Over the past few days, certain royal titles have been re-arranged by King Charles. It was confirmed today that his younger brother, Prince Edward, has been handed the title of Duke of Edinburgh, which his late father Prince Philip used to hold.
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Princess Charlotte may be expected to get a job when she's older instead of being a full-time Royal, due to King Charles III's alleged plans for a 'slimmed-down' monarchy. King Charles, 74, may have plans to streamline the monarchy following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022, meaning the number of working Royals could be significantly reduced.This could see Charlotte, seven, who is the daughter of the Prince and Princess of Wales, get a regular job when she is older, according to the Daily Mail's Richard Eden.
Writing in his Palace Confidential newsletter, Richard explained: "From what I hear, the Prince and Princess of Wales want Charlotte, aged seven, to grow up with the expectation that she will get a job and not be a full-time royal." This alleged career path for seven year old Charlotte would fit in with Charles' reported plans for a slimmed-down monarchy - a vision the Prince of Wales, 40, is also said to share. However, sources have claimed that King Charles has no immediate plans to reduce the number of working royals from its current number of 11, despite much speculation.
Following the departure of Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and Prince Andrew as working royals and there being fewer living royal generations left following the Queen’s passing, the palace is thought to be considering how best the The Firm can continue to undertake the thousands of work events they attend around the globe each year. “These are things that are all being looked at as part of a wider review at the moment,” one senior royal source told the Daily Express.
Over the past few days, certain royal titles have been re-arranged by King Charles. It was confirmed today that his younger brother, Prince Edward, has been handed the title of Duke of Edinburgh, which his late father Prince Philip used to hold.
King Charles has officially given the title of Duke of Edinburgh to his youngest brother, Prince Edward. The announcement was made in a statement on the royal family's website Thursday to coincide with Edward's birthday, which is Friday. "His Majesty The King has been pleased to confer the Dukedom of Edinburgh upon The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Forfar, on the occasion of His Royal Highness’s 59th birthday," the statement began.
Camo Kate! The Princess of Wales wore military fatigues while undergoing a series of battle exercises with the British Army.
Prince William, Kate Middleton, King Charles and Camila, Queen Consort, all opted not to attend the christening of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's daughter, Lilibet, despite being invited to the private ceremony.A spokesperson for Harry and Meghan confirmed to ET that an intimate ceremony was held last week at their home in Montecito, California, for the couple's 21-month-old daughter. «I can confirm that Princess Lilibet Diana was christened on Friday, March 3, by the Archbishop of Los Angeles, the Rev. John Taylor,» the spokesperson shared.According to, the ceremony was attended by 20-30 guests including Lilibet's godfather, Tyler Perry, an unnamed godmother and Meghan's mother, Doria Ragland.Although the royals were not in attendance, ET can confirm that Lilibet’s title of princess is in line with the precedent created by the letters patent issued by George V in 1917, which conferred the title of prince or princess on male line grandchildren of the Sovereign, meaning she and her brother, Archie, 3, have been able to hold the titles since Charles' accession.The royal family's absence comes after months of turmoil between Harry, Meghan, William and Charles, following the release of Harry's memoir,.
Charles Spencer is a doting father-of-seven, recently disclosing why he was proud of his youngest daughter, Charlotte Diana, who is 11 years old.In a fascinating moment on his new podcast, Rabbit Hole Detectives, which he presents alongside the Reverend Richard Coles and historian Dr Cat Jarman, the Earl revealed the sweet gift one of his older daughters received from a Hollywood star, shortly after being born!During a discussion about baptismal fonts in christenings, he shared that actress Melanie Griffith sent his daughter a special gift in a heart-warming gesture.WATCH: Charles Spencer's family home revealedThe author said: "A very long time ago, I can date it to about 30-odd years ago, I went to interview Melanie Griffith and I mentioned that we'd just had a daughter, and she sent her a spoon, a silver spoon as a gift".While Charles didn't specify which of his children he was talking about, his eldest, Lady Kitty Spencer, is 32, so she may well have been the lucky recipient.His twin daughters Amelia and Eliza, meanwhile, are 30, while Lara is 16. Charles' son and heir apparent Louis Spencer, Viscount Althorp is 28 and young Edmund will turn 20 later this year.
Queen Camilla and her family. It has been announced that her brother-in-law of more than 50 years has passed away. Simon Elliot with his wife AnnabelBusinessman and land owner Simon Elliot – who was married to Camilla's younger sister Annabel – was close to the Queen Consort.
