Confidently smiling for the camera, they are three present and future royalty.
Charles III, his son Prince William and grandson Prince George of Wales pose together in a stunning – and historic – new coronation portrait, seen here for the first time.
The last time anything like this was released was when the late Queen Elizabeth posed with her three generations of heirs in 2020 to mark the start of the new decade.
Sadly she’s gone now, but the message is still the same: continuity and a confirmed future.
Taken by society photographer Hugo Burnand last Saturday after the King’s coronation, His Majesty is seated in the throne room in full regalia, including the estate robe and imperial state crown, and holding the orb and scepter with cross.
Buckingham Palace has released a new and historic photo of future British monarchs Prince William and Prince George with King Charles
A second official photo released shows the king and queen with their honorifics and the ladies present. Pictured (left to right): Ralph Tollemache, Lord Oliver Cholmondeley, Nicholas Barclay, Prince George, Marchioness of Lansdowne, King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Queen’s sister Annabel Elliot, Queen’s grandson Freddy Parker Bowles, the Queen’s great-nephew Arthur Elliot and the Queen’s grandsons Gus Lopes and Louis Lopes
The last time a similar photo was published was in 2020, when the late Queen Elizabeth posed with her three generations of heirs in 2020 to mark the start of the new decade
Prince Andrew is ‘unlikely’ to appear in official coronation portraits
It is “unlikely” that Prince Andrew will feature in any of the official coronation photos released by Buckingham Palace, despite posing for photos in his garter gown.
The Duke of York was among those in the King’s circle who posed for photographs by socialite photographer Hugo Burnand last Saturday, despite no longer being a working member of the Royal Family and having his Royal Highness title stripped from him earlier this year.
The King had given Prince Andrew special permission to wear the velvet robe decorated with the Order of the Garter.
A source told The Telegraph: “Andrew wanted to be involved in the photoshoot and requested that there be time on schedule to have him photographed.”
“He wanted to make sure there was an official record of his attendance at his brother’s coronation.” However, the palace is unlikely to release the images.”
The 74-year-old king is seated on a 1902 throne chair made for the future King George V.
His son and heir, the Prince of Wales, 40, wears the ceremonial dress uniform of the Welsh Guards and his Order of the Garter.
George, nine, now second in line to the throne, wears the scarlet and gold uniform of a page honour, and looks particularly relaxed given his early camera shyness.
The second new official photo shows the King and Her Majesty the Queen with their leaves of honor and the ladies present.
A serene Camilla wears Queen Mary’s crown and her Bruce Oldfield gown and probate robes.
In the background are her sister Annabel Elliot and her good friend the Marchioness of Lansdowne, both of whom were at her side on the day and were also dressed by Oldfield.
However, the eye is drawn to the eight dashing boys who, despite the great expectations, all put in such great performances on the day.
To the right of King Charles are: Master Ralph Tollemache, Lord Oliver Cholmondeley, Master Nicholas Barclay and Prince George of Wales.
On Queen Camilla’s left we have her grandson Master Freddy Parker Bowles, her nephew Master Arthur Elliot, Anne, her twin grandsons Master Gus Lopes and Master Louis Lopes.
Here, from left to right, Web tells you who did the editing for the latest official portrait featuring the king and queen:
1. Master Ralph Tollemache: The son of King Charles’ godson, Edward Tollemache.
2. The Lord Oliver Cholmondeley: The son of the Marquess of Cholmondeley was one of the King’s pages. His twin brother Alexander was not involved in the coronation.
3. Master Nicholas Barclay: The grandson of Sarah Troughton, one of the King’s second cousins.
4. Prince George of Wales: The nine-year-old eldest child of the Prince and Princess of Wales was a page of honor at today’s ceremony and carried the train of his grandfather, King Charles.
5. The Marchioness of Lansdowne: Fiona Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marchioness of Landsdowne, is a British noblewoman and interior designer and lady-in-waiting to Queen Camilla.
6. Annabel Elliot: Annabel Elliot is the sister of Queen Camilla. She is an interior designer and antiques dealer. The sisters also had a brother, Mark Shand, who tragically died in 2014.
