Royal News Roundup: King Charles Gets to Work, Prince William & Kate Wear Coordinating Outfits & More

Here’s all the royal news you need to know for the week of October 6, 2022.

• Buckingham Palace released a photo of the new British monarch, King Charles III, and his wife, Camilla Parker Bowles (Queen consort), posing next to Prince William and Kate Middleton.

• This week, Princess Catherine paid a visit to the maternity unit inside the Royal Surrey County Hospital. While there, she learned about their efforts and resources to help women who are expecting and new mothers.

• The Prince and Princess of Wales stepped out for a surprise appearance in Northern Ireland and wore coordinating blue outfits in different hues.

• Professional photographer Misan Harriman released not one, but two never-before-seen portraits of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. (The pics were taken last month when the couple attended the One Young World summit in Manchester.)

• Markle’s podcast, Archetypes, returned with a brand-new episode after taking a four-week hiatus following Queen Elizabeth passing.

• The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will receive a new celebrity neighbor now that Ariana Grande is moving out of their star-studded Montecito community.

• Sophie (Countess of Wessex and Forfar) did something that no British royal has done before: visit the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

• The Royal Mint released a sneak peek of an official coin featuring King Charles’s face. The memorial collection will honor the life and legacy of the late Queen Elizabeth, who was previously featured on the coin.

• King Charles and Bowles stepped out for their first joint engagement since the queen’s funeral. The couple visited Dunfermline in Scotland to celebrate its new status as a city.

• The Princess of Wales revealed what her three children—Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis—think of her and Prince William’s engagement photos.

• In an Instagram post, Buckingham Palace reported that the family received over 50,000 letters of condolence after Queen Elizabeth’s passing.

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