King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, will hold royal engagements in Greater Manchester today. The royal couple will be visiting Bolton to celebrate 150 years of the borough's town hall.
Their Majesties will be greeted at the town hall by a civic line up including Mayor Coun Akhtar Zaman, leading councillors and local MPs. The King's visit to the borough marks the first time a reigning monarch has visited Bolton since 1988.
During their visit to the town, the King and Queen Consort will be treated to a performance from the Polonez folk dance group. The pair will then enter the town hall via the Hall of Memories, pausing to look at LS Lowry’s famous painting Going to the Match, which was inspired by Bolton Wanderers’ old Burnden Park ground.
Afterwards, they will join a reception in the main hall to meet representatives from several community groups including Bolton Asian Elders, Bolton Holiday Activities and Food Programme and Fortalice.
This is Charles' first visit to the region as King, but he held several notable engagements in Greater Manchester while he was still the Prince of Wales. On one occasion in 1997 he met up with the Spice Girls, while in December 2000 he attended the legendary set of Coronation Street.
Today's royal visit to Greater Manchester will be the King's second public engagement since the release of the Duke of Sussex’s controversial memoir Spare, containing a series of revelations about royal life, including the allegation that he and William told their father they would welcome Camilla into the family on the condition he did not marry her. Harry claims the brothers “begged” him not to do so but his father did not respond to their pleas. Buckingham Palace has declined to comment on any of the allegations made in the book.
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