Prince of Wales’ 70th Birthday Dinner at Buckingham Palace

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh hosted a Gala Dinner to mark the 70th Birthday of the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace on the evening on November 14th, following the release of Portraits and a 70th Birthday Concert at Buckingham Palace as well as a Garden Party.

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall (wearing her Modern Diamond Suite) were photographed at Clarence House ahead of the Dinner, and the Queen gave a toast at the Prince of Wales’ 70th birthday party at Buckingham Palace:

“It is a privilege for any mother to be able to propose a toast to her son on his 70th birthday,” Her Majesty said.

“It means that you have lived long enough to see your child grow up. It is rather like —to use an analogy I am certain will find favour — planting a tree and being able to watch it grow.

“My mother saw me turn 70, of course. And she was heard to observe that 70 is exactly the age when the number of candles on your cake finally exceeds the amount of breath you have to blow them out.

“Over his 70 years, Philip and I have seen Charles become a champion of conservation and the arts, a great charitable leader — a dedicated and respected heir to the throne to stand comparison with any in history — and a wonderful father.

“Most of all, sustained by his wife Camilla, he is his own man, passionate and creative.

“So this toast is to wish a happy birthday to my son, in every respect a duchy original.

“To you Charles. To the Prince of Wales.”

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex

Princess Beatrice of York

Princess Eugenie of York and Jack Brooksbank

Foreign Royal Guests included King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway (wearing Queen Maud’s Drapers’ Company Brooch) with Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit (in her Pendant Earrings)

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium (wearing the Wolfers Necklace)

Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg

Queen Rania of Jordan and Crown Prince Hussein with Prince Hassan and Princess Sarvath of Jordan

Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark

King Juan Carlo and Queen Sofia of Spain with Princess Irene of Greece

Maharaja Padmanabh Singh of Jaipur and Maharani Padmini Devi of Jaipur

Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece

Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands

Prince Albert II of Monaco

Prince Nikolaos and Princess Tatiana of Greece

Tsar Simeon II and Tsaritsa Margarita of Bulgaria

Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia (in her Diamond Chain-Link Suite)

The Crown Prince of Bahrain

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The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh hosted a Gala Dinner to mark the 70th Birthday of the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace on the evening on November 14th, and gave a touching toast. Members of the Royal Family in attendance included the Duchess of Cornwall, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank, Mike and Zara Tindall, The Earl of Snowden, Viscount Linley, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke and Duchess of Kent, and Prince and Princess Michael of Kent.

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Foreign Royal Guests included King Harald and Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit of Norway, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium (wearing the Wolfers Necklace), Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Theresa of Luxembourg, Queen Rania, Prince Hassan, and Princess Sarvath of Jordan, the Maharaja of Jaipur and Rajmata Padmini Devi, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands, the Crown Prince of Bahrain, Prince Albert of Monaco, King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain, Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie Chantal, Princess Irene, Prince Nicholas and Princess Tatiana of Greece, Tsar Simeon and Queen Margarita of Bulgaria, and Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia (in her Diamond Chain-Link Suite) among many others Royals and Nobles.

4 thoughts on “Prince of Wales’ 70th Birthday Dinner at Buckingham Palace

  1. Your report is so excellent! It has so many pictures of the royals present, pictures I haven’t seen in other sites. I’m so glad so many people showed up for his party. I think Prince Charles deserves a lot of credit for his unwavering support of young people and the conservation of our environment. Thirty years ago he was promoting practices that were derided then and common practice today- such as organic planting and recycling. Too many people define him by his failed marriage to the late Princess of Wales and I, for one, think it’s not fair. He is human, and like all of us, he’s bound to make mistakes. But the sum total of his endeavors is very positive and I’m glad to see so many people support him. My only quibble is that we have to content ourselves with pictures of the guests arriving in their cars. I would have loved to be able to see everyone’s outfit!

  2. Yes, it is unfortunate that the Prince is still and always will be ridiculed for his mismanagement of his marriage with Princess Diana because of his long time affair with Mrs. Parker Bowles that caused Princess Diana great unhappiness and pain, they say it should be in the past, but can it ever be, I’m not sure it can or will unfortunately the older folks that were around watching it happen have shared it will the younger generation and they don’t take to kindly to the brake down and destruction of Princess Diana’s marriage by a woman that was much older and suppose to be wiser but obviously not nicer!

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