Prince Charles

This is the first time in her seven-decade reign that the Queen didn't receive the military parade salute.

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It is an annual tradition features a display of military skill and strength, with members of the Royal Family often taking part and observing.

He also has a Garter Star, awarded in 2008 in recognition of his loyalty and service to the sovereign. Like his brother, Prince Harry has received Golden Jubilee and Diamond Jubilee medals. That same year, Prince Charles was awarded the red enamelled Order of Merit, civil version. In 1953, a five-year-old Prince Charles received the Queen’s Coronation medal. The Earl of Wessex has received Silver Jubilee, Golden Jubilee and Diamond Jubilee medals; he was given the Canadian Forces’ Decoration, New Zealand Commemoration medal, one for the Golden Jubilee of the Sultan of Brunei and a Royal Victorian Order star and Order of the Garter star in 2006. In years gone by the Queen attended on horseback herself, but more recently she has ridden along in a carriage.

PRINCE CHARLES has appeared on horseback at Trooping the Colour as the nation marks the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

In 1805, the custom of Trooping the Colour to honour the sovereign's birthday was first adopted, however, it lapsed soon afterwards. Charles was followed by the Duke of Cambridge. This comes ahead of the royal salute on the parade ground. Thousands of people draped in Union Jack flags, party hats and plastic tiaras lined The Mall as the sun blazed down. Handmade signs have been hung over the barriers, with one simply saying, "Thank you". The Prince of Wales then inspected the line of guards on horseback followed by William and Anne who rode side by side behind the heir to the throne.

Prince William, Prince Charles and Princess Anne arrived at Trooping the Colour on horseback ahead of receiving the salute for the first time.

Prince George, 8, Princess Charlotte, 7, and Prince Louis, 4, looked too cute in blue outfits as they waved to the crowds from their seats. The Queen, who has been experiencing mobility issues, did not join other members of the royal family as they arrived in cars and carriages. The Duke of Cambridge, 39, the Prince of Wales, 73, and the Princess Royal, 71, accepted the Trooping the Colour salute as colonels of the Welsh Guards, the Irish Guards and the Blues and Royals for the first time.

Kate Middleton will be in a horse-drawn carriage for Trooping the Colour this morning, which marks the first of four days of events for the Queen's Platinum ...

In the evening, the BBC’s Party at the Palace – set on three stages in front of Buckingham Palace – will entertain a live crowd of 22,000 people and a television audience of millions. Love the royals? Saturday is also the first birthday of Harry and Meghan’s daughter Lilibet, and there is speculation the Queen will get to meet her namesake for the first time and possibly attend her christening. However, there will be no place for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, as a ppearances on the balcony will be limited to those who carry out royal duties on the Queen's behalf. They were also seen peering out of the central window at Horse Guards Parade as Louis pointed out towards the ceremony and later appeared on the balcony for the National Anthem. Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis have joined their mum the Duchess of Cambridge and Camilla in a carriage at Trooping the Colour for the first time.

STORY: Duchess of Cambridge Kate, along with her three young children, George, Charlotte and Louis, travelled by horse drawn carriage to cheers from the ...

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Prince Charles squirmed as Stephen Fry had to explain a rude joke to him, the actor revealed in resurfaced footage - and it's seriously funny but ...

Mr Fry said: "He did tell me ‒ I think it's ok to repeat this ‒ the Prince of Wales did tell me once that the best piece of advice his father had ever given him was: when you’re doing a lineup and there are women, always look only into their eyes. Mr Fry said he explained to Charles that Prince Albert is "a piece of intimate jewellery.” "And he got to them and the first thing Emma Bunton said to him was: ‘Oh sir, sir, hi miss sir, do you have a Prince Albert?’

The Prince of Wales greeted a teaching assistant, Caroline Hearn from Hampshire, who could later be seen jumping up and down in excitement while exclaiming: ...

Footage then shows her jumping up and down in excitement while exclaiming: "He spoke to me!" The crowds were earlier treated to the sight of George, Charlotte and Louis with proud parent Kate and their step-grandmother Camilla in a carriage procession. Earlier, she joined her cousin the Duke of Kent on the famous frontage to take a salute of her soldiers returning from Trooping the Colour, after the Prince of Wales deputised for her on the parade ground.

