God Save The King's full lyrics as National Anthem is updated

King Charles III became a grandad for the very first time when he was 65 years old, after the Prince and Princess of Wales welcomed their first child, Prince George. The 73 year old is now a proud grandfather to five children - William and Kate's children, Prince George, nine, Princess Charlotte, seven, and Prince Louis, four, and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's two children, Archie, three, and one year old Lilibet. Charles also has five step-grandchildren through his wife Queen Consort Camilla's first marriage to Andrew Parker-Bowles.

King Charles III has headed to Scotland alongside the Queen Consort, following his late mother Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral on 19 September.The new monarch, 73, and his wife, 74, flew from London's RAF Northolt to Aberdeen earlier this week to see out the remainder of the Royal period of mourning. The couple will no doubt be returning to the Balmoral Estate but rather than stay in Balmoral Castle, which King Charles has now inherited, it's more than likely that they've headed to their private home, Birkhall. Dad-of-two Charles has previously described Birkhall as "a unique haven of cosiness and character", and he and Camilla even spent some of their honeymoon at the peaceful abode.

King Charles has his pick of palaces to make his official residence. Having now ascended the throne, it's been reported the new sovereign doesn't enjoy staying at Buckingham Palace.

King Charles III left a moving message for his late mother Queen Elizabeth II on her coffin Monday.

King Charles III has thanked the public for their support ahead of his mother Queen Elizabeth II's funeral on Monday. The monarch issued a statement on Sunday evening to reflect on the outpouring of support he and his wife, Camilla, Queen Consort, have received during their visits to Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and around London, following The Queen's death on 8 September. "Over the last 10 days, my wife and I have been so deeply touched by the many messages of condolence and support we have received from this country and across the world," he began.

When King Charles addressed the nation for the first time as our new monarch, he made it clear that his reign will be one of openness and love – and one where his Queen Consort, Camilla, will be by his side. “This is also a time of change for my family.

Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest reigning monarch, her eldest son Charles has become King. King Charles, 73, automatically became the new monarch, with his wife Camilla, 74, becoming Queen Consort, after the Queen passed away on 8 September. Alongside his new duties as King, Charles inherited the majority of his late mother's vast fortune - estimated to be worth at least £436million.The exact amount the Queen's eldest son will inherit is unknown, as due to an update of British law during the 1970s this will not be disclosed to the public.

Following the tragic death of Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles has not only been navigating the personal grief of losing his beloved mother, but he has also been busy transitioning into his new role as monarch. After immediately becoming King Charles upon his mother’s passing, the 73 year old has undertaken several unique traditions including a tour of the four home nations and a procession of the late Queen’s coffin. And another unique obstacle that Charles now faces as King is the matter of where he will be based as head of the British monarchy.

The emotional journey of the Queen's coffin from Balmoral, where Her Majesty died aged 96 last Thursday, to Buckingham Palace will continue on Tuesday 13 September. After making its journey from her Scottish estate to the Palace of Holyroodhouse on Sunday, the procession of Queen Elizabeth II's coffin to St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh took place on Monday.The coffin is expected to be flown to London on Tuesday. A rehearsal for the procession of the hearse from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster will be completed, ahead of the state funeral of Britain's longest reigning monarch on 19 September.

King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort sit on the thrones for the first time after the death of Queen Elizabeth during a planned address to Parliament on Monday (September 12) in London, England.

Following the death of The Queen last week, King Charles has had a lot of changes to deal with as he became the new monarch following his mother’s sad passing. Alongside his grief, the new King, supported by his devoted wife, Camilla, Queen Consort must now navigate his mother’s funeral, his impending coronation and readjust to his life as the head of state, after spending so much of his life waiting to follow in his mother’s formidable footsteps.

King Charles III has officially ascended the British throne following his proclamation Saturday morning in the State Apartments of St. James's Palace in London.While he automatically became the new King of England following Queen Elizabeth II's death on Thursday, the Accession Council convened Saturday for what's considered a constitutional formality to recognize his sovereignty.

King Charles reportedly told his son Prince Harry not to bring his wife Meghan Markle to Balmoral to see his dying grandmother. It is believed Harry, 37, who comforted an airport worker during his return to London, was at Frogmore when his father, the new monarch King Charles, 73, phoned his youngest son to tell him to come to Balmoral. A source told The Sun: “Charles told Harry that it wasn’t right or appropriate for Meghan to be in Balmoral at such a deeply sad time.

King Charles III gave a moving speech Friday as the new monarch in which he expressed «sorrow» over the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, as well as «love» for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.While speaking about «a time of change» for his family, Charles, 73, carved out space in his speech to send his love to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who infamously stepped away from the royal life in 2020. Nevertheless, Charles acknowledged them after praising his wife Camilla, Queen Consort, and his heir, Prince William, and William's wife, Kate Middleton.«I count on the loving help of my darling wife, Camilla. In recognition of her own loyal public service since our marriage 17 years ago, she becomes my Queen Consort,» Charles said near the end of his speech.

The first official rendition of God Save the King will be sung at St Paul’s Cathedral at the end of a memorial service for the Queen.The lyrics to the national anthem will change from “Queen” to “King” and “her victorious” to “him victorious” to mark that King Charles III has now taken over as monarch. It comes after crowds spontaneously sang the version of the song outside of Buckingham Palace on Friday as the King arrived with the Queen.The anthem is also expected to be sung at the Kia Oval on Saturday as the England v South Africa Third Test Match resumes.

King Charles III has outlined to the British people and the world what the next steps are following the death of Queen Elizabeth II at 96 on Thursday. On Friday, Buckingham Palace shared an official release from His Majesty noting that the king has declared a «period of royal mourning be observed from now until seven days after The Queen's funeral.»Naturally, the next few days will be filled with tradition and protocol. Here is what the Palace has officially outlined thus far: A date has not been given for Queen Elizabeth's funeral but the king said it would be «confirmed in due course.» Of the official mourning period, the king declared it would last until seven days after the to-be-announced funeral.

Camilla, the new Queen Consort supported her husband, King Charles III as they arrived back in London following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, 8 September. King Charles and Camilla touched down in London this afternoon, after flying from Scotland and leaving Balmoral, where the Queen passed away.

The King and Queen Consort Camilla have landed back in London after they left Balmoral this morning. A plane carrying the King and Queen Camilla landed at RAF Northolt in west London around 13.34pm on Friday – Charles' first time on English soil since becoming monarch.

King Charles III and wife Camilla, the Queen Consort, were photographed leaving Balmoral Castle to make the journey back to London.