King Charles III

Former Greek royal family expresses ‘deep emotion’ after regaining citizenship

24 Dec 2024 - 4:40AM

Chocolate maker Cadbury loses royal warrant under King Charles

24 Dec 2024 - 2:33AM

Hong Kong

Recap | Michael Jackson misdirects, Princess Di disappoints fashionistas and Bill Clinton makes history

Relive celebrity moments that captivated a city when Michael Jackson, Charlie Chaplin, Princess Diana, Roger Moore and Bill Clinton visited Hong Kong.

6 Dec 2024 - 6:15AM

Michael Jackson, his minders and other visitors taking a roller coaster ride at Ocean Park during the pop superstar’s private trip to Hong Kong in 1987. Entertainer Dr Penguin (with moustache) sits behind him. Photo: SCMP

King Charles coronation cost UK taxpayers more than US$90 million

Critics say taxpayer spending on the 2023 events was too large and out of touch given huge demands on stretched public funds.

22 Nov 2024 - 2:52PMvideocam

Australian senator rejects censure for accusing Britain’s king of genocide

Indigenous activist Lidia Thorpe vowed to repeat her comments should Britain’s ‘colonising king’ return to Australia.

18 Nov 2024 - 2:07PMvideocam

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry

UK’s King Charles and Princess Kate attend event as both slowly return to duty

The king, who was also diagnosed with cancer this year, was among the dignitaries laying wreaths in London.

11 Nov 2024 - 10:37AM

Britain’s King Charles at a remembrance service on Sunday. Photo: Reuters

Recap | Trump victory threatens Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s US future amid deportation fears; Kate Middleton health update

Explore the potential impact of Trump’s presidency on Harry and Meghan’s US future, learn more about Kate Middleton’s health update and her return to public duties, plus Brooklyn Beckham’s revelations about William’s character amidst his family’s rumoured rift with Harry and Meghan.

9 Nov 2024 - 6:06PM

UK’s Queen Camilla withdraws from events due to chest infection

The news comes during a period of health troubles for the royal family, with King Charles and Kate Middleton both being treated for cancer.

6 Nov 2024 - 3:18AM

Recap | Meghan and Harry to finally let King Charles visit grandchildren after Portugal move

King Charles could soon be visiting his grandchildren Archie and Lilibet, Prince William reveals why Princess Diana might think him ‘mad’, a queen makes a surprise trip to Australia, and more royal news from around the world.

2 Nov 2024 - 3:38PM

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan, pictured during a visit to Colombia in August, are buying a home in Europe, which could pave the way for a royal family reunion. Photo: Getty

‘This is not your land’: Australian senator accuses Britain’s king of ‘genocide’

Britain’s King Charles was berated by an indigenous senator on Monday, who told him ‘you committed genocide against our people’.

21 Oct 2024 - 2:47PM

King Charles meets cheering Australian crowds, says ‘great joy’ to return

Charles’ 16th official visit to Australia, where he attended school in 1966, is also his first major foreign trip since cancer diagnosis.

21 Oct 2024 - 6:03AMvideocam

Britain’s King Charles becomes Australian admiral, air marshal and field marshal

The 75-year-old monarch was granted the military honours in a ceremonial gesture while recuperating after his flight from London.

19 Oct 2024 - 2:12PMvideocam

King Charles arrives in Australia for landmark tour

The king’s long-planned trip is designed to bolster the monarchy among an increasingly disinterested Australian public.

18 Oct 2024 - 6:39PMvideocam

A projection of photographs of Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla is seen on the Sydney Opera House in Sydney on October 18, 2024, as the royals arrive for a six-day visit to Sydney and Canberra. (Photo by David GRAY / AFP)

Food and Drinks

Dine like King Charles with full butler service at this Scottish mansion

For US$490 you can eat an authentic 18th century feast served by a butler at the British monarch’s table in Dumfries House, Scotland.

15 Oct 2024 - 12:58PM

A new dining experience at Dumfries House, in Scotland, allows guests to eat at the same table King Charles eats from when he stays at the property, the headquarters of his King’s Foundation charity. Photo: PA Images via Getty Images

William and Kate in first public appearance since princess’s cancer treatment

Couple visited Southport ‘to show support to the community’ after a July knife attack that killed 3 children, Kensington palace said.

11 Oct 2024 - 5:35AM

Meet Queen Camilla’s only son, food writer Tom Parker Bowles

He’s spoken out on everything from his mum’s distaste for spicy food to accusations against her after Prince Harry’s memoir Spare – here’s what to know about Queen Camilla’s son, Tom Parker Bowles

30 Sep 2024 - 6:00AM

Cancer-stricken King Charles to visit Australia and Samoa in test of stamina

The British monarch is slowly returning to public duties, and the decision to take such a long journey will be seen as a sign of his recovery.

11 Sep 2024 - 5:04AM

King Charles leaves after an event in Braemar, Scotland, on Saturday. Photo: TNS

‘Relief’: Princess Kate finishes chemotherapy, set for public engagements

The 42-year-old wife of UK’s Prince William says her path to full recovery will be long, and her focus is to remain cancer free.

10 Sep 2024 - 9:57AM

King Charles meets survivors of child stabbings that sparked UK riots

Charles had been criticised for not issuing a statement on the riots. Traditionally, the monarch doesn’t comment on controversial items.

20 Aug 2024 - 11:50PMvideocam

Meet Laura Lopes, Queen Camilla’s low-profile, art curator daughter

Laura Lopes, one of Queen Camilla’s two children from her first marriage to Andrew Parker Bowles, had a privileged childhood, growing up in a country manor

19 Aug 2024 - 4:00AM

King Charles praises anti-racism demonstrators amid far-right violence in the UK

Charles held telephone audiences with Prime Minister Keir Starmer and law enforcement officials during which he offered his “heartfelt thanks” to police and emergency workers.

10 Aug 2024 - 9:24PM

Britain’s King Charles talks with Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer during the European Political Community meeting at Blenheim Palace, near Oxford, UK, on July 18, 2024. Photo: Reuters

Meet Queen Camilla’s interior designer sister and Companion, Annabel Elliot

The designer had an idyllic childhood with her sister and was an attendant at last year’s coronation; she worked on King Charles’ Duchy of Cornwall before being removed from the payroll by Prince William

2 Aug 2024 - 4:00AM

Swift ‘in shock’ after ‘little kids’ killed at UK class full of fans of her music

The rampage occurred in northwest England on Monday during a Taylor Swift-themed yoga and dance workshop.

30 Jul 2024 - 7:47PM

Meet Peter Phillips’ new girlfriend, NHS nurse and single mum Harriet Sperling

If there are wedding bells in the future, Harriet Sperling will be the first NHS nurse and single mum to marry into the British royal family

26 Jul 2024 - 11:59AM

Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling at the Wimbledon Championships this month. Photo: EPA-EFE

King Charles sets out Labour government’s agenda to ‘take the brakes off’ economy

In a ceremony full of pomp, King Charles set out the government agenda, which included Labour’s plans to revive the economy, with an emphasis on new homes, and infrastructure projects

17 Jul 2024 - 7:09PM