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King Charles seen in military uniform in new photo to mark Armed Forces Day


been released on Armed Forces Day, held annually on the last Saturday of June for the country to show its support for veterans, service families, cadets and those still serving. In the new portrait the King, 75, who is head of the Armed Forces, is wearing his Field Marshal No 1 full ceremonial frock coat with medals, sword and decorations.

A new photo of King Charles has been released to mark Armed Forces Day (Image: Copyright Hugo Burnand/Royal Household/PA) Read MoreRelated Articles Princess Anne major health update delivered by her husband Sir Timothy as she's moved from hospital Camilla’s message also reflected her personal association with the Armed Forces, as she described herself as the “proud daughter of an Army officer” and wore her Royal Lancers brooch – her late father’s regiment and the military unit she serves as Colonel in Chief. The message was recorded in Clarence House’s morning room that featured a picture of the Queen’s parents on their wedding day, January 2 1946, with her mother, then Rosalind Cubitt, posing with her father Major Bruce Shand outside St Paul’s Church in Knightsbridge, London.

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