https://www.scmp.com/rss/523571/feed The latest news and top stories on Queen Camilla, Queen of the United Kingdom. She actively supports King Charles III, undertaking numerous public engagements and charity events. Her work includes championing osteoporosis awareness since 1994 and supporting victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault and illiteracy. A patron of over 100 organisations, she supports bodies like the Royal Academy of Dance and the Queen’s Nursing Institute. Crowned Queen in May 2023, she is recognised for her... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Reuters Reuters Keir Starmer faced his biggest challenge yet on Wednesday when his health minister was reported to be readying his resignation to try to trigger a contest to replace a British prime minister who had sought some respite to set out his government’s agenda. As Starmer and his ministers stood in silence to hear King Charles read out their government’s agenda, the ceremony was overshadowed by what could be the most dangerous threat to the prime minister since lawmakers began urging him to resign over... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3353455/uk-pm-faces-biggest-challenge-yet-resignation-threat-overshadows-kings-speech?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3353455/uk-pm-faces-biggest-challenge-yet-resignation-threat-overshadows-kings-speech?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 May 2026 11:52:56 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press US President Donald Trump sang the praises of King Charles after the latter’s state visit this week. He even lifted some tariffs on Scotch whisky as a favour to the British monarch. The king delivered a diplomatic masterclass on the trip, mixing praise for his host with subtle criticism. It’s unclear, though, whether it will make a major difference to a transatlantic relationship troubled by divisions over issues including the Iran war. “In the short term probably yes, in the long term probably... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3352192/king-charles-wins-praise-deft-handling-trump-us-state-visit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3352192/king-charles-wins-praise-deft-handling-trump-us-state-visit?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 May 2026 17:20:39 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he was removing certain tariffs on Scotch whisky after this week’s White House visit by the UK’s King Charles and Queen Camilla. “The King and Queen got me to do something that nobody else was able to do, without hardly even asking!” Trump posted on social media. Trump said people had wanted this change, especially with regard to the wooden barrels in which the spirits of Scotch and bourbon can be aged. His post left it unclear if the tariffs were... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3352087/trump-says-hes-lifting-some-tariffs-scotch-whisky-after-king-charles-visit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3352087/trump-says-hes-lifting-some-tariffs-scotch-whisky-after-king-charles-visit?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:59:21 +0000 Nayan Seth Nayan Seth Chinese social media reacted with amusement and disbelief as Britain’s King Charles gave US President Donald Trump a World War II-era British submarine bell as a gift, highlighting differing cultural interpretations of the unusual gesture. “Gifting a bell isn’t a big deal in Western culture – but it’s quite amusing, as far as we’re concerned!” a user on Chinese social media wrote. On Tuesday, during his state visit to the United States, King Charles presented Trump with the original brass bell... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3352000/why-king-charles-trump-bell-gift-amuses-chinese-internet-users?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3352000/why-king-charles-trump-bell-gift-amuses-chinese-internet-users?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:23:53 +0000 Reuters Reuters Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla commemorated victims of the September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda attack on New York on Wednesday, laying a floral bouquet at the memorial where the World Trade Centre’s twin towers once stood. The royal visit to lower Manhattan came at a time of tensions between Britain and the US, with President Donald Trump having criticised Prime Minister Keir Starmer for what he says is his lack of help in ‌the US and Israel’s war with Iran. Michael Bloomberg, a former New... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3351917/king-charles-commemorates-9/11-victims-new-york-visit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3351917/king-charles-commemorates-9/11-victims-new-york-visit?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:30:25 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse UK King Charles gave US President Donald Trump a taste of his own medicine at a White House state dinner on Tuesday when he joked that without the British, Americans would be speaking French. As the heads of state traded jokes during their dinner toasts, Charles referenced previous comments by Trump aimed at European allies he accuses of freeloading on defence since World War II. “You recently commented, Mr President, that if it were not for the United States, European countries would be... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3351778/uk-king-charles-roasts-trump-colonial-quip-youd-be-speaking-french?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3351778/uk-king-charles-roasts-trump-colonial-quip-youd-be-speaking-french?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Apr 2026 03:25:22 +0000 Reuters Reuters Britain’s King Charles told the US Congress on Tuesday that despite an ⁠age of uncertainty and conflict in Europe and the Middle East, the UK and the US would ⁠always be staunch allies united in defending democracy, at a time of deep divisions between the two long-time allies over the war with Iran. “Whatever our differences, whatever disagreements we may have, we stand united in our commitment to uphold democracy, to protect all our people from harm, and to salute the courage of those who daily... