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Prince Charles attends the Battle of Britain 81st Anniversary Service at Westminster Abbey on 19 September 2021 in London

King Charles III, the UK's monarch

Charles III became the UK's monarch at the age of 73 and was crowned at Westminster Abbey on 6 May 2023.

The Royal homes of the King

Windsor, Highgrove, Balmoral or one of the others - the new King has plenty of choice.

King Charles addresses a Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in 2018, when he was Prince of Wales

Seven things you may not know about the Commonwealth

Commonwealth leaders will be coming from all over the world to attend King Charles' Coronation.

Queen on board HMY Britannia in March 1972

Queen Elizabeth II: A life in pictures

Key photographs from her birth through the coronation to becoming Britain's longest-reigning monarch.

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Philip Tindall (far right) pictured with the Princess Royal and his wife Linda on Mike and Zara's wedding day in 2011.

Mike Tindall's rugby captain father dies aged 80

Philip Tindall, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2003, captained Otley Rugby Club from 1972-73.

Catherine, princess of Wales, dressed in a grey and blue Tweed-style jacket and dark top smiles in the centre of the image. She has long brown hair. She is sitting at an outdoor round table, on which are plastic gardening pots and hand tools in a purple bucket. A man with a shaved head to the right, and a blonde-haired woman, to the left, are seated at the same table, their backs to the camera. Both are wearing dark clothing.

Catherine meets recovering addicts on garden visit

The princess hears from a mum who sought help after her daughter begged her to stop drinking.

A number of people gathered outside a red brick building with a plaque on a small table

Community farm delighted with royal recognition

The community-owned farm and Harper Adams University received visits from Princess Anne.

Earl Spencer, Diana’s brother: King Charles told me the world would forget her

Diana’s brother Earl Spencer defends his claim that King Charles said she’d be forgotten

A Statement from the King

David Yelland and Farzana Baduel on the royal response to Earl Spencer's bombshell book.

Piers Morgan looking a the camera in a suit.

Earl Spencer should pull Diana book from shelves, Piers Morgan says

Princess Diana's brother apologised to Morgan for a factual error in his memoir. Morgan said he is "pursuing legal action" against Spencer.

A man with short red hair and a beard and wearing a dark coloured suit, white shirt and brown tie is smiling while shaking hands with another man with short brown hair and wearing a dark coloured suit, white shirt and red tie. A purple shint WellChild balloon can be seen behind them.

Alder Hey doctor receives award from Prince Harry

Ian Sinha says he was nominated by the mother of a premature baby who survived "against the odds".

An older man with short grey hair is sat in a red chair smiling at the camera. He is dressed smartly in a white shirt and tie.

Did you know Buckingham Palace offers dementia ballet classes?

Two young men wearing suits and robes are walking next to each other, looking off to the side.

Earl of Wessex among freshers in university procession

James, Earl of Wessex, joins 250 freshers in a procession through a town as they begin their studies.

Earl Spencer talking about his memoir of Diana with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg.

What we found in Earl Spencer's controversial Diana memoir

What further revelations are going to appear now the full details of his Diana book are published?

Left, a woman with black hair in a cream blouse. Right, a red headed man steps out of a car.

Diana book row casts shadow over Prince Harry's events

Earl Spencer said Harry and Meghan's treatment from the press echoes that of his late-sister Diana.

Earl Spencer and the then Prince Charles stand talking, dressed in suits

Earl Spencer's claims about King's reaction to Diana's death open old wounds

His comments come ahead of a controversial new memoir examining the life and death of Princess Diana

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