un simple image, the one chosen by King Charles, 74, and his queen consort Camilla, 75, to their first Christmas card. A photo that sees them in the foreground and that will go down in history after the 70 sent by Queen Elizabeth in the same number of years of her reign. However, the British subjects did not welcome her as expected at court. “But what’s Christmas about this picture?” wonder the thousands of social media posts.
Greetings card from King Charles and Camilla, December 2022 (Getty Images)
King Charles and Camilla send greetings from Scotland
The photo was taken on September 3, five days before Queen Elizabeth’s disappearance at Balmoral. That day, the then Prince of Wales, dutifully in tweedand his wife Camilla, wearing a hat decorated with a traditional pheasant feather, had gone to the Braemar Royal Highland Gathering, Olympic-style sporting competition. A choice, that of Scotland, certainly not due to a simple coincidence.
King Charles’ Christmas greetings are meant for no offense
At a time when the threat of a referendum on Scotland’s independence is becoming increasingly real, the Royal Family is doing everything to send a message of unity and, above all, presence in the country. But this is not the only thing that worries Carlo: as monarch, he also inherited the title of from his mother defender of all faiths and the choice of a photo devoid of Christmas symbols, and therefore not festive at all, would be due precisely to not wanting to offend anyone.
From Buckingham Palace more matchesu of 750 postcards
Inside the postcard, next to the photo taken by photographer Sam Hussein, highly esteemed at court, we read a very simple message: Wishing you a very happy Christmas and New Year (We wish you a Merry Christmas and New Year), to which Carlo and Camilla add their signatures with the Royal monogram. As a pair, they have already sent as many as 750 to relatives, close friends, staff members of the royal residences, as well as heads of state and Commonwealth dignitaries.
Remembering Elizabeth at the Scottish Highland Games
Carlo is very attached to the Braemar Royal Highland Gathering. Every year, in September, he accompanied you his mother Elizabeth, who loved not only sports games but also traditional music and dances that alternate with competitions. And they were often caught by photographers, intent on laughing and joking at rather unusual games, such as throwing tree trunks and, their favorite, tug of war performed strictly in kilts.
Queen Elizabeth with her husband Charles, their son Charles and Camilla at the Scottish Highland Games in September 2006 (LaPresse)
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