King Charles has been photographed alongside his siblings Princess Anne and Prince Edward for the first time since the Queen's funeral.
The monarch, 73, was joined by Anne, 72, and Edward, 58, as well his Queen Consort Camilla, 74, and the Duke of Gloucester, 78, at a reception at Buckingham Palace on 2 November.
Following the reception, the group of senior royals had an official photograph taken, marking the first snap of the three siblings since the funeral of their late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in September.
The reception was attended sporting stars who won gold, silver and bronze at Tokyo 2020 and the Beijing 2022 Winter Games.
Among the guests were Tom Daley and Matty Lee, who won gold in Tokyo in the men’s synchronised 10m platform.
Matty, 24, had a fun chat with King Charles about "belly flops" and "making a splash".
Recalling their conversation, the Olympic medallist said: "We were talking about how you can belly flop and making a splash. We chatted about how we punch a hole in the water, to make no splash, and I said if we get it wrong it can hurt a lot.”
“And he said ‘I don’t know how you do that’, it’s just crazy to have a conversation with the King. did not think I would be talking about belly flops on a Wednesday night with the King.”
Meanwhile, Tom, 28, reminisced about meeting the Queen as he attended his fourth Olympic reception at the palace.
Recalling a previous Olympic reception hosted by the late Queen, the diver said: “I had a conversation with Her Majesty about how she would make such a great gymnast because she was so small.
“She noticed I was with some of the divers and gymnasts and noticed we were smaller then the other athletes.
“And I said ‘the smaller you are the faster you spin’ and she said ‘maybe I should have been a gymnast’ and I was like ‘well you’re the Queen’.”
He also added: “It’s always so surreal to walk into the palace, it feels such a huge privilege to walk into a building with such history, the amount of people who have been in here before.”
Also in attendance were Eve Muirhead, Vicky Wright, Jen Dodds and Hailey Duff, as well as Dame Sarah Storey.
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