King Charles III’s 77th birthday on Friday was marked with the traditional royal gun salutes alongside the announcement of 231 King’s Awards for Voluntary Service (KAVS), including several charities of Indian heritage working within communities across the UK. In honour of the royal birthday, Buckingham Palace released a new photograph of the British monarch taken by photographer Millie Pilkington and depicting the gardening enthusiast Charles at his Sandringham estate in Norfolk, holding a shepherd’s crook. The King is spending his special day in Wales with wife, Queen Camilla at a special reception. Meanwhile, the Government’s Department for Culture , which honour groups transforming lives through mental health support and community initiatives.
