Birthday needs for Camilla from main faculty pupils in Guernsey
- The Queen received some very special gifts from the pupils of Sark School
Queen Camilla received a thoughtful birthday gift from a group of schoolchildren in Guernsey today as she concluded her tour of the Channel Islands with King Charles.
The royal, who will celebrate her 77th birthday on Wednesday, received a poster filled with wishes from primary school pupils at Sark School in Les Cotils at L’Hyvreuse, in Saint Peter Port, wishing her many happy returns.
The children also gifted her a map of Guernsey which had their school pinpointed on it.
Dressed in royal blue for her tour of the island, which followed Their Majesties’ trip to Jersey on Monday, Camilla proudly held up the poster and beamed while excited schoolchildren looked on.
While the Queen carried out her engagements this afternoon, royal fans noticed she was sporting a bandage on her ankle.
Queen Camilla beamed as she held up a poster containing personalised happy birthday messages from the pupils of Sark School in Guernsey today
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.
The elegant royal sported low heels with a royal blue silk crepe dress and coat by Fiona Clare but appeared to be leaning on an umbrella as she walked.
The Queen, who turns 77 tomorrow, was also gifted a map by the pupils, which pinpointed their school on the island of Guernsey
Despite the apparent minor injury, Queen Camilla looked delighted to be on Guernsey soil this morning, not least because the sun was shining.
Admiring one lady’s flat shoes she said: ‘I wish I had a pair of those.’
She explained that she had caught her heel as she was walking and ‘pulled the ligament’. ‘It’s quite sore,’ she said.
She also referred to her birthday tomorrow saying that she wouldn’t have the chance to put her foot up and rest it as she will be at the State Opening of Parliament.
The official ceremony will see King Charles read out prime minister Sir Keir Starmer’s pledges for the next parliament after his Labour Party won a landslide victory in the General Election on July 4.
However, while it will be strictly business for the Queen on the day of her actual birthday, Camilla has been able to enjoy some light-hearted moments during her visit to the Channel Islands.
Today, she and King Charles granted a special title to a rare breed of goat in Guernsey by placing an engraved brass bell on a collar around an animal’s neck.
His Majesty conferred the honour to eight-year-old Summerville Tamsin, an eight-year-old female Golden Guernsey Goat.
From today onwards the breed will be known as the Royal Golden Guernsey Goat.
Guernsey was keen to recognise the special significance of the visit being His Majesty’s first to the island as King and sought approval to give their native goats a Royal title.
And yesterday, animal lover Camilla was pictured in fits of laughter after she viewed some Jersey cows during an expo to mark her visit – before one of the frisky creatures mounted the other right in front of her.
