The King and Queen wrapped up warm in thick coats and gloves as they attended the final Sunday service of the year in Sandringham today.
The monarch, 75, and Queen Camilla, 76, have spent the Christmas period in Norfolk with their family, and it appears the festivities will continue throughout New Year’s Eve.
But before welcoming in the New Year with their family, the royal couple arrived at the Church of St Mary Magdalene on Sunday to attend the final service of 2023.
King Charles and Queen Camilla were greeted by members of the clergy as they arrived at the church, which is on the Sandringham estate itself.
Both royals had attempted to stave off the December chill with thick coats, and carried umbrellas with them as the threat of rain continued over the weekend.
Camilla opted for a light blue coat, which she paired with a matching hat.
She completed her elegant ensemble with black heeled boots and leather-look gloves, and kept her hair neat beneath her hat.
The King kept his outfit simple, in a long, dark brown coat and blue trousers.
He finished off his look with a pair of brown dress shoes and a white shirt.
It comes as Queen Camilla revealed she is absolutely ‘hopeless’ at mimicking characters from Harry Potter when reading to her grandchildren.
The 76-year-old has been delving into her literary favourites in a new podcast series called The Queen’s Reading Room, which will be released weekly from January 8.
Discussing her fondness for stories about the boy wizard, she revealed her husband, King Charles, is a much better impressionist who can ‘do all the voices’.
Asked what books the Queen most enjoys reading to her grandchildren, she said: ‘I think the one I enjoyed reading more than anything else was Harry Potter… all the stories.
‘I can’t mimic voices for love or money. I’m completely hopeless at it. I was a really bad actor at school and I’ve never been able to master the art of mimicry.
’But my husband, he does it brilliantly, he can do all the voices.’
The Queen, who has five grandchildren, said she will tell listeners on her new podcast what her all-time favourite reads are in the eight-part series.
Last week, a BBC documentary offered people a behind the scenes look at the Royal family during Charles III’s year of Coronation.
In the film, the Queen’s sister said the couple are ‘yin and yang’ but make an utterly formidable team.
Annabel Elliot described her sister as the King’s ‘rock’, while Camilla’s close friend, Lady Lansdowne, said the fact that the couple had to ‘fight’ to be together has only strengthened their unshakeable ‘bond’.
And speaking publicly for the first time about the King and Queen’s long relationship, Princess Anne – not known for her emotional effusiveness – gave her sister-in-law the royal seal of approval.
‘I’ve known her a long time off and on. Her understanding of the role and how much difference it makes to the King has been absolutely outstanding,’ she said.
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