CHEERS TO CHARLES
William & Kate enjoy late night with royals at King Charles’ birthday bash – after Harry finally broke silence with call
King Charles' closest family and friends were snapped coming and going from Clarence House last night
PRINCE William and Princess Kate enjoyed a late night with other royals at King Charles' birthday bash.
The Prince and Princess of Wales were spotted leaving Clarence House at close to midnight after celebrating the monarch hitting 75.
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It comes after The Sun exclusively revealed Prince Harry and Meghan Markle spoke to the King yesterday for the first time in six months.
The couple were said to have broken their silence by ringing the monarch to wish him a happy birthday.
The chats were said to be friendly and cordial — the first time father and son had spoken since April, just before Charles’s Coronation.
A source said: “The King was extremely busy but is polite and loves his son and his grandchildren, and not so mean that he would not take a call on his birthday.”
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In the hours that followed, dozens of the monarch's loved ones were seen coming and going from the royal residence after his birthday party.
The King's closest friends and family braved the rain to come together for his big day.
Family and friends were seen pouring out of the celebrations around midnight - including Wills and Kate.
They had joined the likes of Zara and Mike Tindall for the party.
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Other royals like Princess Eugenie, Sarah Chatto and Viscount Linley, and Princess Alexandra.
Winston Churchill's grandson Sir Nicholas Soames also showed up at the birthday bash on the wet London evening.
Prior to the party, Charles had insisted his birthday would be a “normal working day”.
He chose to spend it helping those suffering from food poverty and to recognise the heroic efforts of the NHS staff and midwives.
He was full of smiles when he was joined by Camilla in Didcot, Oxon, to launch his much-heralded Coronation Food Project, which aims to end food waste. He laughed nervously as he was treated to a rendition of Happy Birthday at the South Oxford Food and Education Alliance.
Baroness Casey, who chairs the Coronation Food Project, told him: “It is such an honour for us, and support for the project just wouldn’t have happened without you.”
The King was extremely busy but is polite and loves his son and his grandchildren, and not so mean that he would not take a call on his birthday.
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Later, Charles hosted 400 healthcare professionals at Buckingham Palace — remarking how he had reached his own personal milestone in the same year as the NHS turned 75.
Health workers from India, the Philippines, Poland and Kenya, representing 150,000 international NHS workers, met the King, along with several Palestinian nurses who were previously displaced in Lebanon and Jordan.
In the Blue Drawing Room, Charles was first introduced to new Health Secretary Victoria Atkins — in her first full day in the job following the Cabinet reshuffle on Monday.
It was yesterday revealed that Harry had planned to call his father for his birthday.
Despite visiting the UK several times since the Coronation, Harry, 39, has not seen his father since that historic day in May.
They have not spoken face to face since Queen Elizabeth’s funeral in September last year and it is known the King has previously been reluctant to take Harry’s calls following rows over Megxit and his money.
Queen Camilla and Prince William have also been urging the King not to engage with Harry after he blasted the Royal Family and the UK on Netflix and in his memoir Spare.
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The Sun understands that during yesterday’s conversation, Harry, Meghan and Charles made plans for them to speak again soon.
But our source added: “There is still a long way to go to mend the rift created over many years — and the deeper issues caused by allegations in the Netflix series and Spare are not healed with a phone call.”
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