The Latest Breaking News from King Charles III

The Conservative former prime minister said the ‘best long-term decision’ the Government can make is about climate change.

Streisand does nothing to quell her diva reputation by writing an almost 1,000-page memoir of her life. Despite all the name-dropping – from giving back massages to De Niro to her chats about gardening with King Charles – the book’s sheer length means only diehard fans should rush to read…

As the 20th century drew to a close, support for the royal family was at a low ebb. This decline was precipitated by the separation of Prince Charles and Princess Diana in December 1992. That year also saw the publication of Andrew Morton’s Diana: Her True Story.

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Charles III’s first King’s Speech since assuming the monarchy was filled with nearly two dozen bills to shape the government’s direction over the next year.

Edwards covered the late Queen’s funeral in 2022 and most recently the coronation of the King in May this year for the BBC.

The King opened Parliament for the first time as monarch, with the Queen supporting him in his duty.

As ministers plan to create ‘smokefree generation’

For the first time in four years, the king’s (or queen’s) speech has left out a promise to ban so-called “conversion therapy”. This widely discredited set of practices aims to “cure” LGBTQ+ people by changing or repressing their sexuality or gender identity.

The Gold Stick in Waiting, the Princess Royal and the Rouge Dragon Pursuivant took part in the grandest of ceremonies.

Ceremony could be first and last chance for Conservative PM Rishi Sunak to pitch his legislative agenda to the public.