The Queen Consort looked elegant in cream today as she arrived in Colchester with King Charles to celebrate it becoming a city.
Camilla, 75, walked alongside the King at Colchester castle where she will celebrate with local communities and organisations which represent the city’s heritage.
Colchester became a city officially in November last year, and was awarded the status during the Queen Platinum Jubilee.
Camilla looked radiant as she wore a collared cream longline coat, which she paired with a brown wide-brimmed fluffy hat and a beige animal print scarf, which was tucked into her coat.
She contrasted her ivory look with black leather gloves and a classic black clutch bag. She donned pearl stud earrings and also wore a pair of onyx timeless suede heeled boots.
Camilla, 75, walked alongside the King at Colchester castle where she will celebrate with local communities and organisations which represent the city’s heritage
The royal couple also met those who care for the animals at Colchester Zoo to unveil which name they have chosen for their newest addition, a baby white rhino.
Outside the castle, Charles revealed the name of the rhino which is Dara, by pulling a cord to draw back material which had covered the name on an easel.
A town crier then rang a bell and boomed, as Charles chuckled: ‘Oyez, oyez, oyez! I officially proclaim Colchester Zoo’s newest addition as baby Dara.’
The King told zoo staff: ‘I do hope it grows into a substantial animal.’
Camilla looked radiant as she wore a collared cream longline coat, which she paired with a brown wide-brimmed fluffy hat and a beige animal print scarf, which was tucked into her coat
Charles and Camilla greeted children who were awaiting their arrival as they waved their Union Jack flags
Charles and Camilla revealed the name of the new white baby rhino at Colchester zoo, Dara
The Queen Consort smiles as she greets people in Colchester in her elegant pearl earrings and fur hat
The Queen Consort received flowers as she arrived at Colchester to celebrate its city status
One schoolgirl handed the King a drawing of him, with the words ‘best King’ written above the image.
Andy Moore, conservation education manager at Colchester Zoo, said the name Dara means beautiful one in Swahili.
‘It was all a secret and a surprise so his majesty revealed it for us,’ he said.
‘And then the town crier obviously then – probably people in Wivenhoe and further away could hear.
‘It was really great.’
Rebecca Moore, zoo director, said the team at the zoo chose the name which was revealed by the King.
‘It’s a fitting birthday present for the zoo – it’s the 60th anniversary this year,’ she said.
Camilla recieved a lovely bouquet of flowers from a wellwisher
One of the placard-waving protesters was climate change denier and anti-vaccines activist Piers Corbyn (pictured), brother of ex-Labour leader Jeremy
Not everyone gave the royal couple a warm welcome. Upon arrival, protesters shouted and held a yellow banner that said ‘not my King’
Inside the castle, Charles met local organisations which represent the city’s heritage and communities, was shown a historic vase, and an artefact trolley by youngsters.
The mayor of Colchester, Tim Young, told the King during a reception: ‘Words cannot describe how much it means to us that you are here.’
He said that he was pleased that the Letters Patent which officially recognise Colchester as a city have been placed in the chapel of the castle, ‘especially as this is the very room where the mayoress and I had our wedding just 10 days ago – in this very room, in this very suit’.
‘This will always certainly be a very special place for us,’ said Mr Young.
Anti-monarchy campaigners staged a protest outside Colchester Castle for the arrival of the King and Queen Consort
A protester holds a sign which says ‘Charles must serve the UK not WEF (World Economic Forum) tyranny’
But despite the royal couple receiving flowers and gifts, not everyone gave them a warm welcome.
Upon arrival, protesters shouted and held a yellow banner that said ‘not my King’.
One of the protesters, speaking through a megaphone, said as Charles and Camilla got out of a car: ‘Answer your critics Charles, come and talk to your critics.’
The protester added: ‘Why are you wasting our money?’
The King waved to the gathered crowds before going through a gate into Colchester Castle’s grounds, but did not appear to acknowledge the protesters who were stood on the far side of the road behind a police presence.
One of the placard-waving protesters was climate change denier and anti-vaccines activist Piers Corbyn, brother of ex-Labour leader Jeremy.
He said he wanted to protest against the ‘Terra Carta’ – a ‘charter’ of green initiatives devised by Charles when he was Prince of Wales.
Camilla smiled as she greeted people outside Colchester Castle, shaking their hands
Charles and Camilla are accompanied as they walk through the historic castle
Charles and Camilla will also meet those who care for the animals at Colchester Zoo to hear which name they have chosen for their newest addition, a baby white rhino
Linda Cameron, 45, from Colchester said: ‘There were only a few of them but they had a megaphone and were trying to make as much noise as possible.
