King Charles III paid tribute to his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II in his first address to the nation Sunday as Britain’s new monarch, vowing to serve with “loyalty, respect and love.”
09.12.2022 - 21:55 / usmagazine.com
A meaningful change. Princess Anne and Prince Edward are officially counsellors of state for their brother King Charles III — and their appointments have major implications for Prince Harry.
The Princess Royal, 72, and the Earl of Wessex, 58, were named to their new positions on Wednesday, December 7. As counsellors of state, they can perform constitutional duties on behalf of their brother, 74, if he is abroad or ill.
The positions usually go to the monarch’s spouse followed by the first four people over age 21 who are in line to the throne. That lineup includes Queen Camilla, Prince William, Harry, Prince Andrew and Princess Beatrice. The Duke of Sussex, 38, and his uncle, 62, are no longer senior working royals, however, so Parliament decided in November to reinstate Anne and Edward.
Without Anne and Edward as counsellors, Charles could feasibly have had to call on Andrew or Harry to carry out his duties. While Andrew and Harry are still on the list, the addition of Anne and Edward means that Charles has more available counsellors to call on before asking two people who are technically no longer able to perform royal duties.
Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, announced their decision to step down as senior working royals in January 2020. The Invictus Games founder and the Suits alum, 41, made their final official appearance two months later.
Andrew, for his part, stepped away from public royal duties in November 2019 after he was accused of sexual misconduct by Virginia Giuffre following his association with the late Jeffrey Epstein. Giuffre, 39, later filed a lawsuit against Andrew, and the duo settled out of court in February.
One month earlier, Andrew’s mother, Queen Elizabeth II, stripped her second son of his military
King Charles III paid tribute to his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II in his first address to the nation Sunday as Britain’s new monarch, vowing to serve with “loyalty, respect and love.”
A royal tradition. King Charles III delivered his first Christmas Day speech as monarch in the wake of Queen Elizabeth II‘s death — and did not mention Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
Plenty of history. King Charles III is set to give his first Christmas speech as England’s monarch on Sunday, December 25, at the same site of his mother Queen Elizabeth II’s memorial service earlier this year.
Prince Andrew has been thrown out of Buckingham Palace by King Charles, according to reports.
Prince Andrew might be sweating right now… if he could. That’s because King Charles III has FINALLY kicked the disgraced royal out of Buckingham Palace once and for all!
King Charles will pay tribute to his mother during his first Christmas Day TV message - delivered just yards away from the Queen's final resting place. A picture showing him recording the speech in St George’s Chapel, Windsor, has been released tonight with the monarch pledging to unify his family after a year of scandals.
An early birthday celebration! King Charles III announced that his first Trooping the Colour will be held five months before his 75th birthday in November 2023.
Life goes on for the royal family. Buckingham Palace released several updates on Thursday, December 22 — including a new title for Princess Kate.
has not stopped Princess Anne from . In fact, no one in the royal family worked harder in 2022 than Princess Anne—not even Charles. reports that according to a tally from , Princess Anne served more than anyone in the royal family, with 214 engagements in 2022. That's even more that her older brother, Charles, who is, quite literally, the king. The , 72, is the only daughter and second child of the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Never far from their hearts. The royal family has found subtle and heartwarming ways to honor Queen Elizabeth II after her death.
Royal tradition! King Charles III, Queen Consort Camilla and more royal family members will begin their holiday celebrations at Sandringham Church this year.
Hosting for the holidays! Princess Kate celebrated the success of her second annual Christmas concert while also paying respect to her royal in-laws.
When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped down from their positions as senior working royals, the duke’s relationship with father King Charles III soon dissipated.
Remembering the positive. Meghan Markle recalled the important role King Charles III played in her wedding to Prince Harry — and the support that she received from the royal at the time.
Prince Harry alleged that King Charles III’s team was involved in the leak about his and Meghan Markle‘s planned royal exit.
More than meets the eye. Prince Harry offered a glimpse at how Prince William and King Charles III reacted to his royal exit — and it wasn’t pretty.
The ghosts of royal weddings past! When any member of the royal family weds it becomes a celebration that the entire world has its eyes on.
Happy Christmas? King Charles III and Prince William’s royal holiday festivities will be “bittersweet” without the late Queen Elizabeth II, a source exclusively reveals in the latest issue of Us Weekly.