Overview
- He inaugurated the South Wales Metro depot at Taff’s Well, rode in the cab of a new tram‑train, greeted workers and local schoolchildren, and received commemorative gifts from project partners.
- Earlier in Merthyr Tydfil, he and Queen Camilla attended a reception at Cyfarthfa Castle’s 200th anniversary, where guests sang Happy Birthday and he cut a cake shaped like the castle.
- The palace released a new portrait taken at Sandringham showing the King in casual attire with a walking stick, thanking well‑wishers for birthday messages.
- Prince William and Princess Kate publicly sent birthday wishes and shared a new image of the King strolling in the gardens of Highgrove House.
- The King continues regular cancer treatment disclosed in early 2024, and days earlier he removed Prince Andrew’s remaining royal titles over the Epstein scandal.