King Charles III' s brother was under arrest. Police were searching two royal properties, and news commentators were endlessly discussing the details of a sex scandal with tentacles that stretched to the gates of Buckingham Palace.

Contrary to conventional wisdom, the power to abolish the monarchy doesn’t lie with the monarch alone. In fact, there isn’t a whole lot that British Kings and Queens can actually do beyond the bounds of their constitutionally-defined mandate—one that primarily involves tasks such as appointing prime ministers,

Following the death of Queen Elizabeth in Sept. 2022, King Charles became monarch. Find out who follows him in the British royal family's line of succession to the throne.

The last time the monarchy had to manage these kinds of questions was after the death of Princess Diana, Charles' ex-wife

Before Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the last member of the British royal family arrested was King Charles I nearly 400 years ago. The arrest of King Charles’s brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (formerly Prince Andrew) is the first known modern arrest of a member of the British royal family.

The dealings of Charles III’s brother with the financier Jeffrey Epstein have shaken the foundations of Buckingham Palace

London (CNN) — The British Royal Household released its financial statement on Monday, revealing that the annual lump sum from the government remained at £86.3 million ($118.50 million). The sum, called the Sovereign Grant, pays for the upkeep of royal ...

In 1649, the British monarchy ceased when Charles I was executed, and the office of king was abolished by Parliament under the English Interregnum. A republic followed, and yet just over a decade later, in 1660, the crown was restored under Charles II.