What could be more British than watching wheeler dealer Mick Carter pouring Prince Charles a glass of lukewarm Cava in the rain?

What could be more British than watching wheeler dealer Mick Carter pouring Prince Charles a glass of lukewarm Cava in the rain? In reality, the heir apparent was shown around the set by Sue Nicholls who (still) plays Audrey Roberts on a visit to the old Granada Studios in Manchester – later, producers asked Kensington Palace for permission to use the photos of his visit in the live broadcast as part of a news bulletin. They’ve been around for most of our lives and tell relatable, important stories with wit and pathos; they’re a near-daily source of laughter and drama. In the 70 years since her coronation, the Royal Family have embraced and celebrated the country’s soaps – it’s made them more relatable, good-humored, in touch with what is important to us as a nation (even if that is Janine Butcher pushing her husband Barry off a cliff). One actor who was there for both occasions was William Roach, who plays Ken Barlow, and has been a regular on the series since its first ever episode. It may seem like a strange way to celebrate 70 years of the Queen’s reign – is EastEnders, a TV drama that popularised the (iconic) phrase “I didn’t just become a little bit of a slag, I became a total slag” really the place to celebrate such a momentous, once-in-a-lifetime occasion?

Thousands of people lined the streets around Buckingham Palace today (2 June) to mark the start of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

Walsh said: "When it comes to the day, it’s all going to pay off. "Prince Louis was really tired when he appeared on the balcony bless him. Loved him turning to HMQ for a chat. Sharing a snap of the prince's reaction to Twitter, one user said: "Prince Louis is stealing the show on the balcony." Writing on Twitter, one user said: "Prince Charles was crying as the planes flew. And it looks as though the occasion was a bit too much for the Prince of Wales, as he was caught shedding a few tears as the Red Arrows roared past overhead.

Royal fans treated to impromtu meet-and-greet with the couple outside Buckingham Palace after Thursday's flypast.

The monarch could be seen chatting and smiling with her eldest son ahead of the flypast. Earlier, the Prince of Wales stood on the balcony at the Queen's right-hand side. The Prince of Wales smiled as he replied: "It was quite warm".

The royal couple played cameo roles as guests of honour at a street party in the BBC soap's Albert Square.

My heart goes out to you, I know a lot of people who have lost children.” The platinum jubilee visit by Charles and Camilla is not the first time royalty has graced Albert Square. In 2001, the Queen visited the EastEnders set, where she stepped behind the bar at the Queen Vic and strolled around Albert Square and through the street market, meeting stars of the show. Prince Charles and Camilla have appeared in a special episode of EastEnders to celebrate the Queen’s platinum jubilee.

PRINCE CHARLES and Camilla Parker Bowles joined EastEnders for a special cameo to commemorate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

The Duchess of Cornwall said: “This is for your daughter. Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall took EastEnders fans by surprise on Thursday as they arrived in Albert Square for Mick Carter’s (played by Danny Dyer) Jubilee celebrations. This is for all victims of domestic abuse. Charles and Camilla on the market, being given a tour by Mick (Danny Dyer) what is going on?” “Charles and Camilla in EastEnders is one of the most surreal things I’ve ever seen on TV,” @simonpoulter said. PRINCE CHARLES and Camilla Parker Bowles joined EastEnders for a special cameo to commemorate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Some fans of the soap even said the royals' appearance brought a tear to their eye as Charles and Camilla met some Watford locals, led by Mick and Linda ...

