Queen Camilla meets with president of Poppy Factory
The Queen continued her busy week of engagements as we speak as she met with Poppy makers at Clarence House.
Camilla, 76, wearing a navy blue shirt costume marked the centenary of The Poppy Factory, which was based within the aftermath of the First World War.
The reception additionally marks 100 years because the charity started the transfer to its historic dwelling in Richmond upon Thames, south west London.
Her Majesty, who has stored busy as her husband King Charles is handled for most cancers, as we speak met with the President of The Poppy Factory Surgeon Rear Admiral Lionel Jarvis.
Rear Admiral Jarvis gifted Camilla a wrath of poppies for the event.
Camilla, 76, wearing a navy blue shirt costume marked the centenary of The Poppy Factory, which was based within the aftermath of the First World War
The reception additionally marks 100 years because the charity started the transfer to its historic dwelling in Richmond upon Thames, south west London
Later, Her Majesty minimize a cake with a sword – like her late mother-in-law as soon as did.
Camilla pets a service canine throughout the outing
Later, Her Majesty minimize a cake with a sword – like her late mother-in-law as soon as did.
The Queen has additionally as we speak met with these who’ve seen their lives modified by civilian employment with assist from The Poppy Factory.
Last evening, the Queen witnessed performances by Dame Judi Dench, Gary Oldman and Robert Lindsay at a star-studded occasion celebrating the work of William Shakespeare.
Camilla was greeted on her arrival at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel by a bunch of actors who’ve performed Hamlet together with Brian Cox, Jeremy Irons and David Mitchell.
She was then obtained by a dozen dames, together with Dame Twiggy Lawson, Dame Vanessa Redgrave and Baroness Floella Benjamin.
On Valentine’s Day, Camilla was given two matching jumpers with a coronary heart on them as a present by occasion host Gyles Brandreth, who mentioned he hoped they’d maintain the King and Queen ‘heat on these chilly winter nights’.
Before his efficiency of Cole Porter’s Brush Up Your Shakespeare, Lindsay mentioned Valentine’s Day was the ‘good day to have fun the King’s love of Shakespeare, and certainly to have fun the love between the King and the Queen’.
Her Majesty, who has stored busy as her husband King Charles is handled for most cancers , as we speak met with the President of The Poppy Factory Surgeon Rear Admiral Lionel Jarvis
The Queen has additionally as we speak met with those that have seen their lives modified by civilian employment with assist from The Poppy Factory
Camilla has stored busy this week amid her husband’s most cancers battle
Other attendees on the celebrity-filled occasion included Charles Dance, Stephen Fry and Sir David Suchet.
His Majesty is at present receiving extra most cancers therapy after his first public look at Sandringham on Sunday.
The 75-year-old monarch landed at Clarendon House within the royal helicopter yesterday after spending per week in Norfolk resting following the shock announcement.
Camilla throughout a celebration at Clarence House, central London, marking the centenary of The Poppy Factory, which was based within the aftermath of the First World War
Camilla holds a ’10’ made out of popppies
It is known the reception was attributable to be a joint occasion for the King and his spouse, however since his most cancers analysis Charles has postponed all public-facing duties, nevertheless he’s persevering with with behind-the-scenes work on his pink containers of state papers.
Many of the friends signed a card and left messages of well-wishes to Charles.
The occasion fashioned a part of ongoing celebrations marking the passing of 400 years since Shakespeare’s first folio and featured themed ‘To beet, or to not beet’ beetroot canapes.
Camilla, who wore a inexperienced velvet costume, met actors, authors, administrators, and representatives of the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company on the celebration, becoming a member of friends for a gaggle {photograph}.
Camilla smiles as she holds items of Valentine’s Day jumpers with pink hearts displayed on them
Camilla seemed attractive in inexperienced as she was joined by her sister Annabel Elliot at Grosvenor House
Judi Dench performs on stage in entrance of Queen Camilla
The King and Queen hosted a reception at Windsor Castle in July 2023 to have fun the work of Shakespeare within the four-hundredth yr of the primary folio.
