King George V with the Duke of Connaught attending a review of the Royal Artillery at Woolwich in 1913. (Royal Collection Trust)

The contrast of a very jolly King Edward VII and a very serious Queen Alexandra at Marlborough House in 1901. (Royal Collection Trust)

King George V and Queen Mary touring the Cunard liner RMS Mauretania during a visit to Liverpool in 1913 accompanied by Cunard chairman Alfred Allen Booth and Captain William Turner wearing his uniform as a Commander in the Royal Naval Reserve. (Royal Collection Trust).

King George V inspecting the Grenadier Guards with King Faisal I of Iraq during his state visit in 1933. (Royal Collection Trust)

Japanese polls have shown that over 60% of the country support allowing the current Emperor's daughter to inherit the throne. Prime Minister Takaichi stated today that she is against female succession because the Emperor's younger brother has a son.

“The Gordon Highlanders” Scottish regiment lowering the Union flag as the royal carriage passes along Constitution Hill in London (1936)

The Princess of Wales, Colonel of the Irish Guards, presenting a traditional sprig of shamrock to the Irish Wolf Hound regimental mascot, Seamus, during the St Patrick’s Day Parade at Mons Barracks, Aldershot ☘️

The Irish Guards march past King George V after being presented with new Colours at Buckingham Palace in 1913. (Royal Collection Trust)

The arrival of TM The King and Queen.

21 Mar 1681: As #parliament meets at #Oxford #otd it hears a proposal, which may have emanated from court, that William of Orange would act as Regent after the death of Charles II

The Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles has shared video of the British State Banquet held for HLM The Queen in 1972. From the QSMT: « His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, The Queen Mother, at the Formal Dinner [State Banquet] hosted for Her Majesty

Wishing all my Catholic and Protestant friends and followers a happy Palm Sunday!🌿 King Alfonso XIII, Queen Victoria Eugenie, Infanta Beatriz and Infanta Maria Cristina during the Palm Sunday procession in the Royal Chapel of the Royal Palace of Madrid, 1931

Long after her fall from power, former empress Eugénie remained friendly with the British royal family. Here she is pictured with a (surly and sitting) future king, Edward VIII, and a current one, Edward VII (behind to the right) at a naval review.

His Excellency Andrew Murdoch CMG, Governor of Bermuda, is delighted to announce the upcoming visit of His Majesty King Charles III to Bermuda. This will be the first Sovereign visit to Bermuda in sixteen years and His Majesty’s first visit to a British Overseas Territory since

The Ministry of Defence has announced that the Royal Navy will no longer be known as ‘the Andrew’ and will henceforth be known as ‘the George’. The King has graciously signified his consent.

In guter Erinnerung an Kaiser Karl von Österreich - Ungarn ♱

The Tocsin ceremony is a Habsburg burial ritual, a symbolic request for entry into the Imperial Crypt. The Master of Ceremonies knocks three times: the first two list the deceased’s titles, while entry is granted only on the third when the deceased is introduced as a sinful human