#StateVisit
Diplomatic Dinners and Political Theatre
#StateVisit
Diplomatic Dinners and Political Theatre
State visits are like those big family reunions where everyone’s on their best behaviour, even though half the room secretly can’t stand each other and someone definitely owes someone else money. Leaders arrive grinning like cousins who haven’t spoken since that messy trade dispute, exchange gifts no one understands (“Thank you for this... ceremonial fishing spear?”), and endure elaborate dinners where nobody touches the food because they're too busy pretending to laugh at diplomatic jokes. There’s always one overeager staffer filming everything like it’s a wedding, and at least one awkward cultural moment that’ll live forever on the internet. It’s warm, weird, overly formal — and just like family, nobody really knows what they’re doing, but everyone claps anyway.
King Charles and Queen Camilla Celebrate 20th Wedding Anniversary with Roman Villa Portraits
- Monday, 07 April 2025
King Charles and Queen Camilla celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary with a special series of portraits taken at Villa Wolkonsky, Rome, during their four-day trip to Italy. The photos show the couple surrounded by Mediterranean scenery, with Camilla wearing a white and beige coat dress and Charles in a pinstripe suit.
