NEW: King Willem-Alexander has held audiences with government ministers this week including Climate Minister, Stientje van Veldhoven, Housing Minister, Elanor Boekholt-O’Sullivan, Foreign Trade Minister, Sjoerd Sjoerdsma and Employment Minister, Thierry Aartsen. (📸 @koninklijkhuis)

NEW: The Prince of Wales has visited players and staff of the England football team at St George's Park as preparations continue for the 2026 @FIFAWorldCup. (📸 @England)

#OTD 1199 - John is crowned King of England.

#OTD 1541 - Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury dies. Her execution was ordered by King Henry VIII on the count of treason.

NEW: On Tuesday, King Charles visited a conservation initiative in York which humanely controls grey squirrel numbers and supports the endangered red squirrel population in the UK. (📸Dominic Lipinski/PA)

NEW: New photos of King Frederik X have been released on the occasion of his 58th birthday today. (📸 Kongehuset)

NEW: King Charles visited North Yorkshire today where he went to the site of the newly redeveloped Sir Robert Ogden Macmillan Cancer Centre at York Hospital. (📸 James Glossop/PA)

#OTD 1867 - Mary of Teck was born. She went on to become Queen of the United Kingdom as the wife of King George V.

Happy Birthday to King Frederik X of Denmark. Born on 26th May 1968, Frederik is the elder son of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik.

NEW: Today, The Duke of Gloucester will be in the West Midlands where he will visit Shri Venkateswara Belaji Temple in Oldbury, @ThomasDudleyLtd and then the @BCLivingMuseum in Dudley before visiting the Westley Foundry Group in Cradley Heath.

REVIEW: Power and the Palace by @valentinelow is a compelling and beautifully researched account of the relationship between Britain’s monarchs and prime ministers from Queen Victoria onwards. Insightful and full of fascinating detail — a superb read for anyone interested in royal and political history.

#OTD 1660: Charles II lands at Dover and begins the Restoration of the British Monarchy.

NEW: The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh will visit Portugal from 1st - 3rd June. The trip will focus on "celebrating the historical ties and modern relationships between the UK and Portugal." (📸 - Chris Jelf/Buckingham Palace)

NEW: Prince George joined The King and Queen and The Prince and Princess of Wales at a veterans tea party at Buckingham Palace this afternoon. (📸 PA)

NEW: The Wales Family at the #VEDay80 parade outside Buckingham Palace earlier this afternoon. (📸 PA)

NEW: The King and Queen and members of The Royal Family lead celebrations outside Buckingham Palace for #VEDay80. (📸 PA)

NEW: The Prince of Wales was in Vatican City today for the funeral of Pope Francis. (📸 PA)