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 stage shows a graphic about the king’s coronation. | Phil Noble/WPA POOL/Getty Images
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King Charles III, next to Camilla, Queen Consort, shakes hands with BBC Director General Tim Davie, as they meet the creative team of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. | Phil Noble/WPA POOL/Getty Images
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King Charles and Camilla got a tour of the arena. | Phil Noble/WPA POOL/Getty Images Photo: Phil Noble/WPA POOL/Getty Images
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Camilla, Queen Consort, smiles after receiving her Blue Peter badge. | Phil Noble/WPA POOL/Getty Images Photo: Phil Noble/WPA POOL/Getty Images