D
espite blistering temperatures
as Britain basked in a heatwave,
the Prince of Wales and the Duchess
of Cornwall last week stepped out to
meet some of the 20,000 visitors at
the 138th Sandringham Flower
Show on the Queen’s Norfolk estate.
Arriving in an open-top carriage
for their final joint engagement
before their summer break, Prince
Charles, wearing a suit and tie,
dabbed at his forehead with a
flannel, while Camilla kept cool
under a white parasol inherpale
green Anna Valentinedress.
“It’s hotter herethan
tropics,” exclaimedCharl
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while Charles will head to the Castle
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Balmoral estate in Scotland, where
he will be joined by his wife – after
the Prince’s final job, a solo visit last
weekend to the Shetlands.
The couple will be back in travel
mode in the autumn. Last week the
Palace revealed the pair will visit New
Zealand in November, theirthird
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Flower power:
Camilla, pretty in
pastels, shines at
the annual flower
show, taking time
to smell the roses
(above left) before
her summer
holidays begin
with a beach
break with her
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