Dyer said: 'We'd like to mark this very special occasion with a memento. My heart goes out to you, I know a lot of people who have lost children.' Well done everyone & wishing all the crew & cast a very happy Platinum Jubilee weekend.' It's very important that she is remembered. The Duchess of Cornwall (pictured centre) tied a ribbon for 'all the victims of domestic abuse' during her appearance in a special EastEnders episode in honour of the Platinum Jubilee Charles and Camilla surprised the residents of Walford after Mick Carter, played by Danny Dyer, decided to throw a street party for the Square in celebration of the Queen's 70-year reign in EastEnders The Duchess of Cornwall has tied a ribbon for 'all the victims of domestic abuse' during her appearance in a special EastEnders episode in honour of the Platinum Jubilee. Charles and Camilla surprised the residents of Walford after Mick Carter, played by Danny Dyer, decided to throw a street party for the Square in celebration of the Queen's 70-year reign. Camilla ties a purple ribbon around a tree for 'all victims of domestic abuse' as she joins Prince Charles in a special EastEnders episode in honour of the Platinum Jubilee Cameo: EastEnders viewers heaped praise on Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall as they appeared on Thursday's episode in honour of the Platinum Jubile EastEnders viewers heaped praise on Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall as they appeared on Thursday's episode in honour of the Platinum Jubilee. - Camilla joined Prince Charles in the episode in honour of the Platinum Jubilee

Royal experts said Prince Charles' prominent role in the Jubilee celebrations underscores his increasingly key position in ceremonial events, as the Queen pares ...

Yet royal historian Dr Ed Owens said Charles is now a “regent in all but name”. “Given the queen’s frailty, she is unable to perform more demanding aspects of her royal role,” he told i. This is not the case for the Queen, who remains head of state and in full control of the monarchy, Mr Fitzwilliam stressed. “Having Charles more visible in these moments is a way of slowly getting the public used to seeing him take more centre-stage, in a way that might be to try lessen the impact of the change in monarch when the time comes,” she said.

The couple appeared on the special episode of the BBC soap on the first day of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee weekend.

Good luck!" he asked her as she replied: "I can't believe it. Do you think I could ask a favour?" #EastEnders " before excitedly running over to Sharon Watts. as he suggested a tipple and Camilla quickly replied: "You can," as onlookers cheered.

Charles' surprise royal walkabout: Prince and Camilla go to speak to crowds outside Buckingham Palace after Jubilee flypast as he tells well-wishers Trooping ...

Pictured: Royal Navy and the Royal Marine Corps of Drums personnel during a rehearsal for the Platinum Jubilee Pageant at HMS Collingwood, in Fareham Royal Navy personnel rehearse for their role at the Pageant on Sunday Charles and Camilla will also celebrate with the residents of Albert Square in an EastEnders special. Some 205 vehicles will appear as part of the parade, including 11 Morris Minors, seven Land Rovers, 20 vintage Minis including one in the shape of an Outspan Orange and seven original James Bond vehicles. The Archbishop of Canterbury has tested positive for Covid-19 and will miss the service. Union Jack flags cover the Kirby Estate in Bermondsey, south east London, for the Jubilee, who are known for adorning the housing area with flags on national events. A Royal source told the Mail On Sunday: 'The Queen is determined to take part in the Jubilee celebrations. In a show of the resilience that has marked her record-breaking reign, the Queen made an appearance on the Buckingham Palace balcony on Thursday - the first day of her Jubilee celebrations. This year the colour will be trooped by the 1st Batallion, Irish Guards, with up to 1,450 officers and soldiers from the Household Division, together with 400 Army musicians and around 240 horses. The Queen is then expected to delight crowds with an appearance on the Buckingham Palace balcony. She is also due to appear again following the show stopping Jubilee Pageant on Sunday - the final day of celebrations. Among the thousands of excited royal fans today was Allesandra Alberini, 52, who had arrived from Rome with friends for the celebrations.

CAMILLA, the Duchess of Cornwall subtly swooped in to ensure Prince Charles was in the best spot next to the Queen to observe the RAF flypast over ...

Camilla to the rescue! Eighteen royals including the Queen stepped out to watch the high-profile flypast, with the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and their three children Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis flanking the monarch. The Duchess of Cornwall earlier travelled to Horse Guards Parade with Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge and her three children.

Charles and Camilla have had quite a few dramatic storylines of their own over the years.

