Britain’s Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall applaud to show their appreciation for National Health Service workers amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, joining the weekly “Clap for our Carers” event, at their home in Birkhall, Scotland, Britain, on 23rd April. PICTURE: Clarence House/Handout via REUTERS
Prince Charles and his wife Camilla joined Britain’s “Clap for Carers” ritual this week, their first appearance together since the heir to the throne recovered from the coronavirus.
The nationwide event has become a weekly fixture in recent weeks, with Britons up and down the country clapping, banging pots and pans, cheering and whooping to show their appreciation to all those protecting the public during the pandemic.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is recovering at his country residence after a spell in intensive care with COVID-19, was due to take part in the applause, a spokesman said earlier.
Johnson was last seen in public on 12th April, when he posted a video message shortly after leaving hospital.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, who is deputising for him, was filmed applauding outside his ministry, with staff and security personnel a safe distance away.
Charles and Camilla, who are in Scotland, appeared outside a front door on Thursday, in unusually casual attire by their standards. Camilla was in jeans, while the prince wore a shirt but no tie.
In now familiar scenes across the country, neighbours waved at each other and clapped, while drivers honked car horns and emergency vehicles flashed their blue lights to show their appreciation to National Health Service staff and other carers.
NHS workers applaud at St Mary’s hospital during the Clap for our Carers campaign in support of the NHS, as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues, in London, Britain, on 23rd April. PICTURE: Reuters/Henry Nicholls
Britain’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab applauds to show his appreciation for National Health Service staff working amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, during the weekly “Clap for our Carers” event in London, Britain, on 23rd April. PICTURE: Frank Augstein/ Pool via Reuters
NHS workers react outside Luton and Dunstable University Hospital during the Clap for our Carers campaign in support of the NHS, as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues, in Luton, Britain, on 23rd April. PICTURE: Reuters/Matthew Childs
NHS workers applaud outside the Aintree University Hospital during the Clap for our Carers campaign in support of the NHS, as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues, in Liverpool, Britain, on 23rd April. PICTURE: Reuters/Phil Noble
