The Duchess of Cornwall looked elegant in a green patterned dress when she met performers this afternoon at this year’s Notting Hill Carnival – though her outfit was slightly tousled.
prince charles and his wife met performers at this year’s Carnival as they prepare for the first event since 2019.
The carnival, canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to Covid, will make a triumphant return to the streets of West London this year with more than a million people expected.
Visiting performers in this year’s procession at The Tabernacle performing arts venue in Notting Hill, Charles and Camilla posed for photos and engaged in deep conversation.
The Duchess shone in a green dress with patterns from ME+EM that cost £295, paired with wedge espadrilles.
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The Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Charles posed for a photo with performers at this year’s Notting Hill Carnival and The Mangrove Steel Band while visiting performing arts venue The Tabernacle
The Prince of Wales, 73, shared a joke with one of the carnival performers who was dressed in a gorgeous red dress and patterned headdress
Charles seemed to enjoy talking to an artist who looked gorgeous in red lipstick and feathered necklace
Charles stopped to chat with other performers during his visit to The Tabernacle, where the organizers of the first Notting Hill Carnival since 2019 gathered to meet them
Charles tried to play the steel pan – and a player tipped him that the instrument always sounds better when you have a smile on your face
The artists will return to Carnival on the Bank Holiday weekend in August after the Covid break
Footage shows the royal couple joining a rehearsal procession, complete with performers in dazzling costumes and catchy tunes played on the steel pans.
Accompanying performers in the procession were huge sunflowers and a huge giraffe figurine wearing a top hat.
Charles, 73, even tried to play the steel pan, a musical instrument native to Trinidad and Tobago.
As he played a decent tune, a steel pan player watched over him.
He said, “I always say there’s a trick to playing the steel pan: when you laugh, it sounds better.”
Prince Charles was impressed when he looked up to the talented stilt walkers known as Moko Jumbies
It’s a long way up! Charles tried to have a conversation with the stilt walkers who were at 12ft . towering over him
The Prince of Wales beamed when he saw the Moko Jumbies, which roughly translates as ‘healing spirit’
The future king seemed unimpressed by the 10-foot stilts and politely reached up to shake their hands as they towered over him
The Prince of Wales grinned as he shook hands with the Moko Jumbie stilt walkers
Charles, however, seemed unsure of his musical abilities and replied, “I’m not much of a cop in this.”
The future king and his wife were also greeted by 10-foot-tall Caribbean waders called Moko Jumbies — and seemed to be in awe of them.
‘Moko’ is the word for ‘healer’ in Central Africa, while ‘Jumbi’ is a Caribbean word for ‘spirit’ or ‘spirit’.
In celebration of the return of the Notting Hill Carnival, which first took place in 1966, Charles contributed to a souvenir brochure for the event.
He wrote: ‘The carnival is… a great expression of the cultural diversity that means so much as we continue to strive for the establishment of a harmonious multicultural society.’
The Prince of Wales chatted with performers all day while contributing to a souvenir brochure that labeled the return of the Notting Hill Carnival ‘huge’
The Prince of Wales described the Notting Hill Carnival as hugely important for living in a ‘harmonious multicultural society’
Camilla, dressed in a green dress with patterns from ME+EM, posed with adults and children involved in this year’s carnival parade
Charles, 73, appeared to be enjoying his day out as he praised the importance of Notting Hill Carnival
The Prince of Wales also smiled for snaps of performers dressed in beautiful carnival outfits.
Not to mention the people who make sure everything runs smoothly from behind the scenes, Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall made sure to chat with the event organizers as well.
Camilla took a short break to chat with the organizers and was filmed chatting with some members of the Tabernacle Seniors Group, who meet each week, keeping cool in the blistering heat.
Charles wrote an entry in a souvenir magazine for this year’s Notting Hill Carnival, describing the event as:
Camilla, who turns 75 this week, was congratulated on her birthday by people who came to meet her
Not forgetting the people behind the scenes, Charles and Camilla also met organizers who make sure the Carnival runs smoothly
Everyone smile! Charles and Camilla beamed as they posed with organizers and performers who will take to the streets of Notting Hill in August
She then shook hands with people who had come to visit her and the Prince of Wales as they wished her “Happy Birthday”.
The Duchess of Cornwall will celebrate her 75th birthday on Sunday.
To mark the occasion, a documentary about Camilla will be broadcast on ITV tonight at 9pm.
Camilla’s Country Life will take an intimate look at the Duchess of Cornwall and her relationships with her loved ones.
It will follow her as she takes on guest editorship of Country Life Magazine.
The documentary is expected to explore Camilla’s “risque” sense of humor and the nervousness she sometimes feels before making major public appearances.