A new picture of King Charles has been released in honour of the monarch's birthday. The king turned 76 on Thursday (14.11.
24) and Buckingham Palace has shared a photo of him to mark the occasion, in which he wears a suit, white shirt and blue patterned tie, with one hand in his pocket and the other resting on a chair. It was posted on the Royal Family's X and Instagram accounts along with a birthday cake emoji and the caption: "Wishing His Majesty The King a very Happy Birthday today." And the king's son and daughter-in-law, Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, shared a funny photo of Charles to accompany their birthday wishes.
The picture was taken from the king's recent tour of Australia and Samoa and featured him wearing sunglasses and a floral garland. The Instagram post was simply captioned: "Wishing a very Happy Birthday to His Majesty the King!" Despite it being his birthday, the king - who has been undergoing cancer treatment this year - is treating it as a normal working day and will be marking the official opening of a surplus food hub in London. Charles will be joined by the city's mayor, Sadiq Khan, for a tour of the first Coronation Food Hub in Deptford, before then attending the surplus food festival being staged to mark the occasion.
He will also virtually open a second facility in Merseyside. The king's wife, Queen Camilla, had hoped to join him on the visit but is still recovering from a chest infection. In honour of the king's birthday, bells wi.
