King and Queen obtain rapturous welcome in Guernsey
Queen Camilla sported a bandage on her right ankle today as she arrived on Guernsey for the second day of her visit to the Channel Islands.
Aides said she has suffered an ‘slight ankle sprain’ while on neighbouring Jersey – where the heavens opened for the royal visit – yesterday.
The white dressing was clearly visible as she and King Charles arrived in St Peter Port to be greeted by huge crowds and blue skies after the deluge of the previous day.
She still sported low heels with royal blue silk crepe dress and coat by Fiona Clare but appeared to be leaning on an umbrella as she walked.
Despite the apparent minor injury, Queen Camilla looked delighted to be on Guernsey soil this morning, not least because the sun was shining.
The royal couple faced a deluge yesterday in Jersey as their two-day tour of the Channel Islands kicked off in soggy style.
Ouch: The Queen, who turns 77 tomorrow, appears to lean on her umbrella for support as she arrives sporting a bandaged ankle alongside King Charles in St Peter Port on Guernsey
The Queen attended the Special Sitting of the States of Deliberation at Guernsey’s Parliament this morning wearing a compression bandage on her right ankle
King Charles and Queen Camilla, co-ordinating with touches of royal blue, arrived on the Channel Island for day two of their royal tour
King Charles offers a cheery wave to well-wishers as he arrives at Guernsey Parliament at Saint Peter Port on Tuesday
A right royal welcome: in the sunshine crowds gathered to catch a glimpse of their King and Queen this morning on the seafront at St Peter Port
While the Queen, who will celebrate her birthday during the royal visit when she turns 77 tomorrow, wore a striking royal blue dress jacket, the King donned a light grey suit, with a blue carnation on his lapel.
The royal couple were greeted by hundreds of smiling well-wishers as they made their way along St Peter Port seafront to Guernsey Parliament on Tuesday morning.
In some places, the crowds were five-people deep as they patiently waited to catch a glimpse of their King and Queen.
Stepping out of his royal car, the King raised a hand to wave at those gathered on Tuesday
When they did arrive, the Royal Standard was raised on the Weighbridge Mast and a 21 gun salute fired. They then took part in a special sitting of the States of Deliberation.
It is traditional that a special sitting of the States of Deliberation is held when the Monarch visits Guernsey for the first time and occurred in 1957 for the first visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
The Seigneurs and Dames also paid homage to His Majesty. As he and the Queen took their seats in carved thrones.
The King looked relaxed as he sat in a parliamentary chair for the States of Deliberation sitting
Guernsey’s links to the Crown stretch back centuries. The Channel Islands formally became part of the Duchy of Normandy in 933, then Normandy and England came under common rule from 1066 after the victory of William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings.
After 1204, Guernsey pledged to remain loyal to King John of England when he lost his continental Normandy territory to the French King. And now, 820 years on, the Channel Islands are the only part of the former Duchy of Normandy which remains loyal to the British Crown.
The warmer weather was a far cry from yesterday, when the King was forced to ask an aide to help Queen Camilla as she struggled to get her coat on while battling wind and rain while undergoing engagements in Jersey on Monday.
At one point the royal couple braved the rain and strong winds as they watched a military parade through the town.
But after popping up a perspex umbrella, the Queen struggled to get her arm through her coat.
King Charles snapped at aide to help Queen Camilla as she struggled to get her coat on while battling wind and rain while undergoing engagements in Jersey on Monday
Camilla, who will turn 77 tomorrow, was meeting members of the public in St Helier as part of a two-day visit to the Channel Islands with her husband Charles
Charles, who was also holding an umbrella, then attempted to help with wife out – before a turning to an aide to ask for help.
The monarch looked visibly annoyed at the struggle to get the coat on, before the aide helped Her Majesty slip her arm through the coat.
