Wales spent time in the Falklands and visited a rookery

    On the Falkland Islands National Day, August 14, Governor Colin Martin-Reynolds CMG, passed on a message to the Legislative Assembly on behalf of King Charles III and his wife.

  • Friday, July 18th 2025 - 10:40 UTC

    Paraguay, UK sign “Friendship Charter”

    The “United Kingdom-Paraguay Friendship Charter” marks a new chapter in bilateral relations

    Paraguayan Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez Lezcano and British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs David Lammy signed Thursday in London the so-called “United Kingdom-Paraguay Friendship Charter,” committing both nations to enhanced cooperation across five key areas:

  • Tuesday, July 1st 2025 - 09:59 UTC

    UK's Royal Train era coming to an end

    The monarch gave “the fondest of farewells” to the train, which includes a carriage specially created in the 1980s

    King Charles III has decided to decommission the British royal train, a tradition since the Victorian era, as part of cost-cutting and modernization efforts. At the King’s request, the proportion of Crown Estate profits used to fund the monarchy has been reduced from 25% to 12%.

  • Monday, May 26th 2025 - 10:44 UTC

    King Charles in Canada will open Parliament with the “Speech from the throne”

    King Charles is expected to include in his speech to Parliament a defense of Canada's sovereignty and to reject claims it should be taken over by the US.

    King Charles will read the “Speech from the Throne” to Canada's Parliament on Tuesday, the first time a monarch has delivered this for almost fifty years. It is expected to include a defense of Canada's sovereignty and to reject claims it should be taken over by the US.

  • Thursday, May 15th 2025 - 18:58 UTC

    King Charles III mourns Mujica's passing

    “My thoughts and prayers are with former President Mujica's family and with the Uruguayan people,” the monarch also mentioned in Spanish (Pic AFP)

    King Charles III wrote a message to the Uruguayan people and former President José Mujica's family expressing his solidarity in these times of mourning. Mujica died on Tuesday aged 89, after battling esophageal cancer.

  • Thursday, April 24th 2025 - 07:05 UTC

    The King’s message following the death of Pope Francis

    “His Holiness will be remembered for his compassion, his concern for the unity of the Church and for his tireless commitment to the common causes of all people of faith”

    Falklands’ Government House published King Charles III message on the death of Pope Francis. “His Holiness will be remembered for his compassion, his concern for the unity of the Church and for his tireless commitment to the common causes of all people of faith.

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