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  • What Does a King Even Do?

    What Does a King Even Do?

    This weekend’s coronation ceremony formally invests the monarch with their regnal powers – but King Charles III has been doing the job since he was proclaimed king in September 2022. So what does a monarch actually do? Historically, the role of the monarch was to maintain the peace of the realm, oversee the administration of…


  • Why Does Camilla’s Royal Title Change Matter?

    Why Does Camilla’s Royal Title Change Matter?

    In a message to mark her Platinum Jubilee, the Queen expressed her “sincere wish” that Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, will be queen consort when her husband Prince Charles ascends the throne. This is instead of the title “princess consort”, as announced when Camilla married Charles in 2005. Technically, the new king would resolve matters such…