The British monarch faces a royal dilemma as he is torn between his duty and his family.
King Charles’s diary disagrees as it emerged that the funeral of one of the late Queen’s closest friends, Lady Pamela Hicks, would take place on Saturday, the same day as the King’s official birthday parade, Trooping the Colour.
The annual Trooping the Colour, which sees a spectacular military parade followed by a flypast at Buckingham Palace, is set to take place on June 13.
The annual family event will see the King join all working royals, including the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
It has now emerged that on the same day Lady Pamela Hicks will be buried. She was maid of honor to Elizabeth II when she married Prince Philip in 1947, who died aged 97 last week.
When news of her death broke, a spokesperson for the king said in a statement that the monarch was “greatly saddened” to learn of Lady Pamela’s death, describing her as a woman whose “warmth, wit and insight always made such an impression”.
Lady Pamela’s death was announced Friday by her daughter India, who was a bridesmaid at the 1981 wedding of Charles and Princess Diana.
Lady Pamela was the youngest daughter of Lord Mountbatten – Prince Philip’s uncle – and Edwina Ashley.
