King Charles III takes day off after busy coronation weekend
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On the third day of his long coronation weekend, King Charles III rested. Monday was, after all, a holiday declared in honour of his crowning and he had spent several whirlwind days of elaborately choreographed public festivities capped with an off-the-cuff cameo on 'American Idol.'
On the third day of his long coronation weekend, King Charles III rested.
Monday was, after all, a holiday declared in honour of his crowning and he had spent several whirlwind days of elaborately choreographed public festivities capped with an off-the-cuff cameo on “American Idol.”
While Charles, 74, had no public appearances, he sent a note of “heartfelt thanks” for the many celebrations in his honour and Buckingham Palace released official portraits of him and working members of the Royal Family that doesn't include his son, Prince Harry, the disgruntled Duke of Sussex.
In one photo, the King was seated on a throne at Buckingham Palace in the regalia he wore when he walked out of Westminster Abbey: the Imperial State Crown, a purple and ermine-trimmed robe and holding the sovereign’s orb and sceptre.
“To know that we have your support and encouragement, and to witness your kindness expressed in so many different ways, has been the greatest possible coronation gift, as we now rededicate our lives to serving the people,” he wrote on behalf of himself and Queen Camilla.
Other royals, including one of the youngest, picked up the mantle of service the King had called for Monday in declaring the “Big Help Out” that was said to draw millions to volunteer a couple hours on their day off.Prince William, heir to the throne, took controls of a small backhoe with his youngest son, Prince Louis, in his lap as his family helped renovate a Scout hut in Slough.
After his father dumped a load of soil, the five-year-old Louis, who has become a social media sensation for making fidgety faces during public appearances, wore a look of determination as he shovelled sand and piloted a wheelbarrow under the watchful eye of his mother, Kate, the Princess of Wales.
