Tag: King Charles III
King wishes Cayman the best for Constitution Day
(CNS): In a message to the People of the Cayman Islands, King Charles III has sent his best wishes as we celebrate the 65th anniversary of the first Cayman Islands Constitution. However, most of the community was paying little attention to the holiday on Monday as they mobbed supermarkets and hardware stores in an effort […]
‘Charles’ the blue iguana released into the wild
(CNS): The National Trust for the Cayman Islands (NTCI) and Blue Iguana Conservation (BIC) have released a blue iguana named Charles into the Colliers Wilderness Reserve in East End. The endangered blue was set free just before the third annual International Blue Iguana Day when over 50 countries celebrate Grand Cayman’s endemic iguana.
Nominations sought for 2024 royal gongs
(CNS): The Governor’s Office is asking people in the Cayman Islands to submit nominations for the King’s 2024 New Year’s Honours list. People who are nominated should have made an exceptional contribution to the country and stand out for sustained, exceptional achievement and service in public life or serving Cayman.
King Charles adopts tradition of royal birthday
(CNS): The Cayman Islands will continue enjoying its annual June public holiday as Buckingham Palace has revealed that King Charles III will adopt the tradition of an official royal birthday. The new king, like his mother before him, will celebrate his birthday on 17 June with Trooping the Colour, despite previous indications he might reduce […]
Nominations open for King Charles’ birthday gongs
(CNS): King Charles III will be continuing the tradition of the British monarch having an official birthday celebration as well as his actual birthday in November, and has adopted the same date in June as the one used by the late Queen. The tradition of birthday honours will also continue, and nominations for the new […]
Premier urges MPs to follow Queen Elizabeth’s example
(CNS): At a special meeting of Parliament on Monday commemorating Queen Elizabeth and pledging allegiance to King Charles, Premier Wayne Panton said that the Queen had been an impeccable example of a leader. Panton said she led by example and urged his colleagues to do the same,e as he spoke about the things they could […]
Charles III proclaimed king across Commonwealth
(CNS): Following the first public proclamation to usher in the reign of King Charles III at St James’s Palace in London on Saturday morning, Commonwealth countries and Britain’s dependencies, including the Cayman Islands, held local proclamation ceremonies on Sunday. This traditional ceremony was in days gone by the only way that subjects became aware that […]
King Charles passes on former titles to William
(CNS): Prince William was confirmed as the Prince of Wales by his father, King Charles III, in his first message as the new British sovereign in an address to the nation on Friday. Sitting at a desk by a picture of the late Queen Elizabeth II, the new 73-year-old king repeated the commitment made by […]
Elizabeth II, Queen for 70 years, dies in Scotland
(CNS): Following hours of speculation after it was announced this morning that Queen Elizabeth II was ill and her family rushed to Balmoral Castle in Scotland to be by her side, Buckingham Palace has told the world that the 96-year-old monarch has died. Her eldest son, Charles (73) immediately acceded to the throne, becoming King […]