Charles and Camilla do seem to enjoy playing themselves, though I reckon that Charles geezer could do with toning down his character’s arrayed mannerisms a bit. Of course, Charles and Camilla have had quite a few dramatic storylines of their own over the years. The royals’ role is to meet real people, but these aren’t real people and I bet neither is Fowler’s “organic” fruit’n’veg (presumably soon to be sold in good old pounds and ounces). There were some quite heavy-handed references to royal causes – such as the Princes Trust, planting trees and domestic violence– crowbarred into the script, presumably as the quid pro quo for the visit. During the Blitz, when Buckingham Palace was bombed by the Luftwaffe, King George and Queen Elizabeth (Charles’ grandparents) were sort of grateful for it, because they were “able to look the East End in the face”. With their back stories, Charles and Camilla could stride onto any television drama set in the world and not be embarrassed. By the look of their broad grins (tempered slightly by a certain nervousness in demeanour), it’s a great treat for some of the stars of one of Britain’s longest running soaps – Charles “The Prince” Windsor and “The Duchess” Camilla – to meet actual television royalty. The gor-blimeyness is probably a bit overdone (the premise being that the good folk of Albert Square were expecting celebrity lookalikes fans than your actual royals) but it’s all very sweet, like televisual Platinum Pudding. Walford hasn’t been this excited since King William of Watts served his own divorce papers on the saintly Queen Angie, Duchess of Frizz, some decades ago.

While being greeted by the thousands of well-wishers who had travelled to Buckingham Palace to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, the Prince of Wales ...

Make sure you never miss a ROYAL story! He then leaned over to speak to Her Majesty, who looked delighted by the event. Charles exchanged words with the Queen during Trooping the Colour

While the Royal Family celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee a cavalcade of cars will be ferrying the senior members around London, most of which run on ...

But not so for Prince Charles’ classic blue 1970 Aston Martin, which some time ago was converted to run on something very different. and also, it smells delicious as you’re driving along." Prince Charles explained: "It took me a long time to battle to get them to run it on used cooking oil." In 2007, it was reported that the Queen’s royal train was trialled to run on vegetable oil. The stunning car continues to be used by the Prince today after it was gifted to him by the Queen for his 21st birthday back in 1969. Engineers at Aston Martin discovered that their cars could run on surplus white wine mixed with whey and urged the Prince not to switch from the fuel.

Prince Charles and Camilla left royal fans stunned as they made a secret journey from Buckingham Palace to Clarence House on Thursday…

The extraordinary event saw 70 aircraft, including the iconic RAF Red Arrows and historic Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, fly over the Palace. Mine was pretty EPIC. Icing on the cake was Prince Charles walking home with Camilla." The Prince joined the Queen and fellow senior members of the royal family to watch the military fly-past from the Buckingham Palace balcony.

PRINCE WILLIAM'S Silver Jubilee celebration will 'most likely' follow the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, a leading royal commentator has said.

Victoria Arbiter commented as up to 40 members of the royal family attended a National Service of Thanksgiving for Queen Elizabeth II, marking the monarch's historic 70 years on the throne. In May, the heir to the throne stood in for the Queen at the State Opening of Parliament. "Prince William’s silver will most likely be next. But she rallied to honour the Duke of Edinburgh at a memorial service at the end of March, walking slowly and carefully with the aid of a stick, holding on to the Duke of York's elbow for support. On Thursday, the Duke of Cornwall took the salute and inspected the troops of the Household Division at Trooping the Colour on his mother's behalf. The Duke of Cornwall has stood in for the monarch on a number of occasions over the past few months as the Queen continues to suffer with episodic mobility issues.

During the Queen's Birthday Parade on Thursday afternoon, Charles rode on horseback and performed the royal salute at Horse Guards Parade, a tradition typically ...

The Duchess looked elegant in a yellow Emilia Wickstead coat dress and a matching hat embellished with florals by royal miliner Philip Treacy. The royals have headed to the Lord Mayor's reception for the National Service of Thanksgiving at The Guildhall. The touching moment between Charles and his daughter-in-law was caught on camera as part of BBC One's coverage of the Thanksgiving Service celebrating the Queen's 70 year reign.

Prince Charles showed his delight at seeing his daughter-in-law, Kate Middleton at the Queen's Service of Thanksgiving on Friday.

A statement from the Palace after the event read: "Taking into account the journey and activity required to participate in tomorrow's National Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral, Her Majesty, with great reluctance, has concluded that she will not attend." Prince Andrew was also forced to pull out of the event after he tested positive for COVID-19, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, also missed the service as he too has coronavirus and is resting. The Duchess of Cambridge and her father-in-law have a close relationship and Prince Charles illustrated his love for Kate in a sweet moment during the Queen's Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral on Friday.

