King Charles and Queen Camilla smile and wave despite chilly Norfolk weather - after enjoying sunny Sunday service St Mary Magdalene Church
King Charles and Queen Camilla smile and wave despite chilly Norfolk weather - after enjoying sunny Sunday service St Mary Magdalene Church
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The King and Queen looked to be in high spirits as the enjoyed a morning service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham - despite the cold weather. Charles, 76, looked to be enjoying the sunny but chilly scenes in Norfolk this Sunday and waved at the cameras. He and Camilla, 77, walked alongside one another, sporting elegant ensembles for the day ahead. The monarch donned a double-breasted grey, plaid coat worn over a smart shirt and tie.
Meanwhile, his wife opted for a chic black jacket which tied at the waist and simple suede boots - accessorising with a fashionably warm fluffy hat. She carried onto a handbag and some gloves, smiling as she and Charles strolled away from the church. It's been a busy, and emotional week for the King, who on Monday told Holocaust survivors it was 'sombre and sacred' to be in Poland as he became the first British head of state to visit Auschwitz-Birkenau.
The monarch appeared to shed a tear while he listened to the stories of those who survived the former Nazi concentration camp as he sat with other world leaders to mark 80 years since its liberation. The King and Queen looked to be in high spirits as the enjoyed a morning service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham - despite the cold weather. Charles, 76, looked to be enjoying the sunny but chilly scenes in Norfolk this Sunday and waved at the cameras.
Survivors were applauded as the entered the ceremony before addressing invited guests including France's President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Spain's King Philip VI and Queen Letizia, Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky and King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands. Among the survivors speaking was Marian Turski, 98, who condemned a 'huge rise' in antisemitism, calling for 'courage' against Holocaust deniers.
Earlier, the King was welcomed by dignitaries as he landed on a Royal Air Force plane at Krakow Airport before visiting the Jewish Community Centre (JCC) in the city. There, he met Holocaust survivors and heard from volunteers and members about the JCC's support for people as part of its mission to rebuild Jewish life in the city. Meanwhile back in London, the Princess of Wales joined her husband Prince William to attend official Holocaust Memorial Day commemorations in the UK.
And earlier in January, Charles had met with a 99-year-old D-Day veteran, Jim Glennie, during his visit to the Gordon Highlanders Museum in Aberdeen. He and Camilla, 77, walked alongside one another, sporting elegant ensembles for the day ahead. 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.
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. 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 monarch donned a double-breasted grey, plaid coat worn over a smart shirt and tie. Meanwhile, his wife opted for a chic black jacket which tied at the waist and simple suede boots - accessorising with a fashionably warm fluffy hat.
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 today marks the King’s first visit to the museum since 2011, when he visited after unveiling the Gordon Highlanders statue in the city’s Castlegate.