King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla host a Buckingham Palace reception
King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla hosted a Buckingham Palace reception to celebrate British East and South-East Asian communities this evening.
The royal couple were joined at the lavish occasion in London by Princess Anne, 72, and Prince Edward, 58, as well as famous faces such as model Alexa Chung, 39.
They also spoke with guests including fashion designer John Rocha, the Crown Prince of Selangor, Malaysia, and the ‘Korean Englishman’ YouTubers.
There were more than 300 people at the reception from across various sectors, including the arts, media, fashion, business, and healthcare – with champagne and canapes served throughout the evening.
For the occasion, Camilla, 75, looked effortlessly elegant in a black frock featuring green detailing, which she teamed with an eye-catching gold necklace.
King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla hosted a Buckingham Palace reception to celebrate British East and South-East Asian communities this evening
The royal couple were joined at the lavish occasion in London by famous faces such as model Alexa Chung (pictured right), 39
King Charles III meets with representatives from British East and South-East Asian communities during a reception
Princess Anne and her youngest brother Prince Edward also attended the event at the Palace.
She opted for glamorous makeup, with a touch of blush and her platinum locks were styled in an impeccable blow-dry.
Alexa, meanwhile, commanded attention in a gold dress embellished with gems and paired with a sophisticated black blazer.
The model, who attended alongside her brother Dominic Chung, let her stunning outfit do most of the talking – adding only a simple silver hair clip to her ensemble.
Alexa, whose father is three-quarters Chinese, was all smiles when shaking hands with the Queen Consort at the event.
Elsewhere, a beaming Charles, wearing a royal blue suit and matching check tie with a crisp white shirt, greeted his guests.
Princess Anne and her youngest brother Prince Edward also attended the event.
Other members of the Royal Family also attended the event such as the Duke of Kent, the Duchess of Gloucester and Princess Alexandra.
Guests gathered in the White Drawing Room, Blue Drawing Room and Picture Gallery to greet their royal hosts.
Camilla poses with a guest during the reception hosted by The King and The Queen Consort to celebrate British East and South-East Asian communities at Buckingham Palace
Camilla, 75, looked effortlessly elegant in a black frock featuring green detailing, which she teamed with an eye-catching gold necklace.
Queen Consort Camilla along with her husband King Charles III hosted the event
King Charles III meets with representatives from British East and South-East Asian at Buckingham Palace
The Queen Consort looked chic as she smiled and posed with guests at the glitzy reception
Ms Chung told reporters she had “a lovely time”, while John Rocha, a Chinese-Irish designer born in Hong Kong, said he felt “very proud” to be at the reception.
He said it was amazing that he had been born ‘in a colony’ and is now ‘here talking to the King’.
He called the Palace ‘a wonderful place’ and recalled speaking with the King about fishing when he came to collect his CBE in 2002.
YouTubers Joshua Carrott and Oliver Kendal, who host the Korean Englishman channel centered around sharing South Korean culture and food, said they were ‘amazed’ the King had heard of them.
The channel has more than 5 million subscribers on YouTube. Mr Carrott asked the King whether he had ever tried Korean food.
The YouTuber told PA: ‘He said he was a big fan of the food. He liked everything unless it was a bit too spicy.’
The reception took place shortly after Lunar New Year – celebrated by Chinese, South Korean, Vietnamese, Malaysian, Singaporean, Lao, Thai, Mongolian, Bruneian, Indonesian, Japanese, Cambodian, Filipino and East Timorese communities around the world.
In February 2022, the King and Queen Consort, when they were The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, visited Chinatown in London to mark Lunar New Year.
Several members of the Royal Family were in attendance, including Princess Anne and her youngest brother Prince Edward.
King Charles speaks to internet personalities Josh Carrott and Oliver Kendal, from the Korean Englishman YouTube channel
The Queen Consort poses with representatives from British East and South-East Asian communities during the reception in London
Elsewhere, a beaming Charles, wearing a royal blue suit and matching check tie with a crisp white shirt, greeted his guests
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, centre, speaks with guests during the reception in London