General News for Charles III and Queen Camilla Part 2, February 2024-

[iceflower]

King Charles and Queen Camilla attended the Sunday church service at Crathie Church again today, April 28:


** dailymail article **

 

[maria-olivia]

The lovely picture they released in a flower garden was one of last year.
Happy to see the King to day driving his car himself to the Church with the Queen. His treatment makes him tired what is normal . On the last picture of the DM the King is not wearing the same tie.

 

[Hallo girl]

The lovely picture they released in a flower garden was one of last year.
Happy to see the King to day driving his car himself to the Church with the Queen. His treatment makes him tired what is normal . On the last picture of the DM the King is not wearing the same tie.

The last photograph is from a different day, you can see that Camilla is dressed differently as well. Possibly Sandringham.

 

[GondorHasNoPants]

Buckingham Palace has announced that King Charles and Queen Camilla will postpone engagements 'which may appear to divert attention or distract from the election campaign'.

This in response to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announcing a General Election for July 4.

Royal Family to halt public engagements that distract from election

The royal family is to postpone engagements 'which may appear to divert attention or distract from the election campaign', Buckingham Palace has announced.

www.dailymail.co.uk

The article claims major events such as Trooping of the Colour, Royal Ascot and the Japanese State Visit could be affected, but full details of postponements and rearrangements have not yet been released.

Mods, if this is in the wrong thread, feel free to move it - I wasn't sure what the best 'home' was

 

[tommy100]

I understand the potential political issues a State Visit would bring about but Royal Ascot should be safe IMO, I also think Trooping should go ahead, simply don't invite any politicians!

 

[hel]

The last time Trooping happened within an election period was 1970, when Trooping occurred on 13June and the Election happened on 18June

Since then, there have been several elections that have occurred in the week or so *before* Trooping (83, 87, 01, 15, and 17).

 

[muriel]

I understand the potential political issues a State Visit would bring about but Royal Ascot should be safe IMO, I also think Trooping should go ahead, simply don't invite any politicians!

I agree, Trooping and Royal Ascot should be pretty safe. The state visit, however, might need to be rescheduled yet again. Having said that, Theresa May was acting PM when Trump came to the UK on a state visit in 2019.

 

[doro]

And the Garter Day?

 

[Alison H]

Trooping The Colour and Royal Ascot are apolitical and won't be affected. I doubt that the Japanese State Visit will be affected either: there's nothing controversial about Anglo-Japanese relations. As for diverting attention from politicians, I think all eyes in early July will be on Wimbledon and the Euros rather than on Messrs Sunak and Starmer . But it's possible that some things may be affected.

 

[Somebody]

Apparently, this is a 'normal procedure'. Can anyone shed a light on which engagements would typically be cancelled in the run up to an election?

I am still a little baffled by the idea that the PM gets full say in when to call or not to call an election but I guess each country has its own customs, rules and regulations.

 

[Hallo girl]

Apparently, this is a 'normal procedure'. Can anyone shed a light on which engagements would typically be cancelled in the run up to an election?

I am still a little baffled by the idea that the PM gets full say in when to call or not to call an election but I guess each country has its own customs, rules and regulations.

We do indeed.

 

[wbenson]

I think the annual events like Trooping the Colour would be pretty safe. They happen every year, so there's not really a lot of news to make, and there isn't really a focus on a particular issue.

What would be riskier are things like visits to charities, since their causes might happen to overlap with political issues.

 

[CrownPrincessJava]

I agree, Trooping and Royal Ascot should be pretty safe. The state visit, however, might need to be rescheduled yet again. Having said that, Theresa May was acting PM when Trump came to the UK on a state visit in 2019.

I think the State Visit from Japan will postponed as the timing is really close. When the US State Visit to the UK occurred, it was six months to the elections - the visit was in June and the General Elections were in December

 

[Iluvbertie]

I also suspect that the State Visit from Japan maybe delayed. Any meaningful decisions made during that visit (and the main point of these visits is for the representatives of the government to have the chance to agree to things like trade deals while the focus is on the Heads of State playing nice to each other) may only be relevant for about a week or so before there is a new government.

 

[muriel]

When the US State Visit to the UK occurred, it was six months to the elections - the visit was in June and the General Elections were in December

Theresa may resigned in May 2019, and was caretaker PM till a new leader of the Party could be chosen. That process lasted till July, when Boris was elected party leader, and became PM. The election in December 2019 was unrelated to this process. The state visit from Trump in June 2019 took place when we had a caretaker PM.

I also suspect that the State Visit from Japan maybe delayed. Any meaningful decisions made during that visit (and the main point of these visits is for the representatives of the government to have the chance to agree to things like trade deals while the focus is on the Heads of State playing nice to each other) may only be relevant for about a week or so before there is a new government.

