King Charles made a cheeky response to Queen Camilla as the pair stepped out on the Buckingham Palace balcony for their first Trooping the Colour as monarchs, a lip reader has claimed. The couple were joined by senior members of the Royal Family for their second balcony appearance since being crowned King and Queen last month. Together they greeted thousands of royals fans lining the Mall to celebrate the official birthday of the British sovereign and some spotted the couple having a conversation.
Speaking to the Mirror, lip reader Jeremy Freeman highlighted a moment between the King and Queen as they stepped out onto the famous balcony.
Camilla was spotted placing a hand on Charles’s shoulder for support and appearing to give him an order, Mr Freeman claimed.
He said the Queen said: “Don’t walk away, you know I can’t walk on my throne/own.”
To which, Charles replied: “Oh deary me.”
The balcony appearance followed a traditional parade and changing of the guard in which Charles became the first monarch in over 30 years to take part in the ceremony on horseback.
He was joined by Prince William, Prince Edward and Princess Anne in the saddle, all dressed in full ceremonial uniform.
The annual event brings together 400 musicians, 200 horses, and 1,400 marching soldiers in London.
The parade and ceremony kicked off a busy week for the royals as they also attend the Order of the Garter and Royal Ascot alongside other official engagements.
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The King and Queen delighted royal fans at the opening day of Royal Ascot yesterday, where a tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II was played on the big screen featuring videos of her regular appearances at the racing festival.
Princess Anne, Zara and Mike Tindall and Princess Beatrice have also been spotted enjoying the racing.
For the first time since 2019, the monarch is expected to be at every day of the festival, which will host 35 races over the next five days.
Following his mother’s death, Charles inherited around a third of the Queen’s 100 horses, which he has already begun selling off.