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3351758/trump-welcomes-king-charles-white-house-beautiful-british-day?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3351758/trump-welcomes-king-charles-white-house-beautiful-british-day?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:09:12 +0000 Reuters Reuters Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived in the United States on Monday for a four-day trip, welcomed by self-proclaimed royal fan Donald Trump even as the US president has differed with the British government over the Iran war. The state visit, by far the most high-profile and consequential of Charles’ reign, marks the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence from British rule, and is the first to the country by a British ‌monarch in two decades. After landing at Joint... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3351622/king-charles-arrives-us-trip-overshadowed-iran-quarrel-and-shooting?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3351622/king-charles-arrives-us-trip-overshadowed-iran-quarrel-and-shooting?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:23:43 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse The state visit by Britain’s King Charles to the US would take place as planned, Buckingham Palace said on Sunday, following a shooting at a Washington media gala. The incident late on Saturday at the annual dinner of the White House Correspondents’ Association came less than 48 hours before Charles and Queen Camilla begin a four-day state visit to the United States. The palace said Charles was “greatly relieved” that Trump, the first lady Melania and other guests were unharmed and later on... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3351501/king-charles-us-state-visit-go-ahead-planned-after-washington-media-gala-shooting?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3351501/king-charles-us-state-visit-go-ahead-planned-after-washington-media-gala-shooting?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 26 Apr 2026 19:29:52 +0000 dpa dpa Argentina has called for talks with the UK over the Falkland Islands after reports the US could review its position on the South Atlantic territory in retaliation for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s lack of support for the war in Iran. Downing Street had earlier insisted the sovereignty of the Falklands was “not in question”. That came after a leaked internal Pentagon email set out options for President Donald Trump’s administration to punish Nato allies for refusing to join the US-Israeli strikes... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3351428/argentina-renews-call-uk-talks-over-falklands-us-confirms-neutrality?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3351428/argentina-renews-call-uk-talks-over-falklands-us-confirms-neutrality?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:26:32 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Britain’s King Charles heads to the United States on Monday with transatlantic tensions over the Iran war and the Epstein scandal’s long shadow threatening to intrude on the landmark visit. Both Buckingham Palace and the British government have said the four-day trip will honour the historic relationship between the two countries as the US marks 250 years of independence. Charles’ first US state visit as monarch comes at the request of the UK government and US President Donald Trump and would be... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3351216/trump-says-king-charles-visit-could-absolutely-repair-us-uk-ties?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3351216/trump-says-king-charles-visit-could-absolutely-repair-us-uk-ties?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:21:40 +0000 Reuters Reuters Britain’s King Charles will have tea and a private meeting with ⁠President Donald Trump during his US state visit later this month, as the UK government hopes his “soft power” can heal a damaging rift between the allies caused by the Iran war. The monarch and his wife Queen Camilla head across the Atlantic on April 27, a four-day trip ostensibly to mark the 250th anniversary of US independence from Britain but one that now has far greater significance amid a growing spat between Trump and ‌Prime... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3350114/britains-king-charles-charm-trump-state-visit-overshadowed-us-uk-rift?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3350114/britains-king-charles-charm-trump-state-visit-overshadowed-us-uk-rift?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Apr 2026 03:27:55 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar The British royal family stepped out for an Easter service last weekend, and royal watchers are buzzing over the appearance of one young man in particular. James, Earl of Wessex, was spotted sharing a warm conversation with Catherine, Princess of Wales, ahead of the service at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. He is the 18-year-old son of Prince Edward and Sophie, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh. A lovely interaction between the Princess of Wales and James, Earl of Wessex, at St George’s... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3349587/meet-prince-harry-and-williams-cousin-james-earl-wessex-who-was-easter-service?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3349587/meet-prince-harry-and-williams-cousin-james-earl-wessex-who-was-easter-service?