The Royal Mint have unveiled the first British coins featuring King Charles III following the Queen’s death.
13.09.2022 - 06:49 / usmagazine.com
A royal shout-out. Succession creator Jesse Armstrong joked about recent “successions” while accepting the biggest award of the night at the 2022 Emmys.
“Big week for successions,” the producer, 51, said after winning the trophy for Outstanding Drama Series at the awards show on Monday, September 12. “New king in the U.K. This for us. Evidently, a little bit more voting involved in our winning than Prince Charles.”
Brian Cox, who plays Logan Roy on the HBO drama, chimed in with his own joke, adding: “Keep it royalist, keep it royalist.”
Before thanking members of the cast and crew, Armstrong got in one more quip about the new king, 73, saying: “I’m not saying we’re more legitimate in our position than he is. We’ll leave that to other people.”
Charles became king last week following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, who died on Thursday, September 8, at her Balmoral estate in Scotland. She was 96. Buckingham Palace announced the news hours after revealing that the queen had been placed under medical supervision.
Though Charles immediately assumed the throne after his mother’s passing, his coronation may not take place for some time. He was officially proclaimed the new monarch on Saturday, September 10.
“It is my most sorrowful duty to announce you to the death of my beloved mother, the queen,” the former Prince of Wales, 73, said while addressing the accession council at St James’s Palace. “I know how deeply you, the entire nation — and I think I may say the whole world — sympathize with me in the irreparable loss we have all suffered.”
While the Emmys is an American awards show, the royal family is the subject of one of the most successful series in recent Emmy history: The Crown. The Netflix drama has won 21 Emmys
The Royal Mint have unveiled the first British coins featuring King Charles III following the Queen’s death.
King Charles is expected to plan a family Christmas at Sandringham to maintain a royal tradition.The Royal Family will continue to gather on the 73 year old King's Norfolk estate in December as the new monarch's reign begins. Charles, who is known to be a "stickler for tradition", is determined that the monarchy conveys a sense of stability and continuity, insiders close to him have claimed. A source told The Telegraph: "His philosophy is that the monarchy is the constant state, inhabited by different individuals.
King Charles III wants a "slimmed down coronation" next year on his mother's coronation anniversary.The eldest child of the Queen is set to be coronated next year and could choose the date of Friday 2 June. According to MailOnline, sources have said that the service will most likely be "shorter, smaller and less expensive" than the late Queen's in 1953. However, the service will also celebrate her life.
King Charles III is contemplating turning the Queen's holiday home Balmoral Castle into a museum in her memory.
King Charles III is thinking about turning Balmoral Castle - the Queen's beloved holiday home - into a public museum in her memory of her seven-decade reign, according to reports. Balmoral held a special place in Her Majesty's heart, as she spent every summer at the 50,000-acre estate in Dee Valley, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Is Brian Cox on a tear this week or what? The “Succession” star had tongue-lashings to serve for everything from method acting to Showtime‘s “Billions” this week. That’s not surprising for an actor known to dole out barbs against his fellow thespians, but two Cox takedowns in a day? That’s a gift that keeps on giving.
Queen Elizabeth II's coffin was taken from Buckingham Palace on Wednesday and a procession including King Charles III, Prince William, Prince Harry, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward took to the streets of London to bring it to Westminster Hall. Once inside Westminster, William and Harry were joined by their wives, Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle, for the Service for the Reception of Her Majesty's Coffin. The queen's coffin will lie in state at Westminster Abbey until the date of her planned funeral on Sept. 19.
K.J. Yossman “Succession” showrunner Jesse Armstrong made a dig at the U.K.’s King Charles III during his Emmys acceptance speech on Monday night. Taking to the stage along with the show’s execs and castmembers, including Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook, Matthew Macfadyen and Nicholas Braun, to accept the Emmy for outstanding drama series, Armstrong said, “Big week for successions. New king in the U.K., this for us.” Armstrong, who is British, then said: “Evidently a little bit more voting in our winning than Prince Charles,” prompting gasps from the audience and some of his team on stage.
Jesse Armstrong said it had been a “big week for successions” as his hit HBO drama scooped a top prize at the 74th Emmy Awards. In his acceptance speech for the final award of the night, the British writer suggested there had been “a bit more voting involved” in the show’s win than with the ascension of the new King.
King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort, have flown to Edinburgh ahead of the late Queen's coffin procession.They boarded a plane to Edinburgh at RAF Northolt in Hillingdon, west London. Charles and Camilla waved at dozens of members of the public as they arrived in a Rolls Royce with a police escort at about 11.15am on Monday.The 96 year old Queen Elizabeth II passed away "peacefully" at Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire on Thursday, 8 September, before her coffin was taken to the throne room of the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, where members of the public could come to pay their respects.
King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla have arrived in Edinburgh after flying to the Scottish Capital from London today, Monday 12 September.The royals arrived in Edinburgh to take part in the emotional procession that will see the Queen’s coffin taken from Holyroodhouse to St Giles’ Cathedral. Other members of the Royal Family will also travel to Edinburgh alongside Charles to walk on foot behind the coffin.
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.
Prince William signed the oath to uphold the security of the Church in Scotland during the Accession Council on Saturday morning where King Charles III was formally proclaimed monarch, but fans were more interested to see him signing with his left hand. At the accession at St James's Palace today, the new Prince of Wales, 40, and the new Queen Consort Camilla, 75, confirmed Charles as King in the moving ceremony but fans seemed bemused as William was pictured revealing he is left-handed.
Making it known. King Charles II acknowledged Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in his first speech as King. The monarch addressed the nation after his mother Queen Elizabeth II’s death.
Following the death of the Queen on September 8, her heir Prince Charles took over and is now King Charles III. The appointment marks a new era for the Royal Family as the sun sets on the second Elizabethan age and rises with a king. On Saturday, he will be formally proclaimed monarch at an Accession Council, which takes place within 24 hours of the death of a sovereign.
The nation's new monarch, King Charles III, expressed his love for his son Harry and his daughter-in-law Meghan in his first TV speech as sovereign.
King Charles III publicly addressed the nation and the world following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. The 73-year-old former Prince of Wales, who will officially be proclaimed as the new sovereign king on Saturday, spoke about his late mother’s historic legacy in a public address on Friday evening in a pre-recorded message from Buckingham Palace. In the speech, Charles acknowledged the «profound sorrow» both he and his family and the world were feeling in the wake of the queen's death. He also vowed as king to «endeavor to serve you with loyalty, respect and love as I have throughout my life.» On a personal note, he proudly announced that his eldest son, Prince William, and daughter-in-law, Kate Middleton, would be the new Prince and Princess of Wales, titles he and the late Princess Diana previously held.
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.