The King leads the nation in remembering those who have died in world wars and conflicts ...

As The Sovereign wears the uniform of whichever Regiment’s Colour is being trooped, The King, Colonel in Chief of the Household Division, wore the Uniform of the Coldstream Guards. In addition, and at ...

The Royal Household today published its annual financial statement, the Sovereign Grant Report, for the financial year 2023-24. The Sovereign Grant is the funding provided to support the official ...

The King and Queen meet thousands of people each year in the UK and overseas. Before meeting Their Majesties, many people ask how they should behave. The simple answer is that there are no obligatory ...

For men this is a neck bow (from the head only) whilst women do a small curtsy. Other people prefer simply to shake hands in the usual way. On presentation to The Queen, the correct formal address is ...

Household Troops have guarded the Sovereign and the Royal Palaces since 1660. When Queen Victoria moved into Buckingham Palace in 1837, the Queen's Guard remained at St James's Palace, with a ...

Monarchy is the oldest form of government in the United Kingdom. In a monarchy, a king or queen is Head of State. The British Monarchy is known as a constitutional monarchy. This means that, while The ...

Published 30 May 2025 Each year, members of the Royal Family receive a number of official gifts, from Heads of State, their Patronages/other organisations with which they have a relationship and at ...

The Great Seal of the Realm is the chief seal of the Crown, used to show the monarch's approval of important State documents. In today's constitutional monarchy, the Sovereign acts on the advice of ...

One of the puzzles of our humanity is how we are capable of both great cruelty and great kindness. This paradox of human life runs through the Easter story and in the scenes that daily come before our ...

Last October, leaders from across the Commonwealth came together in Samoa to reaffirm their “belief in the value of the Commonwealth as a trusted forum where diverse voices of our member states, the ...

Their Majesties The King and Queen will undertake an Autumn Tour in October 2024. This will include Royal Visits to Australia and Samoa, where Their Majesties will attend the Commonwealth Heads of ...