‘They came to try and make a point but people were doing everything they could to drown them out. It was lovely to catch a glimpse of the royals.’
Asked whether she thought the King was doing a good job, she said: ‘It’s early days but I think so and he has a very good role model in the late Queen.’
Wendy Connelly, 70, added: ‘I think he has done a wonderful job of going out and meeting so many people. It was fantastic that they made the effort to come here. We were very pleased to see them and just tried to ignore those guys over there.’
Charles grins as he greets smiley wellwishers who waited for him to arrive in Colchester
Camilla became patron of The Silver Line in 2017 when she was Duchess of Cornwall
Charles and Camilla are pictured viewing a Roman vase during their visit to the castle
Camilla receives another bouquet of yellow and orange flowers as she greets people
Charles and Camilla sign a visitors’ book during a visit to Colchester Castle
The King and Queen Consort at Colchester castle after it was recently awarded their city status
Charles and Camilla look happy as they speak to the crowd
Later at Colchester Library, Charles and Camilla joined Age UK for an afternoon tea with local volunteers, service users and The Silver Line staff to hear about the support provided by the charity across the region.
Charles become patron of Age UK in in 2010 when he was Prince of Wales, while Camilla became patron of The Silver Line in 2017 when she was Duchess of Cornwall.
As His Majesty went upstairs to chat to charity staff, Camilla, wearing a cream silk Fiona Clare dress and matching coat, was greeted by television presenter and author Dermot O’Leary, along with fellow children’s writer Frank Cottrell-Boyce.
‘Very nice to see you,’ she said as she shook their hands.
The Queen Consort signed the visitor book at Colchester Castle during her visit
Camilla looked stylish as she donned black heeled boots, leather gloves and a clutch bag
The Queen Consort posed with members of ‘Next Chapter’ a domestic abuse charity
Camilla looks at exhibits inside the castle as they are shown around
Camilla and Charles get shown around the inside of Colchester castle
She was also introduced to three local actors dresses as characters from Alice in Wonderland, who treated local schoolchildren from Braiswick Primary School to a reading, helped by schoolgirl Fatima Jallow.
Maddie Earl, the schoolgirl winner of the Esssex Year of reading writing competition, also read out her winning entry and was congratulated by the royal.
She told the children that ‘reading was the greatest gift you can give’.
Before joining her husband upstairs she was given her own library card. ‘Oh thank you very much indeed. I shall have to come back and see what I can find. Next time!’
A woman explains the exhibit to Camilla and Charles as they get shown around the castle
The Queen Consort smiles as she greets children who are waving Union Jack flags
Charles and Camilla had afternoon tea with with local volunteers and service users
The pair cut smiled at each other lovingly as they cut into a cake together at the afternoon tea
In a room upstairs her husband, King Charles, was moving from table to table to chatting to clients helped by Age UK and The Silver Line, a 24-hour helpline especially for older people.
He described the work of the volunteers as being ‘inspirational’. ‘What you do is so marvellous,’ he said. ‘Thank you so much for everything you do. It is fantastic.’
At one table he asked a group of volunteers: ‘Are you all involved in this befriending initiative [where volunteers offer to call an elderly person each week to check in and chat].
‘It can get quite busy then? Can you fit this in with everything else you do? Do you have to pass a test to be qualified? And get refresher courses?’
He added: ‘Are they grateful? ‘ When he was an enthusiastic yes, he chucked and declared: ‘I’m so glad!’
The King beamed as he was given a gift during the afternoon tea
Charles sits with volunteers and service users at the gather at Colchester library
Charles greets people at the library. He become patron of Age UK in in 2010 when he was Prince of Wales
The King spoke to people to learn about the library’s impact in the community through the Essex Year of Reading
He then eagerly eyed-up their scones, jam and cream and teased them about the right way to eat them – tactfully refusing to say whether he thought it should be jam or cream first.
‘These things are fatal!’ he said.
He was then joined by his wife who asked another volunteer: ‘How did they get you involved then? What you do is absolutely so important. You become their friend. That’s what you do. ‘
The royal visitors then cut a cake to mark their visit holding the knife together and giggling.
The King said to volunteers: ‘Thank you so much for everything you do. It is fantastic’
The King held up the knife after cutting the cake at the Age UK afternoon tea at the library
The King described the work of the volunteers as being ‘inspirational’. ‘What you do is so marvellous’
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