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.
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The royal pair had a tour of the M&S Bank Arena. | Phil Noble/WPA POOL/Getty Images
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King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort pose with UK’s Eurovision Song contestant Mae Muller. | Phil Noble/WPA POOL/Getty Images
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The M&S Bank Arena. | Phil Noble/WPA POOL/Getty Images
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The royal couple at Central Library. | Jon Super/WPA POOL/Getty Images Photo: Jon Super/WPA POOL/Getty Images