King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla are in Liverpool today (April 26), ahead of the coronation and the Eurovision Song Contest next month.
The pair were greeted by a recital by Liverpool poet Levi Tafari and met with key figures involved in the Song Contest, as well as revealing the Eurovision stage at the M&S Bank Arena.
They also met the UK’s Eurovision entry, Mae Muller and received Blue Peter badges.
King Charles and Camilla visited Liverpool Central Library to mark its twinning with Ukraine’s first public library, the Regional Scientific Library in Odessa.
Local school children gathered outside the library, showing their coronation artwork, as well as a group of anti-monarchy protestors.
9. Royal visit to Liverpool
Charles and Camilla on the Eurovision stage. | Phil Noble/WPA POOL/Getty Images
10. Royal visit to Liverpool
The Bentley State Limousine carrying Britain’s King Charles III and Britain’s Queen Consort Camilla arrives to the Liverpool Central Library. | Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images
11. Royal visit to Liverpool
Children show drawings as they wait for the arrival of King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort to visit Liverpool Central Library. | Jon Super/WPA Pool/Getty Images
12. Royal visit to Liverpool
Anti-monarchy protesters gathered by Liverpool Central Library. | Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images Photo: Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images