4 d. ago King Charles tells veteran to ‘keep drinking whisky’ during Lancaster Castle visit

King Charles made a memorable visit to Lancaster Castle on 9 June where he advised 101-year-old veteran Richard Brock to "keep drinking whisky”.

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4 d. ago King Charles faces protestors shouting 'ditch the duchy' at historic event

During his first official royal engagement at Lancaster Castle since becoming King, anti-monarchy protesters waited for King Charles as he arrived for the visit

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7 d. ago King and Duchess of Edinburgh visit Royal Windsor Flower Show

Sophie opened the Royal Windsor Flower Show on Saturday at the York Club in Windsor Great Park.

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7 d. ago King Charles' visit highlights SXSW London's 2025 debut, a year after royals visit Austin

King Charles' visit highlights SXSW London's 2025 debut, a year after royals visit Austin  Yahoo

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8 d. ago King braves summer showers as he visits SXSW festival and Old Spitalfields Market

King was welcomed at SXSW London by the Kingdom Choir, who performed at the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s wedding

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1 week ago JENNIE BOND: Prince Harry's fallen short with unexpected move

Prince Harry raised eyebrows when he appeared in China to address a travel conference in Shanghai, just as King Charles began his historic visit to Canada - and Jennie Bond believes the irony of Harry's trip was 'hard to ignore'

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1 week ago ‘An electrifying moment’: Charles and Camilla visit sparks Ravenna tourism boom

Queen enthralled by Italian city’s museum dedicated to poet Lord Byron, who wrote Don Juan thereIf the most satisfying thing for anyone giving a guided tour is speaking to an enthusiastic and curious listener, then Diego Saglia felt he royally hit the jackpot when he met Queen Camilla in Ravenna.The queen, who was in the northern Italian city with King Charles during a state visit to the country in early April, was so enamoured of her visit to a museum dedicated to the British poet and satirist Lord Byron that she kept her husband waiting in the courtyard. She lingered over Byron’s original manuscripts, locks of his curly hair and the love letters he wrote to Countess Teresa Guiccioli. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago King Charles’s visit brings frustration for First Nations amid ‘backslide in reconciliation’

Spectacle of royal visit evoked a model of national identity at odds with efforts to confront Canada’s own violent history of colonizationKing Charles’s speech to Canada’s parliament this week was framed as a subtle rebuke to Donald Trump’s threats of annexation and an assertion of the country’s sovereignty.But for many Indigenous people, the elaborate spectacle of the royal visit – with its protocol, regalia, thrones and mounties in pith helmets – evoked a model of national identity at odds with ongoing efforts to confront Canada’s own violent history of colonization and dispossession. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Charles has pushed the boundaries of politics as king – and got away with it | Martin Kettle

Right now, the monarch’s political leanings appear in sympathy with the mood of Britain. But what if the public moves further to the right?It requires an effort to keep reminding yourself of the sheer historical oddity of monarchy’s healthy survival into the modern democratic age. Yet so rooted is the monarchy in the mental furniture of Britain that most people in our politics barely think about it. This week, however, the modern British monarchy has stood up and demanded to be counted, doing something new and perhaps genuinely consequential.Judged by any yardstick, Charles III’s visit to Canada was an audaciously disjunctive event. The idea that a vibrant democracy such as Canada, with a highly sophisticated sense of its own complex identity, might summon an elderly hereditary monarch from across the ocean to provide a focal point for its resistance to Donald Trump’s existential threat takes some believing. Yet that was exactly what played out this week, when the king travelled to ...

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2 w. ago In Canada, Charles pushed the boundaries of politics as king. So far, he has gotten away with it | Martin Kettle

Right now, the monarch’s political leanings appear in sympathy with the mood of Britain. But what if the public moves further to the right?It requires an effort to keep reminding yourself of the sheer historical oddity of monarchy’s healthy survival into the modern democratic age. Yet so rooted is the monarchy in the mental furniture of Britain that most people in our politics barely think about it. This week, however, the modern British monarchy has stood up and demanded to be counted, doing something new and perhaps genuinely consequential.Judged by any yardstick, Charles III’s visit to Canada was an audaciously disjunctive event. The idea that a vibrant democracy such as Canada, with a highly sophisticated sense of its own complex identity, might summon an elderly hereditary monarch from across the ocean to provide a focal point for its resistance to Donald Trump’s existential threat takes some believing. Yet that was exactly what played out this week, when the king travelled to ...

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2 w. ago King Charles cancer update as Canada visit brings defiant response to Donald Trump's warning

Charles announced that Canada is "strong and free" amidst an escalation of threats from US President Donald Trump that its North American neighbour should become the 51st state of the US.

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2 w. ago King Charles deliberately made pointed speech about the sovereignty of Canada, but did not want to 'call out' President Trump, aides reveal

King Charles ' pointed speech to President Trump regarding the sovereignty of Canada was 'thought-provoking, but not provocative', sources have insisted.

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2 w. ago King Charles cancer update as palace aides set record straight on Donald Trump warning

King Charles received the 'warmest of welcomes' during his two-day visit to Canada as head of state and is now 'very much looking forward' to the next stage of his reign as he continues cancer treatment

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2 w. ago King Charles and Canada just reminded Trump a 51st state is off the table

ANALYSIS: King Charles’s visit was a message to Trump, but it was so laced in royal ceremony, subtlety, and formal language that it might just escape provoking another trade war, writes Richard Hall.

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2 w. ago Justin Trudeau under fire over 'disrespectful' shoes for King Charles and Camilla's royal visit to Canada

Justin, 53, joined King Charles III and Queen Camilla at the Ottawa Senate building on Tuesday, but he opted to wear a bizarre pair of shoes during the event.

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2 w. ago King Charles to give speech in Canada’s parliament in reminder to Trump of country’s sovereignty – live

Monarch’s unprecedented speech from the throne comes amid Trump’s repeated threats that the US should annex Canada and make it the 51st state Earlier this morning, Alan Garber, president of Harvard University, told NPR’s Morning Edition that elite institutions need to double down on their “commitment to the good of the nation” and “be firm in our commitments to what we stand for”.Garber said he finds the measures taken by the Trump administration to be “perplexing”; while he acknowledges there is work to be done on campus regarding viewpoint diversity, he said he struggles to see a link between funding freezes and fighting antisemitism.I think that we have heard from some people that they do feel that [Harvard lacks viewpoint diversity]. What is perplexing is the measures that they have taken to address these that don’t even hit the same people that they believe are causing the problems. Why cut off research funding? Sure, it hurts Harvard, but it hurts the country because after all...

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2 w. ago Prince Harry makes surprise trip to China as estranged father King Charles touches down in Canada for historic visit

The Duke of Sussex made the trip to China yesterday for a tourism conference in Shanghai where he advocated for sustainable travel.

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2 w. ago King Charles arrives in Canada for first visit as head of state

King Charles and Queen Camilla have arrived in Canada for his first visit as head of state on Monday (26 May).

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2 w. ago King Charles arrives in Canada for whistlestop visit amid country's tensions with Trump

King Charles and Queen Camilla have arrived in Ottawa for the start of a fleeting two-day visit to Canada, where they will attend the state opening of the country's parliament

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2 w. ago King Charles’s visit to Canada shows the monarchy’s quiet diplomatic strength

Editorial: With the King stepping into a public constitutional role abroad, Britain finds an unlikely asset in navigating volatile international waters

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