King Charles III

Does anyone seriously care about this stuff? Really??

I assume to do their thing at the Coronation concert Chesh,not attend the actual service.
Why?
Bad taste.🙂

Coronation invites issued by King Charles and 'Queen Camilla'..

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The first glimpse of the coronation invitation shows the official use of "Queen Camilla", marking the transition from the title of "Queen Consort".

The ornately illustrated invitation, sent to about 2,000 guests, is from "King Charles III and Queen Camilla".

Her grandchildren will be among the pages at Westminster Abbey, alongside the King's grandson, Prince George.

With a month to go before the coronation, a new official photo of the royal couple has also been released.

The invite for the 6th May coronation, printed on recycled paper, shows the coronation will mark a change in how Camilla is titled.

A royal source suggested that in the initial part of the new reign it made sense to use "Queen Consort" as a way of distinguishing her from the late Queen Elizabeth. But from the coronation it would be an "appropriate time" to officially change to "Queen Camilla".

At the coronation service next month, Camilla will be crowned alongside the King, 18 years after the couple married.

And it is not much more than a year since the late Queen Elizabeth had addressed what was still the unresolved question of Camilla's future title.

The late Queen had given a public endorsement for Camilla, saying she should be called Queen Consort, at a time when there were still suggestions that she would be known as a Princess Consort.

Reflecting the King's many years of environmental campaigning, the artwork for the coronation invitation uses the folklore figure of the "green man", with features made from ivy, hawthorn and oak leaves.

According to Buckingham Palace it is a symbol of spring and rebirth which celebrates a new reign.

The design by illustrator Andrew Jamieson also includes images of the natural world, including wildflowers, birds and insects, as well as national and heraldic emblems.

But with the coronation approaching, it is still not clear whether the invitation for Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, is going to be accepted.

A spokesperson for the California-based couple said this week there was no update on whether they were attending.

Last week the King completed his first state visit, receiving a warm welcome in Germany. But the focus is now on preparations for the coronation.

Roles have been given to children of friends and relations, with eight "pages of honour" announced to take part in the ceremony.

This includes Prince George, the nine-year-old son of the Prince and Princess of Wales, and three of the Queen Consort's grandchildren, Gus and Louis Lopes, Freddy Parker Bowles and her great-nephew Arthur Elliot.

The new official photograph of the King and Queen Consort was taken last month in the Blue Drawing Room in Buckingham Palace.

It follows an announcement by the Cabinet Office of another photo of the King, with public places such as council offices, courts, police stations and schools being invited to apply for a framed photograph of King Charles.

But anti-monarchy campaigners criticised the £8m budget for the new pictures, saying that it was a waste of public money at a time of funding pressures.

The Cabinet Office would not give a breakdown of the contract for the framed photos, but said details would be "announced in due course".

It is also understood that there will be no overall figure for government spending on the coronation until after the event.

King Charles joined by family for first Easter service as monarch..

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The King and other senior royals have attended their first Easter Sunday service at Windsor Castle since the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

Charles was accompanied by Camilla, the Queen Consort, with his siblings the Princess Royal and the Duke of York immediately behind them.

The Prince and Princess of Wales were also at the St George's Chapel service, with all three of their children.

Last year, only Prince George and Princess Charlotte joined them.

But on Sunday, Prince Louis - their youngest, at the age of four - held his mother's hand for the walk to the chapel, in the spring sunshine.

The family was colour-coordinated in shades of blue, with Charles and Camilla also wearing dark blue outfits.

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They were joined at the service by the Princess Royal and the Duke of York. Andrew also wished the public a "Happy Easter" as he left.

The Prince and Princess of Wales attended with their three children, George, Charlotte and Louis.

Kate wore a marine blue Catherine Walker coat and matching pill-box hat by Lock & Co.

William and Prince George wore matching navy suits, while Princess Charlotte wore a blue polka-dot dress.

Prince Louis, attending the service for the first time, wore a suit jacket and light blue shorts.

Kate stopped after the service to receive a posy from eight-year-old Samuel. She smiled at him and shook his hand before waving to the public as she left.

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh attended with their son James, the Earl of Wessex.

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I think there cut backs,our King keeping an eye on the pennies.

It'll still have plenty of pageantry and what have you.

Prince Harry to attend coronation without Meghan..

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Prince Harry will come to the King's coronation but Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, will not be attending, Buckingham Palace has said.

There had been speculation about whether the couple would travel to the coronation but it has now emerged that Prince Harry will attend alone.

Prince Harry will join more than 2,000 guests at Westminster Abbey on 6th May.

It had been unclear whether Prince Harry would attend his father's coronation, but it is now confirmed that he will be at the Abbey.

The date is also the fourth birthday of the couple's son, Prince Archie, who will remain in the US with his mother.

Prince Harry and Meghan issued a statement along the same lines as the palace: "The Duke of Sussex will attend the Coronation service at Westminster Abbey on May 6th. The Duchess of Sussex will remain in California with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet."

Neither the couple's spokeswoman nor Buckingham Palace commented on the decision.

Prince Harry and Meghan had been contacted by email more than a month ago about attending the coronation.

The announcement means that Prince Harry will be part of the historic ceremony, joining other members of the Royal Family, public figures, world leaders and 450 representatives of charities and community groups.

As he is no longer a "working royal", it remains to be seen what part Prince Harry will play in the ceremony. For the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Prince Harry and Meghan were not allowed to take part in the traditional appearance on the Buckingham Palace balcony.

It is expected that Prince William, as Prince of Wales, will have a prominent role in the coronation - and after Prince Harry's dramatic account of their falling out there will be attention on the two brothers being seen together again.