Tag: King Charles III

• Monday, November 7th 2022 - 09:28 UTC

  Bank holiday proclaimed for the coronation of King Charles III

  

  Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has decided to proclaim an additional bank holiday to mark the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III next year.

• Thursday, November 3rd 2022 - 09:41 UTC

  Falklands appoints 14 November as a Public Holiday, to celebrate birthday of King Charles III

  

  The Falkland Islands Executive Council have approved the appointment of 14 November as a Public Holiday in celebration of the birthday of His Majesty King Charles III. This will replace the public holiday previously held on 21 April in celebration of the birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

• Wednesday, November 2nd 2022 - 09:38 UTC

  First 50p coins with King Charles III portrait will be circulating next December

  

  Britain's 50p coin has started to be struck at The Royal Mint in Llantrisant, Wales, and will enter tills, wallets and purses in December, reports BBC. Sculptor Martin Jennings, who created the portrait of the King, said that witnessing the coin being produced was a “quite remarkable experience”.

• Tuesday, October 25th 2022 - 18:05 UTC

  Sunak sworn in as British PM by King Charles III

  

  British Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister by King Charles III following Liz Truss' departure after merely 49 days in office.

• Wednesday, October 12th 2022 - 09:26 UTC

  Charles III coronation on May 6, with a pared down list of guests

  

  Buckingham Palace has announced that King Charles III will crowned at Westminster Abbery on Tuesday May 6, next year. The coronation will takeplace almost exactly 70 years after his late mother's coronation on June 2, 1953.

• Tuesday, September 27th 2022 - 09:53 UTC

  King Charles III cypher revealed; personally chosen by the King

  

  The cypher of King Charles III has been revealed, showing an image to be used by government departments and on state documents and post boxes. It was personally chosen by the King, from a range of designs produced by the College of Arms.

• Wednesday, September 21st 2022 - 09:46 UTC

  A portrait of King Charles III must be chosen before replacing bills and coins in circulation

  

  British banknotes and coins in circulation with the Queen's portrait will slowly be replaced by new printed and minted banknotes and coins bearing King Charles III portrait. The Bank of England has not yet given any details, saying that more will be known once the period of mourning has passed.

• Tuesday, September 20th 2022 - 10:09 UTC

  Queen Elizabeth II buried in King George VI Memorial Chapel at Windsor Castle

  

  Queen Elizabeth II was buried in a private service Monday evening at Windsor Castle, following a week of events that marked the death of Britain’s longest-serving monarch, and which was televised to the world.

• Monday, September 19th 2022 - 18:38 UTC

  Queen Elizabeth II laid to rest - the end of an era

  

  British mourners Monday saw Queen Elizabeth II's casket parade through London one last time before being lowered into the royal vault at Windsor Castle.

• Monday, September 19th 2022 - 09:47 UTC

  Prince Charles visit to the River Plate and the Falklands, with a little help from Uruguay

  

  In March 1999, King Charles III, then Prince of Wales made a three countries visit, Argentina, Uruguay and the Falkland Islands. A visit which was mainly a retribution to the one then Argentine President Carlos Menem and his daughter Zulemita, acting as First Lady, had done to London the year before, October 1998.