Prince Charles appears in great spirits as he opens an Auction Mart
A cuppa with Charles! Prince of Wales looks in great spirits as he sits down for tea and cake with farmers before officially opening an auction mart in Darlington
- Prince Charles was in great spirits as he chatted to farmers in Dot’s Cafe
- The Prince of Wales was snapped in a jovial mood as he laughed and joked
- The Royal was there to open the Darlington Farmers Auction Mart in Darlington
The Prince of Wales appeared in great spirits on Tuesday as he chatted to farmers on a visit to Darlington to officially open an auction mart.
Prince Charles 73, was snapped in a jovial mood as he laughed with a group of people while enjoying tea and cake at Dot’s Cafe in County Durham.
He donned a light grey suit for the outing to Darlington Farmers Auction Mart, which he paired with a burgundy tie and matching pocket square.
Charles looked relaxed as he joked and laughed with local farmers in the quaint cafe.
The Prince of Wales appeared in great spirits on Tuesday as he chatted to farmers in Dot’s Cafe, County Durham
The pictures are the latest sign the Prince of Wales is moving on following the fall-out from his brother Prince Andrew’s appearance at Prince Philip’s memorial last week.
The Duke of York, 62, took centre stage at Westminster Abbey’s Thanksgioving of Life service escorting the Queen to the front row leaving the royal family ‘dismayed’.
It had been expected that the Dean of Westminster would take the Queen to her seat, with Andrew behind. But the shamed royal instead walked her right in front of live cameras.
The prince has been forced to step back from public life over his association with the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Prince Charles 73, was snapped in a jovial mood as he laughed with a group of people while enjoying tea and cake
The Royal was there to open the Darlington Farmers Auction Mart in Darlington
The Prince of Wales viewed livestock as he got a tour around the new mart by local officials
Earlier this month he paid millions to Virginia Giuffre, who had accused him of rape. He has consistently denied her allegations.
Insiders have claimed he’ll use the opportunity as a springboard to support his mother at a Platinum Jubilee service at St Paul’s Cathedral in June and is not bothered if ‘public opinion is against him’,
However, royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams suggested there is ‘no way’ William and Charles will accept Andrew’s part in the celebrations.
He told the Mirror: ‘In terms of royal events, I don’t expect we will see Prince Andrew appear in the near future – if ever again.
He looked at the cattle that will soon be up for auction in the new mart
Charles chatted to farmers and met with local people during the tour of Darlington Farmers Auction Mart
The Duke of York, 62, took centre stage at Westminster Abbey’s Thanksgioving of Life service escorting the Queen to the front row leaving the royal family ‘dismayed’
‘He won’t play any kind of a role in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, of that I think we can be quite sure.
‘Prince Charles and William will be totally apposed to it, it’s a non-starter.’
A family source said that senior royals – including Prince Charles and the Duke of Cambridge – were ‘dismayed’ by events and that Andrew’s decision to put himself ‘front and centre’ of the service had caused ‘consternation’,
However, experts have also suggested walk with Andrew was the Queen’s way of signalling it’s ‘ok’ and that Her Majesty is ‘very clearly stating that he has a role at family occasions’.
The prince has been forced to step back from public life over his association with the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein
Vanity Fair royal editor Katie Nichol said the Queen ‘deliberately chose to have Andrew play such a prominent role’ to show the public ‘she still makes decisions’.
‘This was the Queen’s way of showing two things; one, that the buck stops with her, and she makes the decisions, and secondly that she believes he’s innocent. She made the point very, very clearly.
‘But Charles and William were very aware of the perspective, of the optics of this.’
It had been expected that the Dean of Westminster would take the Queen to her seat, with Andrew behind. But the shamed royal instead walked her right in front of live cameras
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