King Charles III and Other Royal News

No, it's a good decision. Invite them. If they don't attend they look bad and lose all relevance to the Royal Family.
If the do attend, then like before, ensure they are sat with the "3rd raters" and not near the front.

Agree but why invite them at all then....someone not done their homework then
Just makes it all look worse especially spending millions, including doing up the 'throne' when so many people are sinking deeper and deeper into poverty.
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Governments own words - 'Overall, poverty seems to have fallen at the beginning of the pandemic, due to a combination of falling median incomes and increased benefits. This decrease was likely reversed in 2021/22 as the £20 per week Universal Credit uplift was withdrawn and the cost of living increased.

Rising prices could mean an increase in absolute poverty and material deprivation. The Resolution Foundation estimated in early September 2022 that absolute poverty will increase by over 3 million people between 2021/21 and 2022/23...'
No doubt Camilla will be telling them to eat cake...

King Charles grants Prince Edward Duke of Edinburgh title on his 59th Birthday..

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Prince Edward has been named as the new Duke of Edinburgh, Buckingham Palace has announced.

The title, granted by King Charles III on the prince's 59th birthday, will be held for his lifetime.

The former Duke of Edinburgh was Prince Philip, who died in 2021, and who was given the title on the morning of his wedding to Princess Elizabeth, who later became Queen Elizabeth II.

The new Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, Sophie, will be in Edinburgh later.

The couple are expected to attend an event in the Scottish capital on Friday marking the first year of conflict in Ukraine.

Prince Edward becomes the Duke of Edinburgh almost two years after the death of his father, Philip, who held the title for more than 70 years.

It was understood that Philip had wanted Edward, his youngest son, to take on the title, but the decision was left in the hands of King Charles.

It means that Edward, 13th in line in succession to the throne, will attend the coronation in May as a duke, with a title that was synonymous with his late father.

With Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, no longer a "working royal", there could be a more high-profile role for Edward, the King's youngest brother.

At the end of last year, Parliament fast-tracked a change in law to add Prince Edward and his sister Princess Anne to the "counsellors of state" who can act on behalf of the King.

Buckingham Palace said in a statement: "His Majesty The King has been pleased to confer the Dukedom of Edinburgh upon the Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Forfar, on the occasion of His Royal Highness's 59th birthday.

"The title will be held by Prince Edward for His Royal Highness's lifetime.

"The Dukedom was last created for Prince Philip in 1947, upon his marriage to Princess Elizabeth, who held the title of Duchess of Edinburgh before acceding to the throne in 1952.

"The new Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh are proud to continue Prince Philip's legacy of promoting opportunities for young people of all backgrounds to reach their full potential."

The title remains associated with the Duke of Edinburgh awards scheme, which has been running activities, training and challenges for young people since 1956.

The title of Earl of Wessex has now been given to Edward and Sophie's son, the 15-year-old Viscount Severn.

She finally got what she always wanted then.
Perhaps the people using foodbanks will be given some cake by Camsy to enjoy the festivities.....

Coronation carriage will be a more comfortable ride..

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The King and Queen Consort will travel to the coronation at Westminster Abbey in a more comfortable, relatively modern, horse-drawn carriage.

They will ride in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach, first used in 2014, in plans revealed by Buckingham Palace.

But they will return to the palace in the traditional - but notoriously uncomfortable - Gold State Coach, used in every coronation since the 1830s.

Crowds can watch the procession going along the Mall and Whitehall in London.

The carriage procession will be one of the spectacular sights of the coronation on 6th May.

It will head out from the gates of Buckingham Palace carrying the royal couple and other members of the Royal Family, travelling to Westminster Abbey where the coronation service will begin at 11am.

So much for " cutbacks" installing electric windows and air con in the coach!!

MM would of been soundly booed if she were to attend the Coronation.

King George V was ‘murdered' by his doctor and the police did nothing, historian claims..by Rhiannon Du Cann.

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King George V died after he was given a lethal dose of morphine and cocaine in the final few hours of the night of January 20, 1936.

The 70-year-old was treated solely by his doctor, Bertrand Dawson, 1st Viscount Dawson of Penn and physician to the Royal Family, who administered the lethal concoction shortly before midnight.

Speaking on his podcast Dan Snow's History Hit, the 44-year-old historian began his episode on George V, released in April last year, by saying: "I'd like to report a murder that has taken place and the police did nothing about it...

"The victim was Mr George Windsor otherwise known as King-Emperor George V...Yes folks, the King of the United Kingdom was killed by his personal physician on the night of January 20."

He added that he thinks "murder" is "probably the correct noun or verb" to describe what took place.

Historian Jane Ridley, author of the 2021 book George V: Never a Dull Moment, was interviewed on the podcast and when asked whether or not George was murdered, she said she thinks there is a discrepancy between what was acceptable in the Thirties and what is acceptable nowadays.

She said: "I think today, there are two factors. There is absolutely no evidence that King George told Dawson or anyone indeed that he wanted to be let out of his agony if he was dying. There's no evidence of his having that conversation with anybody.