Terrence Higgins Trust.The 38-year-old estranged royal claimed that his late mother’s involvement with the HIV and sexual health charity was a “big piece” of her legacy. It is named after Terrence “Terry” Higgins, who was one of the first people to die of an AIDS-related illness in the UK in July 1982.“I’ve been involved with Terrence Higgins Trust for a number of years, and the fight to end this epidemic is a big piece of my mum’s legacy,” Harry wrote in the note, which was included in a catalog for the charity’s flagship fundraising event, The Auction, on Monday, according to The Independent.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle from Frogmore Cottage after becoming enraged by how Queen Consort Camilla was portrayed in Harry’s bombshell memoir, “Spare,” a new report claims. The monarch, 74, began proceedings to evict the Duke and Duchess of Sussex from the royal residence just one day after Harry’s headline-hitting tome hit bookshelves.In “Spare,” Harry paints Camilla as a wicked stepmother, accusing her of leaking stories to the press in a bid to boost her own image. In a “60 Minutes” interview promoting the book, the wayward royal further described Camilla as a “villain” and the third person in the marriage of his father to his mother, the late Princess Diana.
King Charles III was not impressed with Prince Harry’s accusations about Camilla in his bombshell book Spare, sources have said.
Once a senior member of the British royal family herself, Sarah Ferguson has been subjected to scandal, criticism and judgment. For this reason, the Duchess of York, affectionately known as Fergie, believes judging her former nephew Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle amid their rift with the royal family would not be appropriate.
King Charles III was given no other option but to evict Prince Harry and Meghan Markle — at least in the eyes of one royal expert.
A sign of the times? King Charles III has reportedly cut some new ties with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, evicting them from their Frogmore Cottage property.
King Charles's 37th birthday. He has since opened up about their close relationship before her death and admitted she would often "do the dishes" to have a break from her royal life.
appeared on BBC Radio 3’s program “Private Passions” and talked about his friendship with the late Princess of Wales. Diana and Sleep sent vibrations through England when they performed a dance to Billy Joel’s “Uptown Girl” in 1985 at a charity gala at the Royal Opera House to celebrate her husband Charles’ 37th birthday. During the rehearsal process, the duo formed a very close friendship.
King Charles and Prince William have "no intention" of apologising to Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle ahead of the King's official Coronation, according to a source.The historic event will take place on Saturday 6 May, but there is a huge question mark over whether or not Charles's youngest son, Harry, and his wife Meghan Markle will attend, after relations between them and the rest of the Royal Family hit an all-time low. Since their departure from official royal life in 2020, Harry, 38, and Meghan, 41, have launched a number of attacks on Harry's family, with a number of shocking claims made in their now infamous Oprah Winfrey interview in 2021, a Netflix documentary in late 2022, and Harry's memoir, Spare, which was published in January 2023.
With just two months to go until King Charles in formally crowned, plans for the Coronation already appear to have hit a snag as several musical celebrities invited to perform at the high profile ceremony have already turned down their invitations. A host of musical heavyweights including Elton John, Harry Styles and The Spice Girls have already reportedly turned down the change to perform at His Majesty’s big Windsor Castle concert on May 6, just hours after the official ceremony will take place at Westminster Abbey.
Queen Camilla has reportedly picked Princess Diana’s “favorite” designer to make her coronation gown! Yes, really!!!
The Prince of Wales, Prince William, has pledged to follow in his mother’s footsteps and take his children to a homeless charity, just as Princess Diana did with her sons. Prince William’s promise came when he toured The Passage, a homeless charity in central London, and met Sister Joan who remembers Diana, Princess of Wales’ private visit with William and the Duke of Sussex to meet rough sleepers in the early 1990s.The future king officially opened two refurbished accommodation centres run by The Passage, a charity he supports as patron, during his visit and said he was more “determined than ever” to play a role in stopping the “human tragedy that is homelessness”.
Camilla, Queen Consort, has made her first public appearance since recovering from another bout of Covid-19 to launch her book project – founded to help people of all generations share a love of reading – as a charity.The project, previously known as The Reading Room after being started as reading lists published on Instagram during lockdown in January 2021, has now become The Queen’s Reading Room. It is hoped it will help boost a global love of literature.
The King has held an audience with the president of the German parliament. Charles, who is expected to become the first British monarch to address the Bundestag during a state visit to Germany later this month, welcomed Barbel Bas to Buckingham Palace on Wednesday afternoon.