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British Royals

Double reception at Buckingham Palace as King Charles and Queen Camilla honour military

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13th February 2025

The King and Queen hosted a double reception at Buckingham Palace to honour as many members of the military as they could.

King Charles and Queen Camilla filled several rooms at their London home with members of regiments and organisations that they have links with.

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His Majesty welcomed around 340 people to his reception including members of the Parachute Regiment, of which he has been Colonel in Chief for nearly half a century. Members of the RAF Regiment were also at The King’s reception.

Queen Camilla held a separate reception to ensure that as many military personnel were invited as possible.

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Among the guests at Her Majesty’s reception were members of the Grenadier Guards and submariners from HMS Astute.

Warrant Officer Danny Manifold later told Forces News that a hot topic of conversation had been the special gift that The Queen sent the submarine. Queen Camilla gave them tea and shortbread with Warrant Officer Manifold saying they had been ”really well received” and that The Queen is ”really involved”.

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Lydia Starbuck is Editor in Chief at Royal Central and the main producer and presenter of the Royal Central Podcast and Royal Central Extra.Lydia is also a pen name of June Woolerton who is a journalist and writer with over twenty years experience in TV, radio, print and online. Her latest book, A History of British Royal Jubilees, is out now. Her new book, The Mysterious Death of Katherine Parr, will be published in March 2024.June is an award winning reporter, producer and editor. She's appeared on outlets including BBC 5 Live, BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Local Radio and has also helped set up a commercial radio station.June is also an accomplished writer with a wide range of material published online and in print. She is the author of two novels, published as e-books. She is also a marriage registrar and ceremony celebrant.