Royal News Recap for Monday, July 3, 2023

Upcoming Royal Event: On July 5, 2023, King Charles III of the United Kingdom will be presented with the Honours of Scotland during a National Service of Thanksgiving at St. Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Honours of Scotland, also known as the Scottish Crown Jewels, date from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and are the oldest surviving set of crown jewels of the United Kingdom. Read more at Unofficial Royalty: The Honours of Scotland.

Belgium

• Daily Mail: Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits holiday camp for children battling cancer in Pelt

Greece

• Daily Mail: Princess Olympia stuns in white off-shoulder summer dress as she attends Christian Dior show in Paris

Jordan

• People: Newlywed Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan Posts Sweet Selfie with Princess Rajwa for Eid al-Adha

Netherlands

• Royal House of the Netherlands: Speech by King Willem-Alexander at the commemoration of the role of the Netherlands in the history of slavery, Oosterpark, Amsterdam

Thailand

• AFP: Thai King opens parliament after shock election result
• Reuters: Thai king inaugurates parliament as Move Forward looks to lead new government

United Kingdom

• BBC: King Charles greets crowds as Scotland’s royal week begins
• British Monarchy: Holyrood Week 2023
• British Monarchy: What happens during Holyrood Week?
• British Monarchy: Music at the National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication, St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh
• CNN: Britain’s King Charles to receive second crown in Scotland
• Daily Mail: Regal run-through! Royal fans catch a glimpse of spectacular Coronation-style Service of Thanksgiving rehearsal in Edinburgh as King Charles is set to officially become Scotland’s Head of State
• Daily Mail: When in Scotland! King Charles dons a traditional tartan kilt and sporran as he visits Kinneil House in Falkirk ahead of his Coronation 2.0 which will see him become country’s Head of State
• Daily Mail: Throne, set and match! How George VI was the only royal to COMPETE at Wimbledon but his men’s doubles pairing with his mentor and advisor ended in disaster
• Daily Mail: ‘Steady Eddie’: Queen Elizabeth’s ‘whisper-close’ cousin the Duke of Kent who has worked tirelessly for the Royal Family (and kept their secrets) despite personal tragedies and a brush with death
• Daily Mail: King Charles attends a tour and reception on the Royal Yacht Britannia to mark 25 years since her arrival in Edinburgh ahead of his Coronation 2.0
• Daily Mail: King Charles takes part in ancient ‘Ceremony of the Keys’ ritual at Palace of Holyroodhouse for the first time as monarch ahead of his Coronation 2.0
• Daily Mail: Looking ace! King Charles’ second cousin Lord Frederick Windsor attends the first day of Wimbledon
• Daily Mail: Disappointment as Prince Harry misses ‘best man’s’ big day: Sussexes do not attend wedding of duke’s polo chum Jack Mann who featured in ‘band of brothers’ Royal wedding photograph… as couple seen holding hands more than 5,000 miles away in California 
• Getty Images: The British Royal Family Visit Scotland For Royal Week – Day 1
• Guardian: The Earl of Airlie obituary
• Guardian: Prince William to expand Duchy of Cornwall’s temperate rainforest

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