Podcast: The Week Before The Coronation

London has been a hive of activity during the week leading up to King Charles and Queen Camilla's Coronation in Westminster Abbey on Saturday, 6 May 2023.

Camilla To Wear Queen Mary’s Crown

On Tuesday, 14 February 2023, Buckingham Palace announced that Queen Mary’s Crown had been removed from display at the Tower of London.

Date Set For King Charles III Coronation

King Charles III's Coronation will be held on Saturday, 6 May 2023, not Saturday, 3 June as predicted.

Queen Elizabeth II Final Resting Place

The ledger stone of Queen Elizabeth's final resting place is revealed in a photo released on Saturday, 24 September 2022.

Princess Elizabeth Children’s Broadcast During World War II

Queen Elizabeth made this special broadcast for BBC Children's Hour on 13 October 1940 during World War II.

Queen Elizabeth Address To Mark VE Day 75th Anniversary

Queen Elizabeth II gave a speech at the same hour exactly 75 years since her father King George VI's radio broadcast to the Commonwealth to mark the end of World War II in Europe.

King George VI Victory In Europe Day Speech

King George VI addressed the nation in a radio broadcast from Buckingham Palace at 9.00 pm on Tuesday, 8 May 1945.

Queen Elizabeth II Celebrates 94th Birthday

Our longest-reigning monarch Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 94th birthday on Tuesday, 21 April 2020.

Passing of King George VI

Queen Elizabeth's father George VI passed away on 6 February 1952 whilst she was in Kenya, whilst travelling to Australia for a royal tour.

The Assassination of Lord Mountbatten

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Louis Mountbatten, the 1st Earl of Burma, by the Irish Republican Army (IRA), which occurred on 27 August 1979.