Kate Middleton And Prince William we party King Charles‘ birthday!

The King turned 76 on Thursday, November 14, and the Prince and Princess of Wales, both 42, were among the first to pay tribute to him on social media.

“Wishing His Majesty the King a very happy birthday,” Kate and William posted on Instagram alongside an image of Charles wearing sunglasses and a garland of brightly colored flowers around his neck on his birthday. 2024 trip to Samoa.

The official Royal Family Instagram Page also shared an image of Charles looking regal in an ornately decorated room while wearing a classic blue suit.

“Wishing His Majesty the King a very happy birthday today,” the message read, alongside a birthday cake emoji.

It’s become a digital tradition for members of the British royal family to celebrate their birthdays on social media, and King Charles is spending his birthday in a relevant way: at work! The king, whose wife Queen Camille previously described as a “complete workaholic“, is spending his special day opening the first two Coronation Food Hubs on the first birthday from the Coronation Food Project.

When the king turned 75 in 2023, the year of his historic coronation, he launched the Coronation Food Project to tackle food waste and food insecurity across the UK, helping people and the planet. The program is an offshoot of the King Charles III Charitable Fund, and the sovereign will do the honor of opening the two Coronation Food Hubs designed to store and circulate tonnes of surplus food, increasing the potential of food redistribution charities to support those in need.

King Charles is expected to attend a “surplus food festival” at the center he is visiting and learn more from officials and beneficiaries of food banks, schools and community groups. The Coronation Food Project is also expanding with increased facilities and resources, and the King will be able to see first-hand how this important work is being done.

It’s been a difficult year for the royal family, as the King and Princess Kate have both faced cancer diagnoses. Buckingham Palace announced in February that the king diagnosed with cancer and started treatment. In April, the palace described the treatment as in progress.

In September, the Princess of Wales said she chemotherapy completedsix months after announcing in March that she was following cancer treatment.

Although the royal family has stepped up for a few major public appearances since… The parade of color in June and Commemorative events Nov. 9-10 — Prince William broke his silence on a difficult year in a remarkably personal interview while in South Africa for his 2024 term. Earthshot Price.

“It’s been dreadful. It’s probably been the most difficult year of my life,” the Prince of Wales said in part. “So trying to overcome everything else and keep everything on track has been very difficult.”

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The heir to the throne praised his wife and father for how they have navigated their cancer journey during this “brutal” year.

“But I’m so proud of my wife, I’m proud of my dad, for handling the things that they did. But from a personal family standpoint, it’s been, yeah, it’s been brutal,” Prince William said. .