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King Charles appeared in high spirits this morning as he arrived for Sunday service at St Mary the Virgin church near the monarch’s Norfolk estate.
Charles, 76, greeted members of the public outside the church in Flitcham, on 26 January as the King smiled and waved at onlookers while posing for photographs.
He was accompanied by Reverend Canon Paul Williams, as they walked into the church, with Queen Camilla noticeably absent after having joined her husband for the service at Crathie Kirk near Balmoral last weekend.
Charles kept warm in a grey and brown wool coat that he wore over a light blue shirt and a tie, along with a pair of grey trousers and tan dress shoes.
As excited onlookers took pictures of the royal, he was seen laughing and joking with some well-wishers as his demeanour brought much-needed cheer on an otherwise grey and overcast day.
Last week, Camilla, 77, and Charles attended the Sunday service at their Scottish estate, looking relaxed as they travelled together in their Audi.
Wearing a smart cream coat, the King sat behind the Queen as they were driven through the streets of Crathie on the chilly winter day.
Sitting in the front passenger seat and showcasing a radiant smile, the Queen put on a stylish display in a fur hat.
King Charles appeared in high spirits as he arrived for Sunday service at St Mary church near the monarch’s Norfolk estate
He was accompanied by Reverend Canon Paul Williams, as they walked into the church, with Queen Camilla noticeably absent after having joined her husband for the service at Crathie Kirk near Balmoral last weekend
Charles’ appearance in Norfolk comes after his recent visit to the Gordon Highlanders Museum in Aberdeen where he met with a met with a 99-year-old D-Day veteran.
For the engagement, the monarch donned a kilt complete with a traditional sporran and a beige tweed blazer and navy blue knee-high socks.
He completed the look with a green and yellow striped tie, in addition to a pair of black leather lace-up ghillie brogues.
Over the course of the engagement, Charles met with a series of guests – including 99-year-old D-Day veteran named Jim Glennie.
Allied forces began landing on the beaches of Northern France to liberate Europe from German troops on June 6, 1944 and Glennie, from Turriff, Aberdeenshire, was among them.
He was taken to Stalag IV-B – one of Germany’s largest prisoner of war camps – on his 19th birthday.
The Gordon Highlanders veteran missed the chance to meet the monarch last year when he was unable to travel to the D-Day commemorations in Normandy.
Taking the time to speak to the D-Day veteran, the King leant down to shake Glennie’s hand.
Charles smiled and waved to members of the public who gathered outside the church on Sunday morning
Pictured: Charles in conversation with a woman, as onlookers excitedly snap photos of the monarch
The pair spoke for some time before Charles completed a tour of the Gordon Highlanders Museum, which was recently renovated.
To the delight of the building’s staff, he also met with workers, as well as with volunteers and supporters of the project.
The King was shown the kilt worn by Captain Alexander Manson of the Gordon Highlanders which still beats traces of mud from the Battle of the Somme in 1916 – as well as one of the 12 portraits of D-Day veterans he had commissioned when he was Prince of Wales.
The portrait by Carl Randall on show at the Aberdeen museum was none other than Glennie, courtesy of the Royal Collection Trust.
The occasion marked the King’s first visit to the museum since 2011, when he visited after unveiling the Gordon Highlanders statue in the city’s Castlegate.
The King recently donned his namesake tartan in a new photograph released by Buckingham Palace to mark Burns Night celebrations yesterday.
He sports the King Charles III tartan kilt in the newly released photograph, which was taken last autumn in the library of Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
The image was shared ahead of Burns Night, a Scottish celebration of the life of poet Robert Burns which is held annually on 25 January.
With it, the King wished those celebrating a ‘very happy Burns Night tonight’.
Charles kept warm in a grey and brown wool coat that he wore over a light blue shirt and a tie, along with a pair of grey trousers and tan dress shoes
It is reminiscent of another photograph taken of King Charles for his 18th birthday in 1966, in which the then-Prince of Wales wore a kilt made from Balmoral tartan.
In the older photograph, a young Charles stands in the library of Balmoral Castle, learning on a red leather chair.
But in yesterday’s photograph, taken by Millie Pilkington, Charles wears a kilt made from King Charles III tartan – a green, red and navy fabric designed by The Scottish Tartans Authority in September 2023.
He leans on a stack of ornate books inside the library, his colourful tie matching the three colours of the tartan, and a thumb tucked in his waistcoat pocket.
With it, the King wished those celebrating a ‘very happy Burns Night tonight’.
It is reminiscent of another photograph taken of King Charles for his 18th birthday in 1966, in which the then-Prince of Wales wore a kilt made from Balmoral tartan.
In the older photograph, a young Charles stands in the library of Balmoral Castle, learning on a red leather chair.
But in today’s photograph, taken by Millie Pilkington, Charles wears a kilt made from King Charles III tartan – a green, red and navy fabric designed by The Scottish Tartans Authority in September 2023.
He leans on a stack of ornate books inside the library, his colourful tie matching the three colours of the tartan, and a thumb tucked in his waistcoat pocket.
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