As members of the Royal Family put some planned engagements on hold during the U.K. election campaign, there is another reminder of the fine line royals walk in wanting to be seen to be above politics, along with hints that in the reign of King Charles, there may be changes in how the royals go about their official business.
While a review of royal engagements and possible postponements would be par for the course during any general election, announcing it so publicly right off the bat seemed to strike a new note. Among the events postponed were visits by Charles to the headquarters of Bentley Motors Ltd. and to a community centre that helps those who are struggling financially by providing furniture, food, shoes and community activities.
King Charles, right, greets Samantha Mostyn, the governor general designate of Australia, during a private audience at Buckingham Palace in London on Wednesday. "So any …. of these sorts of royal academies, royal societies, we can expect to see the monarchy still engaging with them because they have the royal charters."
Charles will ride in a carriage on June 15 instead of on horseback, as he did last year during the event that marks the monarch's official birthday. "And of course there the risk is that you're much more adjacent to party politics and you could have … unfortunate coincidences." When Kensington Palace offered an update the other day on work by the Princess of Wales's early years foundation, an update on Catherine herself emerged.At the time of her announcement in March, Catherine said her family needed "some time, space and privacy."Catherine, the Princess of Wales, says in a video released to her social media pages that tests after her surgery revealed 'cancer had been present,' and that she is in the early stages of preventive chemotherapy.
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, left, receives the trophy from Catherine, Princess of Wales, after winning the final men's match at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London on July 16, 2023. "She likes to be active, she likes to be involved," he said. "She's not going to be sitting on the sidelines doing nothing unless it's absolutely necessary.
As Prince William stepped out at a garden party at Buckingham Palace the other day, he had several royal supporters at his side.