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:00:08 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse King Charles III will visit the United States in late April, Buckingham Palace said on Tuesday, despite some calls for the trip to be cancelled or delayed amid the Iran war. Confirmation of the monarch’s first state visit to the US comes at a rocky time for the so-called US-UK “special relationship”, with US President Donald Trump repeatedly criticising Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s reticence over the US-Israel war against Tehran. The trip by the king and Queen Camilla would “celebrate the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3348570/king-charles-pay-state-visit-us-late-april-amid-iran-war-concerns?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3348570/king-charles-pay-state-visit-us-late-april-amid-iran-war-concerns?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:55:02 +0000 Reuters Reuters Queen Camilla has described for the first time fighting off an attack by a man on a train when she was a teenager, speaking in an interview with the BBC in which she recounted how furious the assault had left her. “When I was a teenager, I was attacked on a train … I remember at ⁠the time being so angry,” she said during a discussion broadcast on Wednesday about violence against women. “I was reading my book and you know this boy – man – attacked me, and I did fight back.” She said she did not... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3338329/uks-queen-camilla-describes-assault-man-train?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3338329/uks-queen-camilla-describes-assault-man-train?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Dec 2025 11:42:51 +0000 Reuters Reuters Britain’s Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie attended the royal family’s traditional Christmas Day church service ‌on Thursday, while their father Andrew, recently stripped of his titles ‍over ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was absent. King Charles and Queen Camilla led senior royals to a church in Sandringham in eastern England, about 175km (110 miles) northeast of ⁠London, greeting well-wishers in crisp winter weather. Charles and Camilla walked ahead while the Prince and... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3337744/andrews-daughters-join-uk-royals-traditional-christmas-day-service?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3337744/andrews-daughters-join-uk-royals-traditional-christmas-day-service?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Dec 2025 14:50:28 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse World leaders voiced horror and revulsion at Sunday’s mass shooting in which 15 people were killed and dozens injured at Sydney’s Bondi Beach. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the “shocking and distressing” attack, which Australian police are calling a “terrorist” incident, was “beyond comprehension”, after assailants fired on a gathering celebrating the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. Israel’s President Isaac Herzog condemned what he called a “very cruel attack on Jews” by “vile... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3336413/world-leaders-express-horror-bondi-beach-terror-attack-vigils-are-held-victims?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3336413/world-leaders-express-horror-bondi-beach-terror-attack-vigils-are-held-victims?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 14 Dec 2025 21:49:55 +0000 dpa dpa Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla will this week host the German president for a state visit, with the format reverting to normal after royal elements of US President Donald Trump’s stay were restricted to the Windsor estate. Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife, former judge Elke Budenbender, will be formally welcomed by Charles and Camilla on an open-air royal dais in the centre of the Berkshire town, before enjoying a carriage ride through the streets, past the crowds, to the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3334816/uks-king-charles-host-first-state-visit-german-president-27-years?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3334816/uks-king-charles-host-first-state-visit-german-president-27-years?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Dec 2025 17:51:22 +0000 Jill Lander Jill Lander It’s November! The 10th solar month in the Chinese calendar runs from November 7 to December 6, and it’s the month of the Fire Pig – ding hai. The Pig symbol relates to wealth – which is why we have piggy banks! It’s almost the end of the year, a time of reflection, short days and an excess of yin energy, so if life has felt out of sync lately, you are not alone. November is a unique month, as it is one of the “double months” of 2025, meaning that the good energy residing within our personal... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3332147/your-horoscopes-november-2025-month-fire-pig-work-money-and-relationships?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3332147/your-horoscopes-november-2025-month-fire-pig-work-money-and-relationships?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Nov 2025 07:14:33 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press King Charles led Britain’s annual ceremony of remembrance for the country’s war dead on Sunday, under November sunshine and the shadow cast across Europe by the almost four-year-old war in Ukraine. As Parliament’s Big Ben bell tolled 11am, thousands of military personnel, veterans and members of the public gathered in central London fell still for two minutes of silence, broken by a single artillery blast and Royal Marines buglers sounding “The Last Post”. The 76-year-old king, dressed in the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3332114/king-charles-leads-uks-remembrance-sunday-ceremony-war-dead?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3332114/king-charles-leads-uks-remembrance-sunday-ceremony-war-dead?