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The Duchess of Gloucester at the Field of Remembrance by Westminster Abbey yesterday.
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester opens the @PoppyFactory Field of Remembrance in the Abbey grounds. Held here every year since 1928, the Field honours all those lost serving in the Armed Forces.
#Remembrance #LestWeForget
The Prince of Wales has guest-edited an edition of Country Life.
A first look at #ThePrinceofWales's Guest Edit of #CountryLife.
The special 300-page edition is out Nov 11, for one week only.
Subscribe now & receive the Royal Guest Edit for free: bit.ly/4zvn6mP?utm_source=tw…
📸 @parsonsmedia @KensingtonRoyal
#POWGuestEdit
The Christmas lights in Regent Street have been switched on.
Regent Street’s famous Christmas lights have been switched on, and with Bonfire Night fireworks lighting up the sky, the evening feels even more magical. ✨🎆🎄
#ChristmasMagic #BonfireNight #Fireworks #RegentStreet #London 🎄🎆
The cellars of the Houses of Parliament are still searched before the opening of parliament.
#OTD
5th November 1605
Guido (Guy) Fawkes was caught in the cellars beneath Westminster with thirty-six barrels of gunpowder.
He was part of a plot, led by Robert Catesby to blow up the House of Lords at the opening of Parliament on the 5th November, and to assassinate King James I.
The plot was immortalised in a nursery rhyme:
Remember, remember the fifth of November,
Gunpowder treason and plot.
We see no reason
Why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot!
Guy Fawkes, guy, t'was his intent
To blow up king and parliament.
Three score barrels were laid below
To prove old England's overthrow.
By god's mercy he was catch'd
With a darkened lantern and burning match.
So, holler boys, holler boys, Let the bells ring.
Holler boys, holler boys, God save the king.
And what shall we do with him?
Burn him!
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Late 17th/ early 18th-century report of the plot.
#TheGunPowderPlot #GuyFawkes #HousesofParliament #5thNovember #RememberRememberThe5thNovember #KingJamesIofEngland #KingJamesVIofScotland #Stuarts #History
Coryne Hall retweeted
Lady Helen Taylor, daughter of The Duke of Kent, attends the launch of the Ever After Garden 2026 in support of The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity at Duke of York Square in London today.
#DYK Lady Helen Taylor is a trustee of The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity.
📸 Dave Benett
Coryne Hall retweeted
As my wife and I depart the Caribbean, we would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all the people of The Bahamas, Guyana, and Antigua and Barbuda for the warmth of their welcome and the many kindnesses they have shown us throughout this tour.
After three nations, four speeches, nine days, over 40 different engagements and countless hands shaken in firm friendship, I return home with so many treasured memories…and one slightly damp suit!
Charles R
Queen Sonja, bravely carrying on in support of the new king.
La reine Sonja portait son diadème contemporain en or jaune de Wonder Woman pour accompagner le roi Haakon VIII au dîner organisé en l'honneur des gouverneurs des comtés de Norvège.
histoiresroyales.fr/reine-so…
A very popular princess and later queen, Astrid died in a car accident in Switzerland in 1935. She was only 29 or 30 years old.
It was King Charles's 3x great grandfather Grand Duke Constantine Nicholaievich who was partly responsible for the abolition of serfdom in Russia in 1861. See "From Romanov to Windsor" @amberleybooks
Commonwealth Heads of Government reception and dinner hosted by the King and Queen.
🍴In Soldier's Bay, King Charles & Queen Camilla are hosting an Official Dinner & Reception for Commonwealth Heads of Government or their Delegation.
Guests will be greeted by a group of steel pan players from Hells Gate Steel Orchestra, one of the world's oldest continuously operating steel bands, founded in 1945. The steel pan players will be led by Khan Cordice, who performed at a pre-CHOGM Reception held at St James’s Palace last month.
The King & Queen will meet the Prime Minister of Antigua & Barbuda, Gaston Browne, his wife, Maria Browne, Commonwealth Secretary-General, Shirley Botchwey, & her husband, Cyril Laryea, before greeting other attending Heads of Government or Delegations & their spouses. Meanwhile, a string ensemble from the Antigua & Barbuda Youth Symphony Orchestra will perform.
At the Dinner Table, toasts will be proposed by the Prime Minister of Antigua & Barbuda as well as the Prime Minister of Tonga, after which the King will deliver a toast & remarks.
Guests will be served a three-course dinner, including a papillote of Mahi-Mahi & Antiguan Black Pineapple Tarte Tatin with vanilla ice cream. During the Dinner, a trio of musicians led by Antiguan pianist Khadijah Simon will perform, followed by pipers from the National Piping Centre of Scotland.
Before departing, Their Majesties will greet & thank musicians who played throughout the evening, as well as staff.
Coryne Hall retweeted
The King poked fun at ‘umbrella-gate’ tonight, saying he would be an "umbrella for you all" in a speech to Commonwealth leaders. Fair play to him! ☔️
A wonderful dance routine. One of my all-time favourites.
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the extraordinary finale of "Swing Time" (1936), often regarded as their greatest film.
The dance was so challenging that Astaire had Rogers practice for weeks. During filming, they had to perform it over and over until Fred was satisfied.
Rogers later recalled feeling numb. When she took off her shoes, she was horrified to discover that they were full of blood. It was a reminder that behind the graceful, effortless movements audiences saw on screen lay hours of demanding practice and physical strain.
Coryne Hall retweeted
Touched down in St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
The Commonwealth encompasses 56 countries and 2.7 billion people — united by shared histories, values, and ambitions.
Working together, we can solve greater challenges and deliver more our citizens.
Can't wait for this to arrive in my letterbox!
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À LA UNE : DISPARITION D’ANTOINE DE MASSY – Monaco en deuil
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APRÈS LE DRAME FERROVIAIRE – Felipe et Letizia d’Espagne au chevet des victimes
RÉVÉLATION EN BELGIQUE – Béatrice, la fille cachée du roi Léopold III ?
ENTRETIEN NADINE TRINTIGNANT – Ses amours, ses films, ses regrets
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