King Charles and Queen Camilla in May this year.Photo:Chris Jackson/Getty
Chris Jackson/Getty
King Charleshas a special birthday present for his country.
He is kicking off an innovative program to combat food waste and put it to better use for those in need.
King Charles and Queen Camilla will spend part of his 75th birthday on Nov. 14 launching The Coronation Food Project, so named as it is launching in the year they were both crowned at Westminster Abbey.
Charles' idea, the palace says, “seeks to bridge the gap between food waste and food need.” It will operate across the United Kingdom “helping people and helping the planet," his office says.
The couple will spend part of the day visiting touring a surplus food distribution center outside London. The royal couple will meet staff and volunteers and hear about “the ways food waste can be used for social good.”
King Charles and Queen Camilla in Northern Ireland in May.Arthur Edwards - Pool/Getty Images
Arthur Edwards - Pool/Getty Images
King Charles is a well-known conservationist and the initiative fits in with his ethos. He even uses bioethanol made from wine and cheese topower his Aston Martin DB6 Volante sports car,which he had converted in 2008. Before the birthday celebrations, Charles and Camilla, 76, will lead the royal family and the country in the commemorations of war dead with a series of services around Remembrance Sunday.
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There are also celebratory events at Dumfries House in Cumnock, Scotland.
King Charles and Queen Camilla at the State Opening of Parliament on Nov. 7.LEON NEAL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
LEON NEAL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
When the royal family gets together for a celebration privately, his sonPrince HarryandMeghan Marklewill not be among them, it emerged earlier this week. Harry, thecouple’s spokesperson confirmed to PEOPLE, has not been invited: “In response to U.K. media headlines, there has been no contact regarding an invitation to His Majesty’s upcoming birthday. It is disappointing theSunday Timeshas misreported this story.”
Most recently, the Duke of Sussex traveled to London to attend theWellChild Awardsin September, which alsoincluded a visitto his grandmotherQueen Elizabeth’s burial site in Windsor Castle on the first anniversary of her death. King Charles and Queen Camilla were in Scotland for the anniversary, while Prince William andKate Middletonmarked the occasionin Wales.
source: people.com
