King Charles visited Wales with Queen Camilla on July 11, 2024, to mark the 25th anniversary of Welsh parliament. Following his speech in the Senedd, the monarch paid a visit to the Sony UK Technology Centre in Bridgend, Wales. He was shown robots at work on the production line.
Then, His Majesty was put to work. He packed the 30,000th Sony HD system camera produced at the Sony UK Technology Centre with a little guidance. According to the royal family, the monarch also packed the 50 millionth Raspberry Pi computer, to celebrate 50 years of Sony in Wales.
King Charles, who opened Sony's first site in Bridgend in 1974, was presented with a camera as a gift before he left. Maybe his daughter-in-law Catherine, Princess of Wales - an avid photographer - can give the monarch some tips for using it. As King Charles gets ready to mark the first anniversary of his coronation on May 6, there's been on particular fashion accessory that has made headlines.
The cheeky print on a pink silk tie has been seen on the monarch across a number of poignant engagements since he took the throne in September 2022. It's thought to have been a gift from grandson Prince Louis and is worn as a nod to him. Most recently, King Charles was seen wearing his dinosaur-print tie on his return to public-facing duties following his February cancer diagnosis.
His Majesty had a hearty grin as he arrived at University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre in London on April 30, sporting the fun tie. His Ma.
