King Charles III Hosted a Reception for World Royals and Leaders

King Charles Queen Camilla Prince and Princess of Wales at Buckingham Palace reception — Crown Copyright//Chris Jackson

It was a powerful event at Buckingham Palace tonight when newly proclaimed King Charles III joined by his Queen Consort, The Princes and Princess of Wales hosted the World Royals and World leaders for a reception ahead of his mother Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral tomorrow.

The Princess of Wales Catherine joined King Charles III for a reception at Buckingham Palace — FCO

King Charles III joined by his Queen Consort, The Princes and Princess of Wales hosted the World Royals and World leaders — FCO

The unprecedented event that is one of its kind in modern history saw Kings, Queens, Princes and Princesses, Presidents and Prime Ministers come, and Governors-General all together at Buckingham Palace. Announcing the event, Buckingham Palace said, “‘Their Majesties the King and the Queen Consort, accompanied by members of the Royal Family, will host a reception at Buckingham Palace to welcome heads of state and official overseas guests ahead of the state funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on Monday, 19 September 2022.”

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They were also joined by Princess Royal, Sir Timothy Lawrence, The Earl and Countess of Wessex, The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and Princess Alexandra along with the UK Prime Minister and UK Foreign Secretary. The evening not only allowed the approximately 500 members of the International community to give their respect to the late Queen but was also an opportunity to meet the new King who almost all of them have known in the past for so long as the heir apparent to the throne.

Watching Biden arrive in London in The Beast, along with the rest of his motorcade, through the streets of Tottenham #ferrylane #tottenhamhale pic.twitter.com/D9BumG2P5R

— Alex Kelly (@Alex_M_Kelly) September 17, 2022

Since yesterday, the guests have been descending to the Capital city and have been visiting the Palace of Westminster where The Late Queen is lying-in State.

Leaders and representatives of countries around the world have been signing the Book of Condolence at Lancaster House in memory of Her Majesty The Queen.

See the pictures on our Flickr page: https://t.co/PSBDfuzGPD pic.twitter.com/cC6WQeG0Y6

— Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (@FCDOGovUK) September 18, 2022

The Heads of various states arriving at Buckingham Palace for the reception hosted by #KingCharlesIII pic.twitter.com/QpWajN95hV

— RegalFille (@RegalFille) September 18, 2022

Embed from Getty ImagesKing Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain with King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain joined King Charles at the reception — FCO

Queen Letizia chose a CArolina Herrera outfit for a royal reception at Buckingham Palace — FCO

King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain attended Buckingham Palace reception ahead of Queen Elizabeth II funeral — FCO

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands with Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium

Queen Margrethe and Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark

Catherine, The Princess of Wales was looking gorgeous in black catherine walker coat during Buckingham Palace reception — FCO

World Royals attended Buckingham Palace reception — Screenshot

King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway

King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden

Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg

Hereditary Prince Alois and Hereditary Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein

Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan

King Jigme and Queen Jetsun of Bhutan

King Abdullah and Queen Rania of Jordan

Queen Rania of Jordan at the reception hosted by King Charles III at Buckingham Palace — Queen Rania

Sultan Haitham of Oman

Yang di-Pertuan Agong Abdullah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku of Malaysia

King Tupou of Tonga

Sultan Hassanal of Brunei

Hereditary Prince Bernhard and Hereditary Princess Stephanie of Baden

Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece

President Biden and first lady Jill biden joined Royals at the Buckingham Palace reception — FCO

President Biden and First Lady arriving at Palace

Video via PA pic.twitter.com/BKtTdbeI2A

— RegalFille (@RegalFille) September 18, 2022

The President and First Lady of the United States of America

The President and First Lady of France

President of the European Council

The President of India

Beautiful sunset recorded by our @itvnews camera @joe__mander at Buckingham Palace tonight as Joe Biden and other world leaders leave the Evening Reception put on by the King ahead of Monday’s State Funeral of #QueenElizabeth pic.twitter.com/TN2lYfW8vl

— Chris Ship (@chrisshipitv) September 18, 2022

The reception is going to be informal but a grand affair, staged over drinks and canapés in the picture gallery and state apartments, the Royal glitter that usually makes Royal events stand out has been toned down in respect for the circumstances. Attendees were wearing lounge suits and morning dresses, without hats or decorations.

The Duchess of Cambridge wore Princess Diana's earrings at Buckingham Palace reception — FCO

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The Princess of Wales, Catherine, held her first audience at Buckingham Palace since she received the new title. She met with the First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska.

Pic: PA pic.twitter.com/1ScgLiPj1s

— RegalFille (@RegalFille) September 18, 2022

Earlier today, it was announced that Princess of Wales, Catherine, held her first audience at Buckingham Palace since she received the new title. She met with the First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska. You might remember the Princess of Wales meeting with the President and First Lady at Buckingham Palace when she was The Duchess of Cambridge. That was also her first audience as The Duchess of Cambridge.

Princess of Wales Catherine at Buckingham Palace reception — Crown Copyright//Chris Jackson

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The Princess seems to be wearing the same Catherine Walker Beau Tie Coat that she first wore at the funeral of Prince Philip.

She paired the outfit with Triple Strand Pearl Bracelet and herGianvito Rossi’s ‘Gianvito 105’ Black pumpswith Princess Diana’s Diamond and Pearl Earrings

Princess of Wales Catherine wore Black catherine walker coat to the reception hosted by King Charles III — FCO

The State Funeral of #QueenElizabethII will take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday at 11am. The Funeral Service and the ceremonial arrangements will pay tribute to #TheQueen’s extraordinary reign, and her remarkable life of service as Head of State, Nation, and Commonwealth. pic.twitter.com/1Ih8f5bdda

— RegalFille (@RegalFille) September 17, 2022

Tomorrow would be a big day not just for the Royal Family but for many around the globe The lying-in State will end at 06:30 AM tomorrow. It seems we already have the divine blessings for the day.

And a double rainbow 🌈🌈 pic.twitter.com/BCkzIq593I

— Joe Mander (@joe__mander) September 18, 2022

In an interesting observation CoutureAndRoyals on Twitter noted something about the official picture released by the Palace from the reception:

Behind them there is a portrait of King George IV, when Prince of Wales, in his Garter Robes painted by John Hoppner in ca. 1796

Behind them there is a portrait of King George IV, when Prince of Wales, in his Garter Robes painted by John Hoppner in ca. 1796 🖼️

📷: @RCT https://t.co/IDiy0i8Zz1 pic.twitter.com/z48TECwKRO

— CoutureAndRoyals (@CoutureRoyals) October 1, 2022