The royal ladies welcomed Korean war veterans to Buckingham Palace
carried out a rare royal joint engagement on Tuesday as they hosted veterans of the Korean War at a reception at Buckingham Palace, on behalf of
However, before the reception, the King did have a small private audience with four veterans - Alan Guy, Mike Mogridge, Brian Parritt, and Ron Yardley - in the palace's 18th Century Room and was pictured in good spirits meeting them.
During the event Anne worked the room, meeting veterans and shaking hands with her guests, while Sophie was also pictured happily posing for photos and at one point was deep in conversation with veteran Roger Baker, who showed her images of him serving with the Royal Norfolk regiment during the conflict.Last July marked 70 years since the armistice was signed in 1953, which brought the Korean War to a close.
, when the Duke of Gloucester accompanied the President and First Lady of the Republic of Korea as they laid a wreath at the Korean War Memorial in London.If you are reading this, the chances are you are obsessed with all things royalty – which is just as well because so are we! So obsessed, in fact, we’ve launched a club solely dedicated to covering them.
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