King Charles and Queen Camilla keenly listened for a penguin’s heartbeat during a visit to mark the 200th anniversary of the Zoological Society of London that operates the London Zoo.

Charles, 77, and Camilla, 78, appeared to be in high spirits as they arrived at the tourist hotspot in Regent’s Park, with Her Majesty opting for an animal-printed white dress to mark the occasion.

Camilla also carried an umbrella to shield herself from the sun, as temperatures rose to 33C in London amid a ‘summer of heatwaves, while the King donned a pair of swanky sunglasses.

After greeting crowds that gathered outside London Zoo, Charles and Camilla were taken to the famous Penguin Beach, an enclosure and pool home for Humboldt penguins.

An ardent nature lover, His Majesty looked especially delighted during his time at the London Zoo as he happily posed for pictures alongside the Queen.

It is the King’s first visit since he became patron of the Zoological Society in a role held by every monarch since 1828.

King Charles and Queen Camilla with the Humboldt penguins at London Zoo today

King Charles and Queen Camilla keenly listened for a penguin’s heartbeat during a visit to mark the 200th anniversary of the Zoological Society of London that operates the London Zoo

Meanwhile, Prince William travelled to Hastings to meet a fishing community as well as local youth-led and community-driven organisations, and Charles’s younger son is in Birmingham as part of Prince Harry’s One Year to Go’ celebrations for the next Invictus Games in the city in 2027.

It has been a busy week for the King, who yesterday met police officers who dealt with the Bedfordshire train crash at the new British Transport Police headquarters in central London.

Later, he hosted The King’s Award for Enterprise 2026 at St James’s Palace gardens, alongside the Princess Royal and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.

Meanwhile, the Queen watched from the Royal Box as British wildcard Arthur Fery stormed into the Wimbledon semi-finals.

Camilla surprised Fery, who turns 24 this weekend, during a sweet moment before the Wimbledon wild card stepped onto Centre Court for the biggest match of his career.

The young Briton appeared to be tying his shoelaces while alongside his opponent Flavio Cobolli, in the players’ entrance when Camilla walked up behind him.

As Fery stood up and turned around, he faced the Queen, who shook his hand. Fery could be heard saying: ‘Nice to meet you.’

The royal blessing is part of the whole new world for the breakout tennis star, who has truly made a mark during the Championships this year.

Charles and Camilla were taken to the famous Penguin Beach, an enclosure and pool home for Humboldt penguins.

Charles donned a pair of sunglasses as he and Camilla arrived at the zoo in central London

An ardent nature lover, His Majesty looked especially delighted during his time at the London Zoo as he happily posed for pictures alongside the Queen

For viewers at home this Wimbledon fortnight, it must appear as though Arthur Fery has dropped from the clear blue sky.

Barely known outside British tennis circles, the 23-year-old had only two Tour-level wins in his life before the grass season began – a total he has more than quadrupled in less than a month.

In beating Grigor Dimitrov on his Centre Court debut on Monday, he became the first wildcard in more than a decade to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals.

Fery’s leap from outside the top 150 to – at a minimum – 63rd in the world may have happened in the blink of an eye, but he has been preparing for this all his life.

It follows an upbringing as the son of high-achieving parents, an early life playing every sport under the sun, a brief addiction to cliff diving and a refusal to be defined by his stature.

And as he faces off Flavio Cobolli, he is cheered on by some very famous faces.

It was a royal affair at Wimbledon this afternoon, as the Queen enjoyed a day out with her younger sister Annabel Elliot, alongside newlyweds Peter and Harriet Phillips.

Camilla, 78, looked chic in a cerulean Anna Valentine dress – the same one she wore to the Ascot races last month – as she took in the action at SW19 on Day 10 of the championship.

It’s a tradition for the sisters, who go to the sporting event nearly each year, to sit front and centre in the Royal Box.

Annabel, 77, channeled tennis whites in an ivory frock, standing by her sister as she was greeted by The All England Lawn Tennis Club Chair Deborah Jevans.

The King’s wife was all smiles as she greeted former British number one Heather Watson, as well as Ball Boy Zebedee, 15, and Ball Girl Aniya, 15.

She also spoke to Morag Ranford, who has spent 50 years working at Wimbledon in the press operations team, and Peter Dobson – who is this year retiring after 25 years of working as Safety Officer at the Championships.

Elsewhere, the Queen also met with Richard Gammage, CEO of City Harvest a charity tackling food waste.

Princess Anne’s son Peter Phillips, 48, meanwhile, looked dapper in a light-grey blazer and navy trousers, while his wife Harriet, 45, stunned in a £1,330 checked lime-and-blue ensemble from Emilia Wickstead.