King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, have arrived in Liverpool as the Royals unveil the staging for the Eurovision Song Contest.
With just days to go until the King's Coronation, Charles, 74, and Camilla, 75, were shown around the M&S Bank Arena and met Mae Muller, the UK’s contestant, as well as celebrity presenters and creative teams, ahead of the contest next month.
The grand final of the competition is due to take place on May 13, a week after the coronation ceremony.
Camilla looked lovely in a royal blue coat dress which perfectly matched the hue of Charles' tie, which he paired with a white shirt and a navy suit.
The colour blue is often favoured by the royals these days – with senior members of the royal family coordinating in blue for the recent Easter Sunday service at St George's Chapel.
The pair chatted cordially with Mae and other people on the set of the upcoming show.
In the foyer, Charles and Camilla met representatives from the BBC Board, BBC Studios and managing director of the arena Faye Dyer.
They were also given a tour backstage, where they met production staff before being invited to light and animate the arena, revealing the competition staging for the first time.
The couple were also introduced to Eurovision hosts Julia Sanina, Hannah Waddingham, Scott Mills and Rylan Clark, alongside Blue Peter presenters.
Eurovision 2023 will take place in Liverpool after the UK was chosen to host the competition on behalf of war-torn Ukraine.
It will be the first time the competition has been held in the UK for 25 years.
Charles and Camilla’s visit to the arena is one of several royal engagements in Liverpool, recognising the cultural partnership of the UK and Ukraine and celebrating Eurovision.
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They will also visit Liverpool Central Library to officially mark its twinning with Ukraine’s first public library, the Regional Scientific Library in Odesa.
They will meet key partners involved in both a two-week cultural festival running alongside the contest, and Eurolearn, a Eurovision-inspired education programme for primary and secondary pupils.
Chief executive of Liverpool City Council, Theresa Grant, and director of Culture Liverpool and Major Events, Claire McColgan will guide the royal pair around the external exhibits.
A recital of Poem For Eurovision by poet Levi Tafari, written with the help of secondary pupils from several of Liverpool’s Schools of Sanctuary, will take place in the library’s atrium.
Touring the library space, Charles will meet Ukrainian refugees and their host families who have been supported by The Prince’s Trust while Camilla meets young people as part of a story telling session.
The pair will then together meet members of the Ukrainian Community in Liverpool and their host families.
Charles will later reveal a plaque to mark the twinning of the libraries, during a live link with the site in Odesa, and the visit will end with a performance by English National Opera.
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