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Radio Caroline, the historic UK pirate radio station, apologised after a computer error led to an incorrect report of King Charles III’s death, triggering the monarch’s death protocol, with the station briefly going off-air to issue an apology to the king and its listeners.
A UK radio station, Radio Caroline, apologized after a computer error inadvertently triggered the Death of a Monarch procedure and announced the death of King Charles III during his visit to Northern Ireland; the station halted programming and issued an on-air apology to the King and listeners.
A radio station apologized after an on-air report claimed King Charles III had died, issuing a correction and outlining steps to prevent a repeat.
During a visit to The Pantry Foodbank at Donard Methodist Church in Newcastle, Northern Ireland, King Charles III was splattered by a seagull as he greeted volunteers and well-wishers.
King Charles III attended the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster wearing the Imperial State Crown, a rare choice for the ceremony as he delivered the Monarch’s Speech in the Robe of State; Queen Camilla also wore a historic headpiece, the Diamond Diadem, continuing royal fashion traditions at the event.
As King Charles III delivers the government’s policy agenda at the ceremonial State Opening of Parliament, Prime Minister Keir Starmer confronts renewed calls to quit as several Labour ministers resign and unions push for leadership change, raising questions about his authority to push reforms amid economic and security challenges.
Former Prince Andrew was left shaken after a masked man approached him near his Norfolk home; the suspect, Alex Jenkinson, 39, was charged with two counts of threatening/abusive behavior to harass or cause alarm and failing to provide a blood sample, and he pleaded not guilty in court. The incident revives debate over Andrew’s security, with some arguing for stronger protection and others fearing public backlash, while reports say King Charles partially funds his private security at Marsh Farm, which includes CCTV, fences and a gate. The broader royal-scrutiny context includes Andrew’s February arrest over alleged misconduct in public office and his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
NBC’s Saturday Night Live Weekend Update skewers the Trump administration’s plan to place Trump’s portrait on the inside of some passports and pokes at King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s state visit tied to the Declaration of Independence anniversary, with Colin Jost joking that a passport portrait would remind you why you fled and that it’s burning a hole in the Declaration; the segment also jabs at royal diplomacy—Charles’ meetings, a bell from a British submarine given to Trump, and a quip about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor—as it lampoons both the presidency and the royal visit.
King Charles III arrives in Bermuda for his first visit as monarch, meeting Gombey dancers and the public, viewing artefacts from the transatlantic slave trade, inspecting the Royal Bermuda Regiment, taking a coastguard boat trip, and marking the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo's 100th anniversary with cake-cutting on Trunk Island.
During a U.S. state visit, King Charles III outlasted President Donald Trump in a high-profile handshake duel, refusing to break contact and signaling a diplomatic win for the monarchy. The moment followed an earlier awkward White House greeting, and Trump later waived whiskey tariffs in Charles’s honor. The trip also included a Union Jack gaffe at Arlington and a planned congressional speech by Charles promoting reconciliation.
Marco Rubio backtracked on a Trump-backed plan to reassess the Falklands dispute after a leaked Pentagon memo suggested the White House might side with Argentina; Rubio said the idea was
Charles III’s US trip is seen as a deft soft-power maneuver: complimenting Trump while signaling limits on Trumpism, strengthening the UK–US relationship even as critics note Britain’s monarchy has its own controversies.
After a year of lobbying by Scotland’s whisky industry and a royal visit, the U.S. agreed to grant preferential duty access to Scotch exports, effectively ending the 10% tariff that had cost the sector millions weekly, though the exact date the tariff cut takes effect has not yet been announced.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s four-day U.S. visit yielded a stream of viral moments—from Charles feeding chickens at Harlem Grown and joking about the Boston Tea Party to Camilla reuniting Winnie-the-Pooh’s Roo at the New York Public Library and their beekeeping moments with Trump—plus lighthearted gags about 1814 White House renovations, gifting Trump the HMS Trump bell, and a hug Camilla gave Anthoula Katsimatides—showcasing a more down-to-earth royal image that dominated social media.
King Charles III attended his first King's Trust Global Gala in New York, helping raise about $3 million for the charity as a constellation of celebrities—including Lionel Richie and Martha Stewart—joined Donatella Versace, Anna Wintour and Natasha Poonawalla at Christie's for the event’s 50th anniversary.