King Charles and Queen Camilla have spent the day in Manchester, undertaking several engagements in support of the local community.
The King’s first engagement saw him visiting the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ)’s Northwest Hub. This agency provides intelligence and security to the United Kingdom.
During his visit, King Charles met with department officials before joining a puzzle session with schoolchildren from the local Co-Op Academy New Islington school. The puzzle programme is meant to inspire future generations of codebreakers and mathematicians and encourage young people to pursue careers in these fields.
Afterwards, King Charles visited the Kellogg’s factory to celebrate their 100th anniversary of their UK presence. According to the Royal Family’s website, “Kellogg’s has been a holder of the Royal Warrant since the reign of King George VI and cereal from the business was historically delivered to Buckingham Palace in a small van called Genevieve.”
Of course, given The King’s focus on the environment and sustainability, his visit saw him learning how Kellogg’s has created sustainable packaging, works with other companies on food-waste reduction, and saw how the apprenticeship programme has benefited the people who work there. He also watched a cooking demonstration.
The Kellogg’s UK Twitter account tweeted: “Today we were privileged to host a visit from His Majesty King Charles III to our Manchester factory. The visit was to celebrate 100 years of us Bringing Breakfast to Britain where His Majesty visited our new Culinary Centre and our state of the art packaging line.”
Next, King Charles and Queen Camilla visited Bolton Town Hall for a reception in honour of the town’s 150th anniversary. As part of the celebrations, the King and Queen viewed several exhibitions erected to mark Bolton’s 150th anniversary.
On the Bolton Town Council website, the town’s mayor, Akhtar Zaman, said, “Today was all about celebrating the friendly, diverse and vibrant town of Bolton, and inviting The King and The Queen Consort to meet local charities, sports team and volunteers who help make it such a great place to live.”
King Charles and Queen Camilla’s final engagement of the day was a visit to the youth community centre, the Norbrook Community Centre in Wythenshawe.
The royal couple met with young people enrolled in the NatWest Thrive with Marcus Rashford programme, which helps young people establish good money habits and work towards their goals for adulthood. They also met with young people who take part in the Prince’s Trust Team and Explore programmes.
Queen Camilla, meanwhile, met with young people for a writing session. The students are from the St Peter’s Primary School and work with author Alex Falase-Koya to create a joint story.
The Queen Consort unveiled the new Marcus Rashford Book Club Bookshelves before departing, a gift from the National Literacy Trust.
