Overview

• Queen Camilla met superfan Phil Smith at the Sandringham Flower Show and laughed uproariously when he revealed four successive royal cypher tattoos up his left leg.
• The Queen pointed out that one of her police protection officers bears the same joint King and Queen cypher inked on his skin.
• King Charles attended the show for the first time since his cancer treatment, joking with well-wishers and appearing in notably good health.
• The couple toured floral, produce and baking exhibits before about 20,000 visitors during their final large-scale joint appearance before the summer recess.
• Phil Smith, 61, has corresponded with Camilla since before her marriage and said the latest cypher took around 90 minutes and was “bloody painful” to complete.