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Queen holds Privy Council – but no call with PM after Johnson reschedules

The Queen held a Privy Council virtually on Wednesday, but will not have her weekly audience with the Prime Minister because Boris Johnson asked to reschedule, Buckingham Palace said. A Palace spokesman said there would be no phone call with the PM, ...

11 May 2022 at 19:25

Queen helped Lord Blunkett ‘shift round’ when he faced wrong way at ceremony

Former Labour Cabinet minister Lord Blunkett has recalled how the Queen came to his aid after he ended up facing the wrong way as he knelt during a royal audience. The blind peer recounted how he went awry during his induction as a member of the ...

09 Sept 2022 at 17:35

Hundreds of privy counsellors cut from King’s Accession Council

Hundreds of privy counsellors are to miss the new King’s historic Accession Council after being dropped from the list of attendees due to lack of space and concerns over safety. All 700-plus privy counsellors – mostly present and past ...

09 Sept 2022 at 14:15

Sir Jeffrey tells of honour at participating in Accession Council

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has spoken of his “great honour” at being one of five Northern Ireland members of the Accession Council which formally proclaimed the new king. Sir Jeffrey was joined on the council by former DUP ...

10 Sept 2022 at 16:56

Charles asks for removal of offending pen holder

A day of ceremony and history in the making had one unforeseen moment for the new King – when he found an item on a table stopping him from signing documents. Charles is known to carry his own fountain pen for when he is ...

10 Sept 2022 at 23:27

What will happen today following the death of the Queen?

Here is the timeline of events that are expected to take place today following the Queen’s death. Saturday marks D-Day +1, or D+1, in the plans for the aftermath of the death, codenamed London Bridge. This is due to the ...

10 Sept 2022 at 11:36

Mordaunt: Kicking Johnson off Privy Council would not be ‘appropriate’

Penny Mordaunt has said kicking Boris Johnson off the Privy Council would not be “an appropriate course of action”, as the threshold for that is “much higher”. The Commons Leader’s comments came as Liberal Democrat ...

22 Jun 2023 at 13:01

‘Focus on future’ not Boris Johnson, says PM

Rishi Sunak said he wanted to “focus on the future”, as he sought to draw a line under the partygate saga following Boris Johnson’s exit from Parliament. The Prime Minister has faced accusations of being too ...

22 Jun 2023 at 15:46

King formally approves proroguing of Parliament ahead of election

The King has formally approved an Order in Council to prorogue Parliament ahead of the General Election. Charles held a quickly convened Privy Council at Buckingham Palace on Thursday morning where he ...

23 May 2024 at 14:42

Scotland

Historic Scottish ‘cabinet papers’ published online for first time

Historic Scottish “cabinet papers” dating from the period leading up to parliamentary union with England have been published online for the first time. Researchers have spent four years painstakingly ...

31 Oct 2024 at 12:42

King approves new Great Seal of the Realm for signifying royal approval

The King has approved a new symbol of sovereign authority which depicts him seated on a throne. The Great Seal of the Realm is traditionally affixed to official State documents to signify royal ...

10 May 2025 at 00:01

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