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King Charles III
Follow the latest news on King Charles III. Charles, the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II, became monarch in September 2022 after his mother's death.
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- The Guardian
Climate protesters who squashed cake into King Charles waxwork told to pay damages
Eilidh McFadden and Tom Johnson convicted of criminal damage after action at Madame Tussauds and must pay £3,500 compensation
- The Independent
Harry and Meghan may attend King Charles' coronation for one person
It has not been confirmed whether or not the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will attend King Charles III’s coronation, but a royal source has claimed that there will be an added incentive for the couple to attend the ceremony. The commentator told The Mirror that Prince Harry and Meghan are close with Princess Eugenie, and may have been among the first family members to hear the news of her pregnancy. “If the Sussexes come to the coronation in May, there will be an added incentive to see Eugenie,”
- The Independent
King Charles’ comments about choosing a wife resurface following Harry’s claims about royal family marriages
The now-king’s televised interview from 1969 about marriage has resurfaced
- The Telegraph
Share your story of meeting King Charles III
Britons now prepare to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III, due to take place on Saturday May 6.
- Sky News
Hundreds come forward to claim a role in King Charles's coronation
Sky News has learned that hundreds of people are coming forward to claim a role in the coronation of King Charles after a Coronation Claims committee, set up by the government, opened applications up to those who believe they have a hereditary or historic right to carry out ceremonial roles during the event in May. Ahead of the closing date for applications on 3 February, the cabinet office has told Sky News they've had a very good response with hundreds filling in forms to perform historic rol
- The Independent
King Charles’ Africa Centre visit branded ‘lip service’ by campaigners
Visit dismissed as a public relations exercise to ‘sanitise’ the palace’s ‘battered image’ around race
- The Telegraph
King Charles plans to open up Buckingham Palace to the public all year round
The King plans to give the public greater access to Buckingham Palace all year round as members of the Royal family vacate royal residences, the Telegraph understands.
- The Independent
King Charles receives warm welcome on visit to London’s new Africa Centre
King Charles III was greeted with a warm welcome during his first visit to the new Africa Centre in south London on Thursday, 26 January. The King toured the cultural organisation’s new headquarters in Southwark, where he spoke to artists, popped into a radio station and joined a discussion about the effects of climate change in Africa. The Africa Centre originally in Covent Garden in 1964 to champion the cause of Africa and its people worldwide.
- The Independent
King Charles ‘tells Prince Andrew there is no place’ for him at Buckingham Palace
The duke is ‘on his own’ at Royal Lodge in Windsor
- The Telegraph
When is the bank holiday to mark King Charles’s coronation?
King Charles III ascended the throne in September on the death of his mother, Her Majesty The Queen. However, he won't be officially crowned until his coronation later this year.