King Charles has paid a special tribute to his father, the late Duke of Edinburgh, with a sweet throwback snap to mark Father’s Day. Buckingham Palace shared two images on their social media featuring the King and Queen with their fathers.
The black and white photo with the King, taken 70 years ago, showed the monarch with his sister, Princess Anne, on a swing, being pushed by Prince Philip, who was stood behind them. The heartfelt moment took place in September 1955 on the grounds of Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Prince Philip died on April 9, 2021, aged 99.
A second snap showed Queen Camilla posing with her late father, Bruce Shand, on her wedding day to King Charles in 2005.
Camilla’s father, a former British Army officer, died a year later, in 2006, from cancer, at the age of 89.
The Palace’s post was accompanied by the message: “To all Dads everywhere, we wish you a happy Father’s Day today.”
It comes just one day after the King celebrated his official birthday in London during Trooping the Colour.
Alongside his birthday, the King also remembered all those killed in the Air India plane disaster.
Trooping the Colour was a display of military pomp and pageantry but Charles asked for the traditional programme to include a minute’s silence, and for senior royals and officers taking part to wear black armbands as a mark of respect.
Trooping, also known as the King’s Birthday Parade, fell silent after Charles had inspected hundreds of troops on Whitehall’s Horse Guards Parade from a carriage with the Queen by his side.
When the Royal Family gathered later on Buckingham Palace’s balcony, they acknowledged the crowds and watched an aerial display of vintage and modern aircraft with the Red Arrows’ finale powered by a blend of sustainable aviation fuel.
The world-famous aerobatic team also used vegetable oil to produce their trademark red, white and blue vapour trails over the royal residence – believed to be a first.
