As she celebrates her first birthday since becoming Queen, Her Majesty will no doubt be reflecting on an eventful year and be looking forward to a well-deserved summer break.
At 76, Camilla is busier than ever, having taken on the biggest role of her life at a time when many people are enjoying a quiet retirement. A few weeks with the King at his Scottish retreat, Balmoral, will give the couple a chance to recharge before royal life resumes in earnest in the autumn.
Since the coronation in May, when she was crowned alongside her husband, the Queen has been travelling around the country carrying out official engagements and supporting her favourite charities, as well as hosting receptions and receiving dignitaries at royal residences.
Earlier this month, she was at the King’s side in Edinburgh as he received the Honours of Scotland – the UK’s oldest crown jewels – to cement his role as monarch north of the border.
And last week, she was in the Royal Box at Wimbledon as she attended the tennis championships solo and for the first time as Queen, meeting ball boys and girls, as well as a search dog – a labrador called Flo – before settling down to watch the quarter-finals.
Getting into the spirit of the sport in a white Fiona Clare dress with black trim, Her Majesty revealed that she had herself been a ball girl at the Queen’s Club Championships in Kensington “a hundred years ago”.
SPECIAL SALUTE
Although she is expected to spend her birthday on 17 July privately with family, the military will mark the occasion with a 62-gun royal salute at Tower Wharf and, just down the road from Buckingham Palace, a 41-gun royal salute in Green Park.
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AS 'THE DIPLOMAT RETURNS KERI RUSSELL
ON HAVING FUN WITH RUFUS SEWELL, MEETING THE U.S. AMBASSADOR AND BEING STRAPPED TO TOM CRUISE
FROM HIS CHALLENGING CHILDHOOD TO HOLLYWOOD'S HOT LIST BARRY KEOGHAN
ON BEING DRAWN TO STRONG WOMEN AND ENJOYING LIFE WITH HIS LITTLE BOY
AS 'THE SUBSTANCE' IS RELEASED MARGARET QUALLEY
ON MAKING THE LEAP FROM BALLET TO HOLLYWOOD
BUSY MUM-TO-BE AND DUTIFUL DAUGHTER PRINCESS BEATRICE
TEAMS UP WITH SISTER PRINCESS EUGENIE TO SUPPORT THEIR FATHER IN HIS EXILE FROM ROYAL LIFE
CHAMPIONING WOMEN'S HEALTH THE DUCHESS OF EDINBURGH
HONOURS 60 YEARS OF GROUNDBREAKING CHARITY
AS ONE DIRECTION REUNITE TO BID FAREWELL TO FORMER BANDMATE LIAM PAYNE
HUGS AND TEARS AS MOURNING FRIENDS AND FAMILY SAY GOODBYE
CELEBRATING HER GAME-CHANGING NEW CONCEALER VICTORIA'S SECRETS
THE DESIGNER SHARES HER TOP SKINCARE TIPS AND REVEALS WHICH PRODUCTS HARPER LOVES TO STEAL
CHANNELLING MARY POPPINS TO CHAMPION LITERACY THE QUEEN
JOINS CELEBRITIES AND BEST-SELLING AUTHORS TO APPLAUD YOUNG WRITERS' 'ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT WORK'
CONTINUING A FESTIVE TRADITION - WITH A TINY NEW TREAT TO DELIGHT VISITORS WINDSOR CASTLE AT CHRISTMAS
STAFF DECK THE HALLS - AND, FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE ROYAL DOLLS' HOUSE
SNAPPING UP RECORD-BREAKING £60M MANSION IN MIAMI THE BECKHAMS
WE GO INSIDE THEIR BILLION-DOLLAR LIFESTYLE AS THE FAMILY PREPARE TO EXPAND THEIR BRAND