King Charles holds an audience with international officals including Vadym Prystaiko

King Charles held an audience with international officials at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.

The Monarch, 73, met with Ukraine’s ambassador Vadym Prystaiko as he presents the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence alongside his wife Inna in Central London.

He also greeted the President of Togo Faure Gnassingbe at the palace and the pair beamed as she shook hands. 

His appearance came as The Crown released an explosive new trailer for the next series, which is set to air from 9 November.

Scenes included in the teaser showed Charles and Camilla passionate kissing, and a dramatisation of Diana’s interview with Bashir. 

Also in attendance was Moazzam Ahmad Khan, who is the High Commissioner for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and his wife Mrs. Moazzam. 

King Charles seemed relaxed during the engagement as he greeted the officials warmly. 

He looked smart in a dark navy suit which he paired with a white shirt and pale blue tie. 

Yesterday, his Majesty met with Felix Tshisekedi, the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at the palace.   

His appearance came as a brand new trailer for season five of Netflix’s The Crown has shown the royal family in crisis during the new episodes, detailing the events leading up to Princess Diana’s 1997 death.

The Sovereign shook hands and shared a smile with the foreign official during their meeting.

He appeared relaxed, although the engagement came hours before the explosive trailer was released. 

The sneak peek shows Elizabeth Debicki, who portrays the late Princess of Wales, whizzing away from paparazzi as she drives at full speed in a tense car chase scene.

Being released on November 9, another scene from the new season displays the character floating in a pool in a skimpy swimsuit – as she battles the crisis of royal protocol and family scandal in front of the nation.

Throughout the trailer, emphasis is placed on pressure the royal family faced during the 1990s as the marriage between Prince Charles and Princess Diana broke down – while also covering the late Monarch (Imelda Staunton) and her reaction to the Windsor Castle Fire of 1992.

lt will also include an entire episode focusing on Diana’s controversial sit-down interview with BBC journalist Martin Bashir in 1995, in which she sensationally said ‘there were three of us in the marriage’ – a reference to Charles and Camilla.

Over the first three series of The Crown, the Netflix hit has become well known for bending facts to suit its narrative, and while some artistic license is inevitable, some critics have been outraged in its rewriting of history and relationships.

But in it’s most controversial series yet, the brand new trailer declares that the ‘royal family is in genuine crisis’, as it depicts at-the-time Prince Charles and Diana’s divorce.

Actress Elizabeth’s voice can be heard explaining that Diana ‘never stood a chance’ in the trailer, as shots show the royal whizzing down a street while driving a black car at high speed to avoid paparazzi.

The dramatic scene shows an overwhelmed Diana at the wheel, donning a red puffer jacket as she struggles to keep control of the wheel.

The Queen’s annus horribilis saw the fire break out on 10 November at the royal residence Windsor Castle, which destroyed 115 rooms, including nine State Rooms.

While the on-screen monarch can be seen telling son Charles that he ‘has a duty as future king’, during the family turmoil.

The dramatised trailer shows the royal family declaring that Diana ‘wants to bring down the temple’, before depicting her famous interview with BBC journalist Martin Bashir, played by Prasanna Puwanarajah.