King Charles happily shared an afternoon tea with veterans as he visited the Battle of Britain memorial to mark the 80th anniversary of the Dambuster campaign.
The 74-year-old monarch appeared in high spirits as he was taken on a tour of RAF Coningsby on his first visit to Lincolnshire since the coronation.
For the engagement, the newly crowned king wore a beige suit with a red-and-navy striped tie.
On arrival at the RAF base, King Charles was greeted by Station Commander Group Captain Billy Cooper.
He then took a closer look at the aircraft on display with Squadron Leader Mark Sugden.
Afterwards, the royals shook hands with local elders and had light afternoon tea with them.
During the engagement, Charles met 102-year-old Frank Tolley, who was so horrified by the German air raids on Coventry that he joined Bomber Command.
The King was also introduced to 101-year-old Dr James Burt – who joined the RAF after graduating from St Andrews and is one of WWII’s oldest surviving medics.
On May 16, 1943, the crews of 19 Lancaster bombers gathered at a remote RAF station in Lincolnshire, where scientist Barnes Wallis’ bouncing bombs were deployed to blow up the Mohn and Eder dams at the industrial heart of the Ruhr.
53 members of the RA were killed during the two-night operation – which became one of the most famous missions of WWII.
Earlier in the day, King Charles appeared in high spirits while visiting Woolseyby Grange Farm in Lincolnshire.
The King marveled as he jovially shook hands with staff at the Lincolnshire Olds business.
The family-run farm has been producing Lincolnshire Poacher cheese since 1918.
Pictured: King Charles shakes hands with veterans at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire this afternoon
King Charles took a closer look at the aircraft on display today with Squadron Leader Mark Sugden
On arrival at the RAF base, King Charles was greeted by Station Commander Group Captain Billy Cooper.
Initially, Charles spoke to Simon Jones – who runs the company with his brother Tim – before the two men entered.
During his visit, Charles learned about the business’ pioneering eco-friendly practices – a cause close to the King’s heart.
In recent years, the Lincolnshire farm has installed a 275kwh wind turbine and 50kwh solar panels.
They also use a straw pellet boiler to heat their milk, which is a more environmentally-friendly process and saves the company from using 20,000 liters of oil each year.
On top of that, the farm also feeds their cows with crops grown on their farm in an effort to be more sustainable.
King Charles was all smiles as he arrived at Woolsby Grange Farm in Olds, Lincolnshire this afternoon.
King Charles pictured talking to farmer Simon Jones as he visits eco-friendly businesses
King Charles was photographed watching the cheese-making process with great interest from a dairy window
King Lincolnshire poachers pictured looking at the farm’s stash of cheese, which takes 18 months to develop
Tim and Simon Jones were spotted taking King Charles on a tour of a Lincolnshire farm this afternoon.
The brothers’ cheese is stocked in over 100 farm shops across the country and they also have experience in butter making.
The Lincolnshire farm has been run by the Jones family since 1918 and is now in its fourth generation
Lincolnshire poachers use unpasteurized cow’s milk and are usually left for 18 months to have a tangy and sweet flavor.
All milk produced on the farm, except for a small amount bottled and sold at the Farmers Market, is made into Lincolnshire Poacher cheese.
King Charles has spoken passionately about the importance of protecting the environment for the past 50 years.
In 2020, the King admitted that people thought he was a ‘fool’ when he started talking about the importance of protecting the environment to the Countryside Steering Committee in Wales.
At the age of 21, Charles gave his first impassioned speech about his personal concerns about oil pollution and single-use plastics.
He also recounts how, as a teenager in the 1960s, he was concerned about the destruction of trees, wetlands and habitats, as well as the ‘white heat of progress and technology to the exclusion of nature and our surroundings’.
In his 1970 speech, Charles raised a problem that became a paradigm of humanity’s threat to nature.
Then he said: ‘When you consider that each person produces around 2 pounds of rubbish every day and that we use 55 million non-returnable bottles and non-biodegradable plastic containers on this island, it’s not hard to imagine the mountain of negativity we have to deal with somehow.’
King Charles pictured talking to staff at the Lincolnshire Poacher Cheese Farm in Woolseyby
King Charles wore a purple flower on his lapel and a red-and-navy striped tie for his engagement today.
For the engagement, the newly crowned king, 74, wore a beige suit with a red-and-navy striped tie.
Charles greets as he visits Alseby Grange Farm in Olds, Lincolnshire, where Lincolnshire poacher cheese is produced.
King Charles, 74, appeared in high spirits as he entered a farm shop in Lincolnshire this afternoon.
What’s more, Prince William is also following in his father’s footsteps with his EarthShot Prize initiative – which he launched in 2020.
Founded by Prince William and the Royal Foundation, the EarthShot Prize is a global environmental prize for discovering and developing ground-breaking solutions to the climate crisis.
Five winners each year over the next decade will be awarded £1 million each in prize money to accelerate their ambitions, as well as special mentoring.
The award recognizes finalists and winners across five challenges or ‘Earthshots’: protect and restore nature, clean our air, revitalize our oceans, create a waste-free world and fix our climate.
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