Cool King! Charles looks sharp in a navy suit as he visits the Royal Courts of Justice in central London
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King Charles looked sharp in a navy suit as he visited the Royal Courts of Justice this afternoon.
The monarch, 74, paid a visit to the Courts, located on The Strand in central London, to recognise the work of the judiciary and its constitutional commitment to the rule of law.
As he walked the grand halls of the building, the King looked deep in conversation with officials who showed him around.
His visit, which honoured the relationship between the judiciary and the Crown, follows many similar trips paid to the Courts by Charles’s mother, Queen Elizabeth, during her reign.
In 1968, she visited the Royal Courts of Justice to open The Queen’s Building; and in September 2011 she opened the Rolls Building.
King Charles visited the Royal Courts of Justice on The Strand this afternoon where he was shown around by The Right Honourable the Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill
On arrival, King Charles was introduced to the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, The Right Honourable the Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill and members of the judiciary.
He also viewed an exhibition in the Great Hall which celebrates Pioneering Women Judges. The exhibition was created in 2022 to mark the centenary of the first woman at the Bar and celebrates women who have been trailblazers and whose pioneering legal careers have helped women progress in the judiciary.
The King shared a joke as he met with people at the Royal Courts of Justice this afternoon
Baroness Carr, who hosted the King during the visit, is the 98th person, and first woman, to hold the role of Head of the Judiciary of England and Wales.
Elsewhere on the visit, Charles surprised students from Ashcroft Technology College, who were taking part in a mock trial organised by the Young Citizens charity.
Since its inception in 1989, Young Citizens has promoted legal education across the UK through National Mock Trial Competitions which include Bar Mock and Magistrates Court Mock Trials.
The charity also encourages under-represented schools to take part in the competition process to help introduce students to the legal profession.
At the end of his visit, King charles joined a reception in the Painted Room within the Royal Courts of Justice where he met voluntary magistrates who give up their time to support the justice system.
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