Thousands of Dumfries and Galloway Council employees are expected to be granted a bonus day off work in May to mark the King’s coronation.
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From divorcee to royalty! Queen Consort Camilla had a winding journey before she was able to settle down with King Charles III.
Before meeting the future monarch, Camilla (née Shand) studied in England, Switzerland, and France. Her future changed when she became a debutante in London’s high society in 1965 and one of her friends introduced her to Charles. The pair began to date in the 1970s before he had to leave for his Royal Navy service. While Charles served his country, Camilla moved on with Andrew Parker Bowles. When the royal returned from his military service, he learned Camilla was engaged.
In July 1973, she wed the British Army officer. The duo welcomed two children, son Tom in 1974 and daughter Laura in 1978. Charles, for his part, moved on with Princess Diana in 1981 and shared sons Prince William and Prince Harry, who were born in 1982 and 1984, respectively.
While married to their respective partners, Charles and Camilla allegedly began to rekindle their romance in secret. In December 1994, Camilla and Parker Bowles split after 21 years of marriage. Their divorce was finalized in March 1995. Charles and Diana, for their part, separated in 1992 amid speculation of marital issues — and allegations of infidelity on both sides. Their divorce was finalized in 1996.
Diana seemingly hinted at Charles’ affair with Camilla in 1995 during her infamous interview with BBC’s Panorama. “Well, there were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded,” the late Princess of Wales quipped as to why she and Charles didn’t last.
In 1997, Diana tragically died in Paris in a car crash along with her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, and their driver, Henri Paul. Two years after the
Thousands of Dumfries and Galloway Council employees are expected to be granted a bonus day off work in May to mark the King’s coronation.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla will be crowned on May 6 coronation.
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.
Paying homage. Helen Mirren paid tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II during the 2023 British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, February 19.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, the English composer who created the scores for blockbuster musicals such as “Cats,” “The Phantom of the Opera” and “Evita”, has written the anthem for King Charles III’s coronation, adapting a piece of church music that encourages singers to make a “joyful noise.”
The statement that almost wasn’t! Princess Diana’s little black “Revenge Dress” has been hailed as one of the most iconic fashion moments of all time — but it turns out the late royal never intended on wearing the dramatic design.
Former BBC Royal Correspondent Michael Cole has argued that King Charles has "played a blinder" by inviting Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to his coronation and leaving the decision on their attendance up to them. Discussing the Sussesexes and the coronation with Sky News Australia host Paul Murray, Michael argued: "The King, actually, has played a blinder here.
Over the years, King Charles III has learned to ignore any hecklers during his royal engagements.
Charles Rae spoke to Slingo about their secret monikers, Fred and Gladys, which have been public knowledge for years thanks to Princess Diana’s tell-all book by Andrew Morton.But Rae claimed he knows what inspired the pair’s seemingly random pet names for one another.Rae noted that “Fred” and “Gladys” were names they both used before their 2005 wedding, since Charles, 74, and Camilla, 75, infamously had a relationship dating back to the 1970s — while they were both married to other people.It turns out, Rae revealed, that they pulled the names from “The Goon Show,” a British radio show broadcast between 1951 and 1960.“These are names they used before their marriage and chose them from characters in ‘The Goon Show,’ of which they are both fans,” Rae explained.He also disclosed how the late Princess Diana had once found a bracelet engraved with the initials, F and G, the “pair’s secret nicknames.”This event was even depicted in Season 4 of Netflix’s hit royal drama, “The Crown,” in which a young Diana (Emma Corrin) confronts Charles (Josh O’Connor) just before their 1981 wedding after finding the jewelry — a real-life event noted in Morton’s book, “Diana: Her True Story.”“[Charles and Camilla] also have other nicknames for each other, including ‘darling’ and ‘mehbooba,'” Rae said.“Camilla has been heard using the nickname ‘mehboob’, which means ‘my beloved’ in Urdu, for Charles on a number of occasions including back in February when she was giving a speech at the British Museum,” he continued.Rae also disclosed the nicknames that Diana had for her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry.She had often referred to William, now 40, as “Wombat” when he was a young child.
Prince Harry is playing hard to get!
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have still not decided whether to attend King Charles’ coronation in May, according to reports. Last week, it was revealed that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been invited to the coronation in May and that the rest of the royal family are "fully expecting" the two to make an appearance at the event, despite the ongoing feud between Harry and his relatives.
There’s been much ado over the fact Prince Harry and Meghan Markle haven’t been invited to King Charles III‘s coronation. But royal sources are making it clear that means nothing — because no one has been invited! Invitations haven’t been sent out yet!
Queen Consort Camilla’s crown for the Coronation has been revealed by Buckingham Palace. The 75 year old royal will wear the Crown of Queen Mary, which was removed from the Tower of London on Tuesday to be reset with the Cullinan III, IV and V diamonds - in a tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II, who had the jewels in her personal collection and often wore them as brooches. The Queen Consort will wear an existing crown at the Coronation, rather than a newly commissioned piece, for the first time in recent history, Buckingham Palace said.
Queen Camilla is down for the count.
Queen Consort Camilla has tested positive for COVID-19, Buckingham Palace confirmed on Monday, February 13. She is experiencing mild symptoms.
The Queen Consort has confirmed to have contracted Covid, according to Buckingham Palace.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are said to have been invited to King Charles’ coronation but have just weeks to decide if they will attend, a source has claimed. With only three months to go until the ceremony, there is still speculation over whether estranged brothers Harry, 38, and William, 40, will be reunited at the ceremony, following the bombshell claims made by Harry in his autobiography Spare.
Ricky Gervais has hinted he will be hosting the Brit Awards next year after Saturday night's show was hit with technical errors, with some viewers branding the ceremony "cringeworthy". Piers Morgan also reacted to the British comic's swipe as he urged the AfterLife star to take the reins. Comedian Mo Gilligan, 34, hosted the show which aired live on ITV on Saturday night.
Prince Harry was close to hosting hit US sketch show Saturday Night Live, according to reports. The Duke of Sussex, 38, was said to have held talks with producers of the popular NBC programme in the run up to the release of his explosive book Spare in January. Prince Harry would have followed in the footsteps of Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton if he had presented the show - but the discussions were said to have stalled at the eleventh hour.
A different kind of holy. King Charles III and wife Queen Consort Camilla visited a mosque in London, but all eyes — and cameras — were on the hole in the monarch’s sock.