Whoa, this year’s “garden party season” started really early. In Queen Elizabeth’s later years, she didn’t start hosting garden parties at Buckingham Palace until late May. But here’s King Charles, making a point of hosting his first garden party of the season on May 6th, the anniversary of his coronation. That’s the real reason why garden-party season was pulled up, he wanted to mark his coronation day in some way. Of course, he also chose his coronation date knowing that it was his youngest grandson’s birthday.
I’m including photos from Wednesday’s palace garden party, which was apparently pretty damp. The photographers made sure to only take photos while the sun was briefly shining. Princess Anne attended, as did the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh (Edward and Sophie). Sophie is looking pretty grim these days, but so is Camilla. The Prince and Princess of Wales did not attend, because of course not. Kate was busy jazz-handing her way through an Early Years appearance, and William was… *tumbleweed slowly drifts by*. Wednesday’s garden party was full of winners of the King’s Award for Voluntary Service and/or first responders, paramedics and the like. Incidentally, the garden party schedule is as follows: BP parties on May 8, 12th, 14th and 19th, with the final garden party of the season set for June 30 at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. Charles will surely order Wig and Peggy to “host” or attend one of them.
As for the coordination on Prince Archie’s birthday, at least one royalist was dusted off to huff and puff about how Charles is “full of regrets over the whole situation, he definitely wouldn’t have wanted it to go this way…[he’s] spoken about how much he enjoys being a grandparent.” I don’t think Charles regrets a thing, and that’s the bigger problem. He acts as if the sand is shifting beneath his feet but he’s the literal king and he could prioritize his relationships with his sons and grandchildren at any time. He refuses to do so.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
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- (left to right) King Charles III, the Princess Royal, Queen Camilla and the Duke of Edinburgh stand at the top of the Garden steps before the start of a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace, London. Picture date: Wednesday May 6, 2026.,Image: 1096939059, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Aaron Chown/Avalon
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- (left to right) King Charles III, the Princess Royal, Queen Camilla and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh stand at the top of the Garden steps before the start of a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace, London. Picture date: Wednesday May 6, 2026.,Image: 1096939067, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Aaron Chown/Avalon
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- King Charles III (centre) talks to guests during a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace, London. Picture date: Wednesday May 6, 2026.,Image: 1096939138, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Aaron Chown/Avalon
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- Queen Camilla (right) talks to guests during a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace, London. Picture date: Wednesday May 6, 2026.,Image: 1096939240, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Aaron Chown/Avalon
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- The Princess Royal speaks to guests during a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace, London. Picture date: Wednesday May 6, 2026.,Image: 1096939283, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Aaron Chown/Avalon
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- The Duchess of Edinburgh speaks to guests during a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace, London. Picture date: Wednesday May 6, 2026.,Image: 1096939293, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Aaron Chown/Avalon
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- King Charles III (centre) talks to winners of the King’s Award for Voluntary Service (KAVS) during a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace, London. Picture date: Wednesday May 6, 2026.,Image: 1096939346, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Aaron Chown/Avalon
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- King Charles III stands at the top of the Garden steps before the start of a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace, London. Picture date: Wednesday May 6, 2026.,Image: 1096939441, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Aaron Chown/Avalon
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- Britain’s King Charles III and Britain’s Queen Camilla attend a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace, in London, on May 6, 2026.,Image: 1096939543, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: BEN STANSALL/Avalon
Those awful hats.
I like Princess Anne’s coat, nice simple design.
What’s going on with Sophie? What an awful look
Isn’t ! That is Kate fake smile look.
No wonder Sophie looks miserable , fancy having that stupid thing on your head , knowing you look like an idiot .
I think she looks her normal bland self. She has never worn anything that I have coveted.
I agree completely with Kaiser’s comment that Chuckles acts like he has no power to change things for the better. He’s always been like that and now he’s a literal king and he acts like he has no agency and things are just happening to him. Such a coward. It also makes me wonder why he’s so afraid of Scooter’s reaction.
Also? Wigs and Peggy? 🫠😂😭
Oh I am so jealous , they look to be having such a blast .🤣
Is it just me or do they all seem really stressed out and are trying too hard to fake it for the cameras. Sophie especially seems very stressed.
Also, the fact Sophie is so distant from Edward in that one photo. That looks awkward. I’ve always wondered what their marriage is like. Especially given the rumors about Edward’s sexuality. I still think out of the entire bunch Edward would actually make a better king than the Prince of Pegs. Speaking of…where is he in all of this? Lord knows Kate wouldn’t be bothered to show up but I’m surprised Pegs is nowhere to be seen.
@K8erade. Sophie looks old & tired along with stressed out. Ozempic face?
Racist hate is rapidly aging all these bishes.
Why isn’t William doing his duty? He doesn’t have the excuse of an upcoming trip to Italy like Wigdoll to dip on this event.
Instead of carping about the Sussexes the tabs need to start firing back about Billy the Failson.
Who is “royal expert Duncan Larcombe” and is he the only one they could find to even say as much as he “believes” Charles has regrets? It’s like the media wants to push a “Charles is not a heartless monster” narrative, but they’re not getting any help from the big-name royal experts or Charles himself.
If memory serves me correctly, he is one of the liars who commented “authoritatively” on the contents of the Oprah interview several days before it had been aired, focussing all of his ire on M, including expressing his indignation that she would be opening a donkey sanctuary somewhere (in London, I believe).
Those parties don’t even aim to raise funds but only to award loyal royalists.
It’s wild to me that William and Kate can just not come to these things. This is their job. At least this is how they try to sell horse races and garden parties, to explain their unearned privilege. That hosting these parties, attending these memorial events and services is their sworn duty. It’s also why they’re so upset with other people for doing service and philanthropy because it’s supposed to be “royal”. And they just don’t come.
William didn’t do anything for Anzac Day or VJ day either. How can you have a job where you just don’t show up for major events all the time? Can you imagine any other company where Senior leadership frequently doesn’t go to conferences, or quarterly meetings, or annual gala’s, and people are just like, oh I’m sure they had to drive their kids to school. It’s wild.
Anne’s husband is MIA again.
Sophie looks like she ate some gummies before the garden party especially in that one photo lol.
If Sophie ate some gummies, would anyone ever notice?
Gummies, bong hits, a smack in the head. Whatever it takes to get through the dreary event.
I’m sure they think they’re doing the public a favor by having these parties which is an arrogant way to approach it.
A druid I follow online was an invitee.
Charles has no regrets. He didn’t want Harry to marry Meghan and he has no interest in their children.
Evicting the Sussex’s and pulling the security proved he didn’t care at all even if the worst happened he is ok with that, because he is still denying them the security to travel to the UK. Also a grandfather who that chooses his coronation date to overshadow his youngest grandsons birthday is different breed of mentally ill imo.
Yeah I’m still not over the fact that Charles planned his coronation on Archie’s birthday. GMAFB. And then the frogmore eviction. So nah, Charles hasn’t seen the sussex kids bc he doesn’t care or even want to. So anytime the press does a poor grampa Charles bit, I roll my eyes hard.
Why is Sophie standing so far away from the group? Maybe she’s over the whole thing too? As far as Keen and Pegs not coming, she had to cosplay Meghan, I’m sure that took a lot out of her. She probably used up all of “her speaking to people in public” energy the poor marshmallow. Maybe its gardening season for Pegs?
Yeah idk. Visually, there is space between her and Edward. A lot of space. She was “under the weather” and didn’t attend the Easter service . They weren’t sent to or didn’t go to that European royal birthday party when normally they would be the ones to go. So yeah, idk what’s up but maybe something?