King Charles and Queen Camilla made their first joint visit to London since their coronation.
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King Charles III is a true foodie. In fact, he has a special affinity for Indian food.
He and Queen Camilla recently made their first joint visit to central London since their coronation. What else? The two were spotted at a freestanding stall just outside Covent Garden Apple Market, where they were served some Indian dishes from Punjab Restaurant, one of London’s most iconic Indian restaurants.
Sharing photos of King Charles and Queen Camilla meeting their eatery staff, Punjab Restaurant wrote on Instagram, “#PunjabCoventGarden honored to be part of King Charles and Queen Camilla’s first joint engagement since their coronation Wow! Wow! Her Majesty visited Covent Garden this morning, leaving St Paul’s Church and walking towards the markets, where she met members of our local community, its businesses (including ours), traders and Royal Also visited Opera House. Instagram page of Punjab Restaurant.”
“It was a beautiful morning, and quickly a crowd formed around the square. We were asked to set up a freestanding stall just outside Covent Garden Apple Market, selling some of the dishes from our menu, specially for the visit Boss Amrit Mann, our Chairman, Bapuji Sardar Sheetal Singh Mann, our Executive Chef Amarjeet Singh Mann (yes, family too!), and Manager Andrew Poulose were welcomed by King Charles and Queen Camilla, and the restaurant and its Enjoyed a light chat about heritage.His Majesty also asked him to send a food parcel…Now was that a Royal Command?!
Before visiting the stallholders on Wednesday, the royal couple visited St Paul’s Church, known as the Actors’ Church, the people reported.
They also met school children from nearby St Clement Danes Coffey Primary School, and inside, King Charles and Queen Camilla spoke to members of the Covent Garden Community Association and local actors who regularly perform with their in-house theater company, Iris Through perform in the church. Stage.
Queen Camilla spent some time with the church’s Drama for Healing group, set up in 2019, which works with women who have experienced domestic abuse. Tackling misogyny against women has been an important part of Camilla’s public work for many years – and something she took with her when she became queen.
On 6 May, Charles was officially crowned as king in a lavish coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey. It marked the official transfer of power to the new monarch following the death of his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, who died aged 96 in September 2022.
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