King Charles and Queen Camilla reunite with Duchess Sophie at royal reception
By Jo Abi|
Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, has reunited with King Charles and Queen Camilla at a reception.
The King and Queen hosted the reception at St. James's Palace ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting later this month.
The royals met with celebrities from Commonwealth countries, including Jamaican singer and actress Grace Jones.
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Sophie wore a floral dress for the event, following behind Charles and Camilla to greet guests who were lined up, waiting for to be greeted by their hosts at the beginning of the event.
The last time Sophie was seen publicly with the King and Queen in an official capacity was at a garden party during Royal Week in Scotland in July at royal residence The Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh.
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The duchess also joined the king and queen during the Emperor and and Empress of Japan's visited in June.
For this occasion Sophie borrowed a tiara from the Princess of Wales for a State Dinner held at the palace, the Lotus Flower Tiara.
Charles and Sophie reportedly share a close relationship, with the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh stepping in for both the King and the Princess of Wales this year following their cancer diagnoses.
In April the couple stepped in for King Charles at a parade marking 120 years of the Entente Cordiale, a series of agreements signed by France and the United Kingdom in 1904.
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To mark the occasion French and British troops swapped roles in the Changing of the Guards ceremonies outside the palaces of each others' Head of State.
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In London, the ceremony was watched by The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh who filled in for King Charles, who is undergoing cancer treatment.
In Paris, President Emmanuel Macron observed the Parade.
King Charles' chemotherapy treatment is reportedly ongoing. He and Queen Camilla will visit Australia from October 18 for a royal tour.
The couple will touch down for their first official visit to Australia since the coronation on October 18, visiting Sydney and Canberra before departing on the 23rd.
Their Majesties' royal visit will be ahead of their trip to Samoa for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, which runs from October 21-25.
The Princess of Wales has met with cancer patient Liz Hatton at Windsor Castle on Wednesday (Thursday morning AEST) after the Prince of Wales heard the 16-year-old's story through the London Air Ambulance charity.
The "talented young photographer", who has a rare and aggressive form of cancer, was brought in to photograph the investitures, which were being overseen by Prince William
This was the first time she was seen publicly since releasing a video announcing the end of her chemotherapy three weeks ago.
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