Overview
- The King and Queen Camilla spent the day in South Wales, cutting a castle‑shaped cake at a Cyfarthfa Castle reception marking the site’s 200th anniversary and greeting figures including Ruth Jones and Julien Macdonald.
- Charles officially opened the South Wales Metro Depot in Taff’s Well, touring one of the new tram‑trains that will support the Cardiff region’s transport network.
- Buckingham Palace released a Sandringham portrait by Millie Pilkington, posted with the message, “77 today! Thank you for the kind words and well wishes on His Majesty’s Birthday.”
- Ceremonial tributes included public greetings from the Prince and Princess of Wales and a 41‑gun salute in Green Park, alongside other salutes across the UK.
- Crowds turned out in heavy rain from Storm Claudia as the monarch continued public duties during ongoing cancer treatment, with the day following Letters Patent this month removing Prince Andrew’s royal styles.