King Charles is all smiles in first solo public outing since Prince Andrew named in Epstein documents

King Charles was in excessive spirits as he attended the Sunday morning church service at Sandringham in Norfolk on Sunday. 

The monarch could possibly be seen wrapped up heat in an extended tan winter coat as he headed to St Mary Magdalene Church. 

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The 75-year-old was additionally pictured laughing and chatting with households ready for the King’s arrival behind the rope line. In one touching picture, he spoke with two younger boys who have been sitting in a mini Land Rover which featured the quantity plate “W1LL1AM”. 

While Charles is normally accompanied by Queen Camilla on his church outings, his spouse was not pictured in the course of the go to. Instead, Charles was joined by Lady Susan Hussey, the previous lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth II. He was later seen being greeted by The Reverend Canon Dr Paul Williams forward of the Sunday service. 

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It got here after King Charles and Queen Camilla attended the New Year’s Eve service final week, in addition to the normal church service on Christmas Day, together with a number of different members of the royal household. 

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The Sandringham property little doubt holds a particular place in the King’s coronary heart because the late Queen commonly attended Sunday companies while staying there. 

Charles’ newest church go to marks the first time he has been seen since Prince Andrew was named in the US court docket documents pertaining to Jeffrey Epstein.

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In the unsealed documents, which associated to the disgraced financier’s sexual abuse, greater than 100 folks have been named, though a lot of them aren’t accused of any wrongdoing.

Prince Andrew was named a number of instances and in one doc is accused of groping a lady’s breast in 2001. Buckingham Palace has beforehand stated the allegations are “categorically untrue”, and the Duke of York has constantly denied any wrongdoing. 

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In 2022, Prince Andrew reached an out-of-court settlement with Virginia Giuffre after she claimed he sexually assaulted her when she was 17. Andrew stated that he had by no means met Giuffre and denied her allegations.

In May 2020, following criticism over his affiliation with Epstein, Andrew resigned from public roles. Then in January 2022, the Prince was stripped of his navy roles and use of the HRH title. 

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Despite renewed consideration over Prince Andrew’s affiliation with Epstein, 2024 is set to be an thrilling yr for King Charles, who is making his first journey to Australia and New Zealand as monarch. 

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The go to will reportedly happen in October when King Charles and Queen Camilla attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa.

While Buckingham Palace has but to formally announce the go to, a authorities spokesman instructed The Australian newspaper that “the prime minister enjoys a warm relationship with the King and looks forward to welcoming His Majesty to Australia later this year”.