8 of the King's Real Friends Who Are Really in the Monarch's Inner Circle
The King kept close friends and family around him at the Royal Ascot.
This week, King Charles made his Royal Ascot debut as King of England. Sitting beside his wife, Queen Camilla, in the royal carriage and was surrounded by his closest family and friends throughout the special day. According to The Telegraph, the event revealed who King considers his inner circle. Who made the cut? Here are 8 of King Charles's closest friends who joined him this week at the Royal Ascot.
John Warren is a longtime friend of the family. He worked for Charles's mom, overseeing her racehorses, and his son, Jake, was friends with Prince Harry. His daughter, Zalie, was a bridesmaid at Harry and Meghan's wedding in 2018.
The Duke and Duchess of Wellington sat with the King and Queen in the royal carriage on opening day. They are so close that the Duke, a member of the House of Lords, carried Queen Mary's Crown at the coronation.
Lord Nicholas Soames is the grandson of Sir Winston Churchill and has been palling around with the King since the 1970s. Soames was equerry to Charles for two years back in the day.
The Earl of Snowdon, the King's cousin, is also a close friend of his. He even rode in the royal carriage with him on the third day of the Ascot.
The Earl and Countess of Halifax joined Charles on his second carriage ride into the event. The couple is connected to the King in Queen in an almost soap opera manner. Peter, the Earl, reportedly dated Princess Anne back in the 1970s.
His wife, Camilla, was married to Andrew Parker Bowles's late brother, Rick, and had a daughter with him, making the girl, Emma, the cousin of Camilla's children. And according to The Telegraph, Charles, and Camilla used to rendezvous at the couple's home before they went public with their romance.
Aristocrat Lady Sarah Ramsay, the daughter of the 16th Earl of Dalhousie, has been palling around with Queen Camilla since her last name was Shand, and she is one of the official Queen's Companions. On Wednesday, she joined her old friend, her husband, in the royal box.
