Buckingham Palace Is Assisting in Research Project About Slavery & The Monarchy

The May Day bank holiday falls on Monday, May 1 and payments delivered by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), including Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance, due on that date will be made early next week instead. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is also expected to announce similar changes soon.

Two-term Mayor of Los Angeles Richard Riordan “passed peacefully this evening at his home in Brentwood, surrounded by his wife Elizabeth, family, friends and precious pet dogs,” according to a family statement released Wednesday night. He was 92.

Honoring her predecessor. As Queen Consort Camilla is coronated with King Charles III on Saturday, May 6, she’ll wear a tiara that pays tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II.

On May 6 the eyes of the world will be on King Charles as he is officially crowned King in a centuries old ceremony. And in a bid to ensure everything goes perfectly, OK! magazine can reveal the King is using an 'exact copy of Westminster Abbey' to practise the Coronation in private.

The eve of the King’s Coronation will be marked by a glittering Buckingham Palace reception attended by foreign royalty. Princess Beatrix, the former queen of the Netherlands, has confirmed her attendance at the event, expected to be hosted by Charles, alongside her granddaughter and heir to the Dutch throne Catharina-Amalia, the Princess of Orange.

Preparations have already begun for King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla's Coronation in London, with Buckingham Palace being transformed ahead of the historic event. King Charles, 74, and the Queen Consort, 75, are set to be crowned on 6 May at Westminster Abbey in a service conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Celebrations will continue across the three-day bank holiday weekend, with a star-studded concert scheduled to take place on Sunday 7 May as well as The Coronation Big Lunch.

Prince Harry held peace talks with his father before confirming his attendance at next month’s Coronation of King Charles and the Queen Consort, Camilla, according to reports. Following the release of the explosive Netflix documentary Harry & Meghan and the Duke of Sussex’s memoir Spare, it was unclear whether the youngest son of King Charles would be flying back to the UK with Meghan Markle for the Coronation.

Meghan Markle's ban from the traditional Buckingham Palace balcony was 'more than she could bear', according to one royal expert.

Prince Harry has confirmed he will be attending his father King Charles’ Coronation, but a royal expert has shared he will be "nowhere near" the Buckingham Palace balcony on the day. Buckingham Palace announced on Wednesday that The Duke of Sussex, 38, will attend the King’s Coronation but the Duchess of Sussex, 41, will remain in California with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.

would join senior royals for the crowning of King Charles and , after a spokesperson initially declined to confirm their plans. In a statement released to the , Buckingham Palace said: “Buckingham Palace is pleased to confirm that The Duke of Sussex will attend the Coronation Service at Westminster Abbey on May 6th. The Duchess of Sussex will remain in California with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.”The nine-year-old is second in line to the throne.By Prince Harry unexpectedly flew to the UK last month for involving a British newspaper publisher.

Prince Harry will be attending his father King Charles’ coronation on May 6, it’s been confirmed.

Prince Harry will attend his father King Charles III’s coronation next month, but wife Meghan Markle will remain in California.

Here’s some free advice to future Buckingham Palace visitors: When approaching a King’s Guard, do not touch them! That’s the lesson one woman learned when she recently visited the palace in London.

A woman has claimed three security workers 'dragged' her partner out of the Palace Theatre after he 'waved his arms' during a performance in The Bodyguard musical.

, you can see a woman approaching the guard in her attempt to take a photo with him. Problem is, she got a little close to the guard.

More than 850 community and charity representatives from across the UK have been invited to the King’s coronation. Invitations to the May 6 service at Westminster Abbey in central London have been extended to more than 450 British Empire Medal (BEM) recipients in recognition of their contributions.

the Guardian reported on Thursday.De Koning’s study, which began in October, is co-sponsored by Historic Royal Palaces, an independent nonprofit that manages several monarchy-owned sites in London and Northern Ireland. Her research is due to wrap up in fall 2026.In a statement obtained by The Post, a spokesperson for Buckingham Palace said that the king takes this work “profoundly seriously,” repeating his message to Commonwealth leaders in Rwanda last year: “I cannot describe the depths of my personal sorrow at the suffering of so many, as I continue to deepen my own understanding of slavery’s enduring impact.”“That process has continued with vigor and determination since His Majesty’s accession,” the palace rep continued, adding that researchers would be granted access to the royal collections and archives.

King Charles is supporting an investigation into the British royal family’s ties to slavery.

King Charles has offered “heartfelt thanks” to people involved in the Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) after the initiative announced it has planted more than three million trees.The scheme was launched in May 2021 to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, and was extended after her death in September last year to allow people to plant trees in memoriam. Charles said: “It is hard to believe that two years have passed since my mother and I planted a tree in Windsor Great Park to mark the commencement of the Queen’s Green Canopy.

Finishing what she started. King Charles III announced that he finished The Queen’s Green Canopy, a tree planting initiative to mark the late Queen Elizabeth II‘s 70 years on the throne.