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Strictly Come Dancing will move from its original launch date amid schedule changes in the wake of the Queen’s death, the BBC has announced. Strictly Come Dancing will move from its original launch date amid schedule changes in the wake of the Queen’s death, the BBC has announced. The 20th series of the dance competition was due to return to screens on September 17, days before the late monarch’s state […]

The visit by the King and Queen Consort to Hillsborough, a village where royal connections run deepest in Northern Ireland, was on a scale never witnessed before. The visit by the King and Queen Consort to Hillsborough, a village where royal connections run deepest in Northern Ireland, was on a scale never witnessed before. Thousands flocked to the normally quiet Co Down village, some arriving in the early hours of […]

King Charles III has pledged to “seek the welfare” of all Northern Ireland’s people and described how his family have felt their “sorrows” as he praised his mother’s relationship with Northern Ireland. King Charles III has pledged to “seek the welfare” of all Northern Ireland’s people and described how his family have felt their “sorrows” as he praised his mother’s relationship with Northern Ireland. Charles, who in 2015 made a […]

House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle made a speech in Westminster Hall before presenting a Humble Address from MPs to the King. Here is the text of Sir Lindsay’s speech in full: “Your Majesty, let me repeat a welcome to you and to Her Majesty, the Queen Consort, on this solemn occasion. “Members of both Houses of Parliament gather here to express our deep sympathy for the loss we […]

The Queen shared precious moments with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s children just a few months before her death, their father revealed in a touching tribute to the late monarch. Harry described how his grandmother hugged his children – Archie, three, and Lilibet, 15 months – likely when the family visited the UK in June to attend the Queen’s platinum jubilee celebrations. At the time, it was not known […]

The cathedral at the heart of Edinburgh’s historic Royal Mile will become the centre of tributes to the late Queen later on Monday. The service at St Giles’ Cathedral, led by Reverend Calum MacLeod, is set to celebrate the life of the Queen and her connection to Scotland, and will be attended by the King and the Queen Consort. The Queen’s coffin will be taken from the Palace of Holyroodhouse […]

The Stone of Destiny will be moved from Edinburgh Castle to London for the coronation of the new King, it has been confirmed. When Elizabeth II was crowned in 1953 at Westminster Abbey, her throne sat above the stone. But with the historic artefact having been returned to Scotland more than quarter of a century ago, it will be moved down to London for the ceremony involving her son. No […]

Thousands of people have gathered at Cardiff Castle to hear Charles be proclaimed King in Wales. More than 2,000 people have been allowed inside the grounds since the gates opened at 10am. Hundreds more lined the streets outside the castle walls, including two protesters holding signs reading: “Not our king!” The former Prince of Wales ascended to the throne following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, on Thursday. […]

Well-wishers in Scotland said goodbye to the Queen as her coffin left Balmoral on a six-hour journey to Edinburgh, where it will lie at St Giles’ Cathedral. In bright sunshine, the hearse carrying the late monarch passed through the gates of the royal residence which was the summer refuge for the former head of state. The Princess Royal and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence were part of the […]