"And the second point is that although it is clear that he was very ill, George wasn't actually in pain. So the two things that might have justified what Dawson did. One, that he was putting the King out of his agony, or two that he was obeying a sort of end-of-life will that the king had made, did not exist."

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Like many at the time, George V smoked "a lot" after developing a dependence during World War One.

In 1928, George contracted a serious chest infection to the point where everyone thought the end was nigh, Ms Ridley explained. But he recovered and it was not until around New Year of 1936 that it became clear that his days were numbered.

At Sandringham Castle, Norfolk, George was treated by Lord Dawson. The pair had got on well with Ms Ridley explaining that George was a "direct speaker" and liked being treated by someone who did not "beat around the bush".

Although he wasn't a "marvellous" clinician, nor a famous research doctor, he was a doctor who represented the medical profession such as in the House of Lords. But most importantly, he understood the King, she explained.

The King was "on his last legs" as January drew on, suffering from a cough, heart failure and left unable to walk.

In his final few days, Lord Dawson spent a great deal of time with George alone. What exactly happened is not known but historians note that Lord Dawson had a conversation with Queen Mary who said she did not want the King to have an "undignified death".

At around 11pm on January 20, 1936, Lord Dawson asked the nurse to give the King two injections, one of lethal morphine and another of cocaine.

But Ms Riley explained that the nurse knew they were lethal and refused to do it, forcing Dawson to do it himself.

Ms Riley said: "Within a short period of time, the King becomes completely peaceful, sleeping, calm and unconscious. He dies at 11:55pm.

"I think it wasn't normal but I think it probably wasn't illegal. This was an area which at that time, in the Thirties, there wasn't the whole legal protocol around it that there is today."

Both euthanasia and assisted suicide were made illegal in the UK in 1961 under the Suicide Act.

She continued: "There weren't doctors being frightened of being sued by the families of their dying patients. So it was a matter more of practice rather than law.

"But nevertheless, I think a lot of doctors if they had known what had happened at that time would have been very surprised indeed."

Dawson intervened partly to spare the King as he knew that he would go through pain, although Ms Riley notes that he was not in pain at the time. Instead, his death was done for the "presentation of the King's death".

The King was deliberately euthanised just shy of midnight to ensure that his death would make the morning papers, particularly his favourite publication, The Times.

Royal biographer Angela Levin, speaking on the Channel 5 documentary, George V: The Tyrant King which first aired in 2020, also said: "[Dawson] manipulated it so that he would die just before midnight so that his death would make the front page of The Times, which was the king's favourite paper."

Lord Dawson had, according to his own detailed notes, phoned the King's wife, Queen Mary, in London so that she could tell The Times to "hold back publication".

The headline of The Times article read "A Peaceful Ending at Midnight".

King's Birthday Honours: Sarah Hunter and Ian Wright among those included..

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Former England rugby union captain Sarah Hunter and ex-footballer Ian Wright are among those named in the King's Birthday Honours list.

Hunter, who retired in March with a record 141 caps, has been given a CBE for her services to rugby union.

Ex-Arsenal and England striker Wright, a BBC Sport pundit, becomes an OBE for services to football and charity.

World Netball president and ex-UK Sport chief executive Liz Nicholl has been made a Dame for her services to sport.

"It has been a real privilege to serve in various roles in sport over the last 40-plus years, working alongside really talented colleagues, and I take huge delight in seeing the recent significant growth in opportunities for women and girls to enjoy participating in sport, both in the UK and internationally," said Nicholl.

"I feel incredibly privileged to have now been awarded the honour of becoming a Dame."

Former England forward and broadcaster Eniola Aluko, who won 102 caps for the Lionesses, has been made an MBE for her services to football and charity.

Darts player Fallon Sherrock made history in 2019 by becoming the first woman to win a match at the PDC World Championship and is made an MBE for her services to her sport.

Other influential women to be honoured include former World Triathlon champion Non Stanford, who becomes an MBE for services to triathlon in Wales.

Referee Amy Fearn has been made an MBE for her services to football.

In 2010, she became the first woman to officiate a men's England Football League (EFL) match when she replaced the injured Tony Bates for the final 20 minutes of Coventry City's game against Nottingham Forest.

Former England cricketer and four-time Ashes winner Lydia Greenway becomes an OBE, while England's 2022 T20 World Cup winners Sam Curran and Adil Rashid become MBEs, all for their services to cricket.

Australia and French Open wheelchair tennis doubles winners Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid are also included in the list of OBEs, while fellow wheelchair tennis player and three-time Paralympic medallist Lucy Shuker receives a British Empire Medal.

"I never would have dreamed that I'd receive something like this in my lifetime," said Hewett, who has also won seven Grand Slam singles titles.

"I just get my head down and work hard in the sport that I love, so I'm extremely proud and grateful for this, and everyone who has helped me get to where I am today.

