Don’t mind the rain! King Charles strolls in Sandringham with an umbrella on his way to Sunday service during the monarch’s first trip to the Norfolk estate since the Queen’s death
- King Charles was seen with his umbrella up as he walked to church today
- The 73-year-old monarch braved brown suede shoes despite the pouring rain in Norfolk
- King has had a busy week after accepting Prime Minister Liz Truss’ resignation
King Charles braved the torrential rain to take a walk to church this morning for Sunday service
The King, 73, strolled through the Norfolk royal residence with a woman who appeared to be the Queen Consort and another guest on their way to St. Mary Magdalene Church.
He was dressed in his Sunday outfit, in a gray suit with brown suede shoes in a brogue style, and carried a nice umbrella with a textured wooden handle to protect himself from the pouring rain.
The King (pictured center) braved suede shoes despite the rain as he made his way to St Mary Magdalene Church on his way to Sunday service this morning, his first visit to the Sandringham Estate since his mother.
Luckily for the king, the rain cleared which meant he could put down his umbrella and go for a walk in the fresh air
Fortunately for the frost, the rain cleared, allowing him to go for a walk after the service without an umbrella.
This Thursday, the king traveled to Sandringham, where the royal family has spent Christmas since the 1980s, for the first time since his mother’s death on September 8.
Since the Queen’s death, the new monarch has spent time in Balmoral, where he has carried out several royal assignments.
He has also been seen hard at work at Buckingham Palace, where he has held audiences with several foreign royals and leaders – as well as outgoing Prime Minister Liz Truss, with whom he held about three audiences before announcing her resignation on Thursday.
In her resignation speech, Ms. Truss explained the difficulties she had encountered during her 45-day premiership.
The King took a walk through Sandringham, Norfolk after attending Sunday Service, for which he wore his Sunday attire
King Charles thanked benefactors for their ‘generous’ condolences after the Queen’s death in cards with a sweet photo of himself and his late mother in Balmoral in 1952, when he was about four years old.
The message in the card thanked people for their well wishes and opened up about his ‘immense grief’ since the Queen died
She concluded: ‘I have therefore spoken to His Majesty the King to inform him that I am resigning as leader of the Conservative Party.’
According to the i newspaper Truss called the king only 30 minutes before she stood outside 10 Downing Street to give her speech to the nation to inform him of her resignation.
Robert Lacey, royal viewer and historical advisor to Netflix’s The Crown, told the publication: “The king will clearly be concerned for the sake of the country.”
On Friday, royal fans began sharing photos of the thank you cards sent from Buckingham Palace and signed by Prince Charles to those who had sent their condolences after the Queen’s death.
On the cards was a sweet picture of the king and his mother from when he was a child.
The photo, which dates from 1952, shows the King at about the age of four, leaning out of a window in the Balmoral Estate, with the Queen standing behind him and smiling.
The message on the card read: ‘It was so kind of you to send me such a wonderfully generous message after the passing of my beloved mother.
“Your most thoughtful words are immensely comforting, and I cannot tell you how deeply they are appreciated in this time of immense sorrow.”
The front of the card was printed with the C III R numeral, meaning Charles II Rex. Rex is Latin for ‘king’.
It also bears an image of the Tudor crown in a reference to his grandfather, George VI.