7. Master Freddy Parker Bowles: Queen Camilla’s grandson and son of food writer Tom Parker Bowles was a page of honor during the ceremony. His father recently joked that 13-year-old Freddy had been involved in “a lot of rehearsals” before the coronation.
8. Master Arthur Elliot: Arthur Elliot is the great-nephew of Queen Camilla and the son of Ben Elliot and Mary-Clare Winwood.
9. Master Gus Lopes: Gus Lopes, 12, is the twin brother of Louis and the son of Laura Lopes. There has been speculation as to whether Gus could serve as honorary page after breaking his arm in a bicycle accident while on holiday.
10. Master Louis Lopes: Louis Lopes, 12, is Queen Camilla’s grandson and twin brother to Gus. His mother is Laura Lopes, daughter of Queen Camilla.
The photo was taken almost a week after the King and Queen were crowned at their coronation service in Westminster Abbey.
The opulence and pageantry was for everyone to see, and heads of state, members of the European royal family, celebrities and hard-working Britons, from NHS nurses to bus drivers, crowded together for the service.
Around the world, 20.4 million viewers watched the historic day on television, and thousands flocked to the streets of the capital hoping to catch a glimpse of the royals.
The King and Queen were crowned at Westminster Abbey on Saturday a week ago
To mark this momentous occasion, a Coronation Concert was held at Windsor Castle on Sunday night, featuring the likes of Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Take That
Thousands of “Big Lunch” street parties took place across the country to mark this momentous occasion. A star-studded coronation concert was held at Windsor Castle on Sunday night, featuring the likes of Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Olly Murs.
On Bank Holiday Monday, given to the public to mark the King’s Great Day, a large volunteer drive for the Big Help Out took place across the country.
Among those who worked hard were Prince William and Kate, who helped with the refurbishment of the 3rd Upton Scouts Hut in Slough, Berkshire, with the help of their three young children Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5 , helped.
The two images revealed tonight are the latest in a series of photos released over the past week.
On Monday, a portrait of the king alongside senior working royals of the world unveiled the new “slimmed down” monarchy, with his “respected” sister Princess Anne and loving wife Camilla standing firmly at his side.
Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told Web that the princess’ closeness to the king was “no coincidence”, adding that Charles recognized her as an “experienced and hardworking queen”.
King Charles on his coronation day: Buckingham Palace released its official portrait on Monday which, according to a royal expert, showed the ruler as ‘a monarch who knows his own mind’
Left to right: The Duke of Kent, The Duchess of Gloucester, The Duke of Gloucester, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, The Princess Royal, King Charles III, Queen Camilla, The Prince of Wales, The Princess of Wales, The Duchess of Edinburgh, Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy, the Duke of Edinburgh
Mr Fitzwilliams said: “Princess Anne’s closeness to the sovereign is no coincidence.” She is experienced and hardworking.
He added that the group portrait of the working royals “symbolizes the people the king can rely on,” adding, “The absentees, everyone knows the reasons for that.”
The estranged royal Prince Harry, who now lives in Montecito, California with his wife Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, made a brief appearance at the coronation.
During the ceremony, he sat in the third row and was hidden from the cameras for most of the ceremony by Princess Anne’s feathered plume.
He then left Westminster Abbey, accompanied by a Metropolitan Police escort and four outriders.
The Duke of Sussex then made a pit stop at Buckingham Palace for a brief goodbye before departing for Heathrow Airport at 2pm and returning to the United States.
Prince Harry made a brief appearance on the King’s Coronation weekend, attending service at Westminster Abbey before flying back to the United States
However, former Royal Protection Officer Ken Wharfe told Web that there was “logistically just no way” the Duke could have stopped at the palace.
“From the West End to Heathrow it takes around 35 minutes with a police escort, which is the fastest time you’ll ever make,” he said.
“In my opinion I see no point in him going to the palace as there would be no one there to receive him anyway and all his family were at the abbey for the coronation.”
“I find it highly unlikely that he stopped.” I can see no reason for this.
“It sounds ridiculous, but the only possible reason would be to stop if he needs the toilet or is uncomfortable.”