LONDON: Buckingham Palace has shared a lighthearted video of Queen Camilla interacting with a ring-tailed lemur during a visit to Plumpton College, delighting royal watchers as the institution marked its 100th anniversary.
According to the palace, the 78-year-old queen met students and staff, toured the college’s specialist facilities, including its newly opened lemur enclosure, and unveiled a commemorative plaque celebrating a century of land and environmental education at the South Downs campus.
The palace said Camilla also learned about the college’s contributions to the food, farming and wine industries before feeding the lemurs, prompting amused reactions from royal fans on social media.
The palace’s update came as British media continued reporting on the possibility of a future UK visit by Prince Harry, Meghan, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. Some reports have also claimed that Queen Camilla wants to be present at any potential discussions involving the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Those reports, which remain unconfirmed by Buckingham Palace, allege Camilla hopes to protect King Charles III from making concessions that could affect the monarchy. The palace has not commented on the speculation.
More read, King Charles and Queen Camilla celebrate 200 years of ZSL with a visit to London Zoo
Earlier, King Charles III and Queen Camilla visited the London Zoo, where they took part in several activities, including giving a penguin a health check, feeding a Galápagos tortoise a special birthday cake and painting a snail.
During the visit, which took place amid Britain’s ongoing heat wave, the king joked that he wanted to “join the penguins” in their pool to cool off.
The visit was King Charles’ first official tour of the London Zoo as patron of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL). He first visited the zoo when he was 1 year old to see Brumas, a newborn polar bear cub. Every British monarch has served as patron of the ZSL since 1828.
During the visit, the king and queen learned about plans for a new wildlife center announced by the ZSL to mark its 200th anniversary.