PRINCE CHARLES and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, shared a touching moment when the future king blew a kiss to his daughter-in-law.

"She has been a great example of duty and public service for all of us. There could be no better ambassador for this country and for the Commonwealth. So thank you for staying the course." And we are glad that there is still more to come. The daughter he always wanted." Lord Mayor Vincent Keaveny said: "We are immensely grateful for [the Queen's] 70 years of service to the United Kingdom and to the Commonwealth that we are celebrating today.

Being a head chef is hard enough, but being a 21-year-old plucked from obscurity to become a head chef for none other than Prince Charles? Well, that's certainly no easy feat. But Carolyn Robb impressed the future king with her delectable creations so ...

When I did this cookbook, I wanted to do an afternoon tea book and do it against a backdrop of some of the amazing royal palaces and castles and residences. They all absolutely loved all of the fresh produce from the garden, whether that be strawberries in the summer or apples in the autumn. Prince Charles knew that's the way he wanted to eat and that's the way he wanted us to operate in the kitchen. I love using fresh herbs and fresh flowers and that kind of thing in cakes. It's quite a devotion in that it's long hours and it's weekends and night times and quite a lot of traveling. So, they were given a choice of menus in a little menu book, and then they would decide for that day. Was there a personal favorite that you enjoyed cooking or a meal they loved and always requested from you? Was there a particular recipe Charles and Diana enjoyed, too? Whereas, what I loved so much about the job is that it was so, so different. Charles was looking to shake up his kitchen staff by adding a female cook to the rotation, and it just so happened that Robb, a recent graduate from the esteemed Tante Marie Culinary Academy outside of London, was cooking for his relative and neighbors, The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. "Up until that point, Prince Charles always had male chefs and was looking to have a female chef," she explains. What do you think it takes to be a royal chef? But Carolyn Robb impressed the future king with her delectable creations so much, that she stuck around to feed him, Princess Diana, and their two young sons, Princes Charles and Harry, for 11 years at Kensington Palace.

EastEnders welcomed two very special guests to Albert Square on Thursday night - Prince Charles and Camilla! See what viewers have said about the episode…

Great how they interwove Charles & Camilla's charity work of Princes Trust and Domestic Abuse." Another viewer commented: "What good sports Charles and Camilla were! One person tweeted: "That has got be the BEST episode of @bbceastenders EVER! What an amazing Royal surprise that was.

Will Camilla be Queen? Meaning of Queen Consort explained and why Prince Charles' wife will be given the title. The Queen's Platinum Jubilee has been a time of ...

I remain eternally grateful for, and humbled by, the loyalty and affection that you continue to give me. A Clarence House spokesman said at the time that the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall were “touched and honoured” by the announcement. “And when, in the fullness of time, my son Charles becomes King, I know you will give him and his wife Camilla the same support that you have given me; and it is my sincere wish that, when that time comes, Camilla will be known as Queen Consort as she continues her own loyal service.”

Prince Charles showed a moment of warm affection towards Kate Middleton today at St Paul's Cathedral when cameras caught him blowing his daughter-in-law a ...

Ed Chamberlin presents racing coverage on ITV from 12.40pm. A guard of honour, made of up to 40 of the Queen's past and present jockeys, is due to line the course. The tragedy is that before Meghan came along, Harry was the very essence of a popular 21st-century prince. For Harry this must be the hardest of homecomings, because he has been reduced to little more than a spectator. Meghan's arrival in his life changed so much of that. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge followed, with Kate waving cheerily to the crowds while chatting to her husband. If they were prepared to project an image of togetherness to the world and let bygones be bygones, then surely critics would have followed suit. Ed Chamberlin presents racing coverage on ITV from 12.40pm. A guard of honour, made of up to 40 of the Queen's past and present jockeys, is due to line the course. Indeed it seemed they were quite content to retreat to the shadows. It's by one of Kate's go-to designers, Emilia Wickstead, and we love the flattering wrap effect bodice. And we are all glad that there is still more to come.' Prince Charles had earlier been visibly emotional as he walked in the procession. The trio then laughed before the Sussexes moved on.