King Charles’s biggest fan surprised him with a kiss

While King Charles III this spring I was unable to attend most of the garden parties Of Buckingham Palace due to an unspecified form of cancer he was diagnosed with, he and the Queen Camilla are attending as many public meetings as possible during a two-day trip to Britain’s Channel Islands, where they have come face to face with thunderstorms, adoring crowds and a few Jersey cows.

Monday, their majesties They started the day in Jersey with a 21-gun salute. Arriving in a purple Bentley, they got out and were hit by a torrential downpour, forcing them to get out their umbrellas: Carlo a classic black umbrella, Camilla a transparent one. The latter was a tribute to her late mother-in-law, who had dozens of transparent umbrellas in her collection and often matched their colored edges to her outfit. Camilla’s umbrella, however, although she was wearing a blue dress and a tan raincoat, was edged in plain black.

According to BBCthe couple received gifts at a fair in Weighbridge Place, including local duck eggs and seven Jersey cows, which they passed during their walk. The event in Jersey was cut short when the couple had to be rushed to a nearby hotel following a security alert. According to theIndependent, The king was eating ice cream and talking to a local shopkeeper when his security guard interrupted him and took him and the queen to a nearby hotel. After the threat turned out to be a false alarm, the couple resumed their schedule.

The couple stayed overnight at Government House, the official residence of the area’s lieutenant governor, marking the first time a British monarch had stayed on the island in over 350 years. On Tuesday, the couple continued their tour to the island of Guernsey, where they watched traditional dances and refreshed their a centuries-old tradition called the Special Sitting of the «States of Deliberation»in which the island’s parliament meets to celebrate a new monarch.

At one point in the day, the two split up and the Queen made a trip to Hauteville Housethe writer’s house Victor Hugo during his exile from France. During a solitary walk, the king received an unusual welcome from one of the island’s residents. After greeting the king, a 91-year-old woman, Kathleen Moriartyapproached him as he walked, shaking his hand and giving him a kiss on the cheek. “It was really nice!” Moriarty told BBC Guernsey.