King Charles IIIkept calm and carried on despite heckling from the crowd gathered outside his latest engagement.
The King, 74, traveled to Milton Keynes on Thursday to celebrate its new status as a city, a classification awarded duringQueen Elizabeth II’sPlatinum Jubilee. As he arrived at the Church of Christ the Cornerstone, protestors raised yellow signs reading “Not My King.”
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In December, King Charles kept cool during a walkabout in Luton when anegg was allegedly thrown in his direction. He was greeting well-wishers gathered outside Luton Town Hall when an egg flew towards where he stood, theAssociated Pressreported. According to the outlet, protection officers redirected the royal to another point, where he continued shaking hands with the people who came out to see him. Bedfordshire Police said that a man in his 20s was detained and taken into custody, theBBCreported.
Inside, King Charles attended a reception to meet local groups dedicated to charity, business, faith, the environment and the arts in Milton Keynes, which is about a two-hour drive north of London. He then moved to the Milton Keynes Food Bank to learn more about the organization’s outreach and impact in the area.
The monarch gave a short speech, in which he said he was “delighted” to celebrate Milton Keynes' new city status.
“So ladies and gentlemen, as you mark your well-deserved status as one of England’s newest cities, I can only offer my heartfelt congratulations and my very best wishes for the future,” he said.
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The sovereign was solo during Thursday’s outing, as his wife,Queen Camilla, hastested positivefor COVID-19 for the second time. Buckingham Palace announced the news Monday and confirmed the Queen Consort would be canceling her engagements for the rest of the week.
“After suffering the symptoms of a cold, Her Majesty The Queen Consort has tested positive for the Covid virus,” the palace said in a statement. “With regret, she has therefore cancelled all her public engagements for this week and sends her sincere apologies to those who had been due to attend them.”
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The news came nearly a year to the day Camilla’sfirst COVID diagnosiswas announced.
In a short statement issued on Feb. 14, 2022, a spokesman at Clarence House said, “Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall has tested positive for COVID-19 and is self-isolating. We continue to follow government guidelines.” The palace added at the time that the royal was tripled-vaccinated against the viral disease.
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Camilla, 75, tested positive four days after her husband, who was then known asPrince Charles, entered self-isolation following his own positive coronavirus diagnosis.
source: people.com
