Royal News Roundup: King Charles Gives Heartfelt Speech, Kate Middleton Honors Queen Elizabeth & More

• King Charles and his wife, Camilla Parker Bowles, seemingly broke royal protocol during their latest outing when they walked together with a young boy. But as it turns out, the meet-cute was arranged prior to the outing.
• The monarch gave a heartfelt speech after unveiling a brand-new statue of his mom, Queen Elizabeth, outside York Minster.
• Buckingham Palace debuted the elegant design for Bowles’s new royal cypher, which features her initials: “C” for Camilla and “R” for Regina, which is Latin for “queen.”
• According to Page Six, Queen Elizabeth befriended a celebrity prior to her death: Top Gun star Tom Cruise.

• Kate Middleton made a last-minute change to her Christmas Carol invitation following Queen Elizabeth’s passing, so that it would include a tribute to Her Majesty’s corgis.
• The Princess of Wales embarked on a solo outing to the Colham Manor Children’s Centre. While chatting with a young boy named Akeem, Princess Catherine gave him her artificial poppy brooch.
• During a visit to the Maternal Mental Health Alliance, Princess Catherine wore a monochrome ensemble, featuring a coordinating dress and jacket.

• Prince William posted a video to raise awareness about mental health. The clip featured the royal’s conversation with two England soccer players, Harry Kane and Declan Rice.
• The Prince of Wales shared another video on Instagram—but this time, he announced the finalists of the 2022 Earthshot Prize.
• Princess Catherine attended the Rugby League World Cup and used her go-to parenting move while speaking to a group of children.
• Meghan Markle dropped the latest episode of her Archetypes podcast, and it featured a surprise appearance by her mom, Doria Ragland, who called Markle on FaceTime during the recording.

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