Shakespeare’s first folio, revealed in 1623, accommodates 36 of his performs.
Buckingham Palace mentioned: ‘As an avid reader, The Queen has a robust curiosity in highlighting the significance of literacy and has lengthy been recognised as a supporter of literacy within the UK and internationally.
‘As a grandmother, Her Majesty understands the enjoyment of studying, but in addition, how literacy can create life alternatives.’
As Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla grew to become patron of a number of organisations that promote and help literacy – together with the National Literacy Trust, First Story, Coram Beanstalk, and Booktrust.
The Queen’s Reading Room charity, initially launched as a web based ebook membership in January 2021, works to have fun and promote the facility and advantages of studying.
Dame Judi mentioned it was ‘beautiful’ to attend the occasion and gave a efficiency of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116, describing the Bard as ‘the individual in our household who known as the person who pays the hire’.
Oldman then carried out a skit by Ronnie Barker about an actor who jumbles up the strains to Hamlet.
Before giving his efficiency, the Academy Award winner joked: ‘Gyles mentioned it is simply going to be a number of folks. He additionally did not inform me I’d must comply with Dame Judi Dench.’
It comes as Queen Camilla admired a portray of Princess Charlotte as we speak as she attended an artwork gallery in London as we speak.
Camilla,, centre, speaks with host Gyles Brandreth, on the ‘Celebration Of Shakespeare’ at Grosvenor House, in London
Giles Walker opted for a Valentine’s Day jumper
Gary Oldman performs on stage as Britain Queen Camilla attends the ‘Celebration Of Shakespeare’
Camilla shakes arms with Martin Jarvis as Peter Egan (L) smiles on the ‘Celebration Of Shakespeare’ at Grosvenor House
Camilla smiles as she shakes arms with Samuel Wes
Dressed in a navy A-line costume and black heeled boots, the royal braved the wet climate as she chatted to artists and curators.
Camilla marvelled on the installations, together with taxidermy mice, intricate embroidered textiles.
Chatting to the artists after trying across the exhibit, Camilla praised the expertise saying she was ‘very envious’ of their expertise, earlier than one artist cheekily gave the Queen her card in case she ‘wished personal classes’.
It comes amid stories that her husband King Charles
is at present receiving extra most cancers therapy after his first public look at Sandringham on Sunday.
The 75-year-old monarch landed at Clarendon House within the royal helicopter yesterday after spending per week in Norfolk resting following the shock announcement.
Keeping calm and carrying on, Camilla as we speak admired an intricate drawing of Princess Charlotte.
The Queen was drawn to a portray of her step-granddaughter Princess Charlotte by Mercedes Carbonell, who had created her model of {a photograph} launched to mark the younger royal’s second birthday in 2017.
The artist mentioned: ‘The Queen preferred it very a lot, I believe Charlotte appears like Queen Elizabeth within the {photograph}.’
Queen Camilla admired a portray of Princess Charlotte as we speak as she attended an artwork gallery in London as we speak
The daughter of the Prince and Princess of Wales ‘ daughter, is now eight, however the portray seems to be taken from a photograph launched for her second birthday.
A brand new form of crown jewels! Camilla posed with with costume designer Syban Velardi-Laufer
Camilla was pictured admiring the installations, together with taxidermy mice and complicated embroidered textiles
Camilla poses with artist Babag as she views artistic endeavors throughout a go to to Kindred Studios’ Shepherds Bush pop-up hub
Camilla meets Jon Rees as she visits Kindred Studios’ Shepherds Bush Pop-up hub
In the portrait, the princess wore a blue and white checked print shirt beneath a cream wool cardigan, whereas her hair was adorned with navy blue ribbon.
On arrival, Camilla was met by a glowing refrain sung by a female-only choir.
The group of ladies sang gleefully to the Queen from atop a balcony at close by flats.
She opted for a classy navy blue frock whereas carrying a clear umbrella, and added a black cropped jacket with open zipped sides, that allowed her free use of her arms.
She teamed the ensemble with a pair of black suede knee-high boots and an elegant emerald inexperienced Van Cleef and Arpels Alhambra bracelet.