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 09 Nov 2025 14:08:49 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press The Catholic Church and Church of England, divided for centuries over issues that now include the ordination of female priests, will take a historic step on the path to unity next week when Britain’s King Charles and Pope Leo pray together in the Sistine Chapel, officials said Friday. The October 23 ecumenical prayer service, drawing on the shared concern for care of God’s creation, marks the first time since the Reformation that the heads of the two Christian churches pray together. Buckingham... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3329478/king-charles-be-first-uk-monarch-pray-pope-centuries?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3329478/king-charles-be-first-uk-monarch-pray-pope-centuries?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Oct 2025 17:11:05 +0000 Reuters Reuters Jilly Cooper, the British author of novels such as Rivals and Riders whose 1980s bestsellers were a blend of sex, satire and class-based snobbery, has died aged 88, her agent said in a statement on Monday. Cooper, a long-standing friend of Britain’s Queen Camilla, sold 11 million copies of her books in Britain alone. From the mid-1980s, her raunchy novels depicting the romantic adventures of an upper-class set of characters in the fictitious county of Rutshire, modelled on Gloucestershire where... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3328048/british-author-jilly-cooper-famous-her-novels-sex-and-snobbery-dies-88?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3328048/british-author-jilly-cooper-famous-her-novels-sex-and-snobbery-dies-88?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Oct 2025 16:44:29 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Donald Trump hailed America’s “unbreakable bond” with Britain on Thursday as he and Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a huge tech deal on the second day of the US president’s pomp-filled state visit. A day after King Charles III treated Trump to a day of royal pageantry at Windsor Castle, Trump flew to Starmer’s Chequers country residence for talks on thorny issues including the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. But Britain’s work in wooing the unpredictable Trump on his second state visit seemed to... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3326035/trump-uks-starmer-sign-tech-deal-seal-unbreakable-bond?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3326035/trump-uks-starmer-sign-tech-deal-seal-unbreakable-bond?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:59:44 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press US president Donald Trump, 79, relished the glow of a British royal spectacle on Wednesday, greeted at Windsor Castle on his state visit by King Charles, military honour guards and mounted troops before paying a private tribute at Queen Elizabeth’s tomb. No US president, or any other world leader, has ever had the honour of a second UK state visit. The pomp and pageantry are deliberate, meant to bolster ties with Trump at a time when his America First policies are putting pressure on trade and... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/celebrity-style/article/3325985/fashion-looks-donald-trumps-uk-state-visit-kate-middleton-melania-trump?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/celebrity-style/article/3325985/fashion-looks-donald-trumps-uk-state-visit-kate-middleton-melania-trump?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Sep 2025 10:00:22 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press It is the sort of experience you just can’t buy. The carriages are being polished, the family silver is being laid out, and diamonds are being dusted off as King Charles prepares to offer a royal welcome to Donald Trump for what will be the highlight of the US president’s unprecedented second state visit to Britain. Hundreds of soldiers, gardeners and chefs are putting the finishing touches on their preparations to make sure the president and first lady Melania Trump get the full royal... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3325821/trump-loves-bling-royal-pomp-and-uk-goes-all-out-flatter-him?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3325821/trump-loves-bling-royal-pomp-and-uk-goes-all-out-flatter-him?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Sep 2025 05:40:19 +0000 Reuters Reuters The United States and Britain plan to announce more than US$10 billion in economic deals this week as part of US President Donald Trump’s state visit, senior US officials said on Monday. The two governments are expected to seal a trade agreement with three pillars: a new science and technology partnership to strengthen the tech sectors of both countries, cooperation in civil nuclear power, and advances in defence technology cooperation, the officials said in a telephone briefing. Several US tech... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3325643/us-uk-announce-us10-billion-deals-during-trump-visit-us-officials-say?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3325643/us-uk-announce-us10-billion-deals-during-trump-visit-us-officials-say?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Sep 2025 16:34:30 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Britain on Tuesday for a state visit mixing royal pageantry with thorny political talks about stopping migrants from crossing the English Channel in small boats. Macron and Prime Minister Keir Starmer will also try to advance plans for a post-ceasefire security force for Ukraine, despite apparent US indifference to the idea and Russia’s refusal to halt the onslaught on its neighbour. Macron’s three-day visit, at the invitation of King Charles III, is... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3317426/king-charles-hosts-frances-macron-first-european-state-visit-brexit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3317426/king-charles-hosts-frances-macron-first-european-state-visit-brexit?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:57:38 +0000