I agree, the Japanese state visit may be rescheduled. This also happened in 2017, when Theresa May called a snap election. At the time, the Spanish state visit was pushed back by a few months, finally taking place in July 2017 after the elections.

 

[hel]

Agree strongly with Iluvbertie that the governmental parts of a state visit are not terribly useful when there may be a wholly new government imminently. Also, the invitation list from the UK side becomes fraught because if not all of the party leaders are invited, that could look like favouritism and where Sunak sits relative to Starmer, Davey, et al could appear imply Opinions about which party should be elected. In short, a State Banquet is definitely an event that could distract.

 

[muriel]

Agree strongly with Iluvbertie that the governmental parts of a state visit are not terribly useful when there may be a wholly new government imminently. Also, the invitation list from the UK side becomes fraught because if not all of the party leaders are invited, that could look like favouritism and where Sunak sits relative to Starmer, Davey, et al could appear imply Opinions about which party should be elected. In short, a State Banquet is definitely an event that could distract.

I don't think the issue is the state banquet at all. Key members of government and opposition will be invited, as always, and seated in keeping with their current roles. The PM remains the PM till he resigns or is re-elected.

 

[Hallo girl]

All we ever see of the state banquet are the top table walking in. I am not sure what difference it would make to the voters. Where Keir or Rishi are seated is not going to influence voters.

 

[iceflower]

King Charles and Queen Camilla invited D-Day veteran Jim Miller to Buckingham Palace on the occasion of his 100th birthday:

Royal British Legion on Instagram: ""I was totally surprised and delighted to be invited to Buckingham Palace! It was a special day and a real honour for me to meet The King and Queen and be presented with my birthday card. I am humbled to reach such

15K likes, 224 comments - royalbritishlegion on June 1, 2024: ""I was totally surprised and delighted to be invited to Buckingham Palace! It was a special day and a real honour for me to meet The King...".

www.instagram.com

https://www.facebook.com/TheBritishMonarchy/posts/pfbid0qQwW289XV9zD1xaiCAgcCuFSsxwQunLLvHVDXm2syA25znTASLeW18Xr692UZZ2Yl

 

[maria-olivia]

What a warm King , I don't know if the late Queen Elisaabeth II should taken his arm ?

 

[Marengo]

The new portrait of the King by jonathan Yeo has been vandalised by activists.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1800501490827792631

 

[tommy100]

I'd rather not give them publicity for stupid stunts like this.

If they knew anything about Charles personally they'd know this is ridiculous - even more so given Charles' views of organic farming, animal welfare etc.

 

[Alison H]

I'm really sick of idiots thinking it's OK to vandalise public property, and to cause disruption wherever and whenever they like. Two women tried to attack a copy of the Magna Carta a few weeks ago. And the gallery should have called the police immediately.

 

[An Ard Ri]

I'm really sick of idiots thinking it's OK to vandalise public property, and to cause disruption wherever and whenever they like. Two women tried to attack a copy of the Magna Carta a few weeks ago. And the gallery should have called the police immediately.

These so called warriors are merely attention seekers and becoming a public nuisance ,I hope they fine them heavily.

 

[Hallo girl]

These so called warriors are merely attention seekers and becoming a public nuisance ,I hope they fine them heavily.

They appear to have time to set up a camera etc . You can see somebody filming on a tripod.

 

[An Ard Ri]

They appear to have time to set up a camera etc . You can see somebody filming on a tripod.

I thought I was seeing things ,it was clearly planned and I hope the lot of them were arrested and heavily fined.
Disgraceful behaviour from these hooligans!

 

[Curryong]

I saw an interview on British TV today in which a spokesman for Animal Rising was interviewed. He was asked by the interviewer how the protestors had managed to smuggle in paint rollers, paper etc into the gallery without being challenged. He said they were allowed to go through because a documentary was being made in the gallery on another subject. The bloke with the tripod was supposedly filming this documentary on the day of the protest, according to the Animal Rising person, who gave a bit of a muddled explanation of the incident from what I gathered.

 

[Elly C]

These so called warriors are merely attention seekers and becoming a public nuisance ,I hope they fine them heavily.

Are these vandals ever held to account for their actions? Surely they should be made to pay out of their own pockets for their criminal damage.

 

[An Ard Ri]

Are these vandals ever held to account for their actions? Surely they should be made to pay out of their own pockets for their criminal damage.

And also incur the cost of cleaning up too or made do it themselves!

 

[muriel]

And also incur the cost of cleaning up too or made do it themselves!

I think it should go further than that. This is criminal damage, and as a deterrent, they probably need to either be incarcerated or be made to do community service for an extended period of time.