"It's amazing to see wheelchair tennis and disability sport get this level of recognition. It's so vital in encouraging people with disabilities to be active and to just be creating a more inclusive society."

England won the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup last year and captain Tom Halliwell has been made an OBE, while team-mate Sebastien Bechara and coach Tom Coyd have become MBEs.

Former Scotland footballer John Greig made more than 700 appearances for Rangers and has become a CBE.

Northern Ireland and Leicester City defender Jonny Evans, who has won 100 caps, has been made an MBE for his services to football in Northern Ireland.

"When I got the letter through the door and it had the royal seal on the back I was a bit shocked, but it was also amazing," said Evans.

"It made me feel very proud, especially when I saw that it was in recognition of my contribution to association football in Northern Ireland."


The King's Birthday Honours list for sport

Damehood

Elizabeth Mary Nicholl (president, World Netball), for services to sport


Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

John Greig, (former footballer) for services to football and to the community in Scotland

Sarah Alice Hunter (former England rugby union captain), for services to rugby union


Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Anthony Keith Atherton, for services to disability sport and to inclusion

Pippa Britton (lately vice-chair, UK Anti-Doping and vice-chair Sport Wales), for services to sport

David Philip Clarke, (chief executive, British Paralympic Association), for services to Paralympic sport

Jonathan Michael Dutton, (chief executive, Rugby League World Cup), for services to rugby

Lydia Greenway (founder, Cricket for Girls and former cricket player), for services to cricket

David Roger Griffiths, for services to football in Wales

Thomas Edward Halliwell (England wheelchair rugby league captain), for services to wheelchair rugby league

Alfie Thomas Hewett (wheelchair tennis player), for services to tennis

Christopher John Jenkins (lately chief executive, Commonwealth Games Wales), for services to the Commonwealth Games and sport in Wales

Gordon James Reid (wheelchair tennis player), for services to tennis

Ian Edward Wright (broadcaster and author), for services to football and charity


Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Eniola Aluko (broadcaster and former footballer), for services to football and charity

Sebastien Joseph Bechara (wheelchair rugby player), for services to wheelchair rugby league

Colin Frances Bland (chief executive, Sporting Chance), for services to sport

Sara Louise Cox (referee), for services to rugby union

Thomas Dillon Coyd (coach, England wheelchair rugby league team), for services to wheelchair rugby league

Samuel Matthew Curran (cricket player), for services to cricket

Niall William Andrew Elliott (head of sports medicine - sportscotland Institute of Sport, and chief medical officer, British Olympic Association), for services to sports and exercise medicine

Jonathan Grant Evans (footballer), for services to football in Northern Ireland

Amy Elizabeth Fearn (referee), for services to football

Emma Elizabeth Fry (Emma Bristow) (motorcyclist), for services to motor sports and women in sport

John Parry Griffiths (coach, British Canoeing), for services to canoeing and paddlesport

Ian Philip Howard (vice president, World Triathlon), for services to triathlon

Gareth Lloyd Jones, for services to sport and exercise medicine in Wales

Hannah McGarry McLachlan (Anna Marshall), for services to lawn bowls

Maria Teresa McLoughlin (chair, Women's Artistic Gymnastics technical committee, British Gymnastics), for services to gymnastics

David William Pond (lately chief executive, Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby), for services to wheelchair rugby

Adil Rashid (cricket player), for services to cricket

Ian Malcolm Rogers (athletics official), for services to athletics

Fallon Suzanne Michelle Sherrock (darts player), for services to darts

Colin Shields (former ice hockey player), for services to ice hockey

James Simpson (former rugby league player), for services to wheelchair rugby league

Non Rhiannydd Stanford (former triathlete), for services to triathlon in Wales

Susan Taylor (chair, British Amateur Rugby League Association and vice-president, Rugby Football League), for services to rugby league


British Empire Medal (BEM)

Richard Menzies Campbell (manager, Arbroath Football Club), for services to football and the community in Angus

Albert Duffus, for services to boxing, to veterans and to charity in Inverness-shire, Aberdeenshire and Moray

Rebecca Elizabeth Sarah Edwards (rower), for services to rowing

John Leslie Stuart Griffiths (coach, Swansea Harriers Athletics Club), for services to athletics in Wales

Lindsay Martin Hedmann (trampolining coach), for services to trampolining

Sian Margaret Johnson, for services to squash in Wales

Anthony Charles Kingston (scorer), for services to cricket

Stuart James Langworthy (manager, England Over-60s Walking Football Team), for services to football and walking football

Elaine Shallcross (pickleball player, coach, administrator and International Federation of Pickleball ambassador), for services to pickleball

Lucy Jessica Shuker (Paralympic wheelchair tennis player), for services to sport

Bryan Frederick Smith (coach), for services to athletics

Mildred Wiltshire (chief marshal co-ordinator, British Motorsport), for services to motorsport

Catherine Margaret Wynne (volunteer international technical official, International Canoe Federation and European Canoe Association), for services to sport