Donatella Versace and Queen Camilla shared a sweet moment together at the 5th annual King’s Trust Global Gala in Manhattan on April 29. This rare meeting of fashion royalty and British royalty took place at Christie’s, marking a highlight of the King and Queen’s historic four-day state visit to the United States.
Following a 21-gun salute and a ceremonial military welcome in St. George's on May 1, King Charles spent significant time warmly interacting with children and local students during various community and environmental engagements.
In August 2019, Princess Charlotte stole the show on the Isle of Wight with a brilliantly relatable display of royal sass. While her mother, Princess of Wales, encouraged her to wave to the gathered spectators, Charlotte instead leaned forward and cheekily stuck out her tongue.
King Charles arrived in Bermuda on the evening of April 30 for a solo three-day official visit. In Hamilton, the King arrived in style as he met with local artists and artisans at City Hall and watched a performance by the National Gombey Dance Troupe at the Royal Naval Dockyard.
Queen Camilla shared a poignant moment of kindness on April 29, when she warmly hugged Anthoula Katsimatides, the sister of a 9/11 victim. The encounter occurred during a solemn visit to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City, which served as a primary engagement for the King and Queen.
During a solemn wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on April 30, Queen Camilla was seen protectively swatting a bee away from King Charles. The moment occurred as the royal couple paid tribute at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during their historic four-day state visit to the United States.
Princess Lilibet made a surprise appearance on May 1, in a video shared on Meghan Markle’s As Ever Instagram account while helping her mother collect eggs. The clip captures a candid moment at the family's Montecito home, specifically inside the chicken coop nicknamed "Archie’s Chick Inn". The 4-year-old Lilibet can be heard exclaiming, "Mum, I got another gray one!" Meghan lovingly replies, "Thanks, sweetheart!"
In a full-circle moment on April 29, Sarah Jessica Parker and Queen Camilla descended the grand staircase of the New York Public Library together, recreating one of Sex and the City’s most iconic scenes. The location is famously where SJP’s character, Carrie Bradshaw, was left heartbroken by Mr. Big during their ill-fated wedding in the first film. This time, the mood was celebratory as the pair met to promote The Queen’s Reading Room, the Queen’s literary charity.
During the final leg of her U.S. state visit on April 30, Queen Camilla petted a baby Kerry Hill Welsh lamb during a community block party in Front Royal, Virginia. The lamb, appropriately named "Upperville Charles" after the King, was part of an agricultural display celebrating the town's 250th anniversary. The Queen was seen smiling and interacting with the animal, remarking that it was "very sweet".
King Charles showed his childish side by petting a baby lamb named "Upperville Charles" during his recent trip to Front Royal, Virginia, on April 30. The King greeted the lamb — which was born just a day prior—while visiting local agricultural and farming stalls.
Queen Camilla joined King Charles on April 30 to honor fallen service members at Arlington National Cemetery. While the King laid a wreath of red poppies, the Queen personally placed a posy of red, white, and purple flowers alongside it as a tribute to the fallen.
King Charles arrived in Bermuda on Thursday evening, April 30, for a three-day solo visit following a successful four-day state tour of the United States. Queen Camilla did not accompany him to Bermuda and instead returned to the United Kingdom after the U.S. leg of the trip concluded.
King Charles departed the United States from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on April 30, marking the conclusion of a four-day official state visit. Following a formal farewell from President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at the White House, the King traveled to Bermuda, arriving on Thursday evening for his first visit to a British Overseas Territory as Sovereign.