King and Queen host famous faces at palace Windrush reception
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King Charles and Queen Camilla are joined by Levi Roots and Sir Trevor McDonald as they host reception at Buckingham Palace to mark 75th anniversary of Windrush Generation's arrival in UK
King Charles and Queen appeared in great spirits this afternoon as they hosted a reception at Buckingham Buckingham to celebrate the 75th anniversary of HMT Empire Windrush's arrival into the UK.
The newly-crowned King and Queen were joined by BBC News anchor Clive Myrie - whose parents were part of the Windrush generation and travelled to the UK in the 60s.
Other high profile guests at the event included veteran journalist Sir Trevor McDonald, former Loose Women panelist June Sarpong and Jamaican-born entrepreneur Levi Roots.
For the occasion, the Queen wore a stylish button-down green-and-white printed dress by Samantha Sung.
The royal completed her ensemble with a dainty gold pendant necklace and some pearl earrings.
At the historic event this afternoon, the royal couple will unveil 10 new portraits of Windrush elders.
The King commissioned the pieces of artwork in 2022 when he was still the Prince of Wales.
The subjects were carefully selected by the specially-appointed Windrush Portraits Committee - which was chaired by Baroness Floella Benjamin.
The portraits will pay tribute to the Windrush Generation and the lasting impact they had had on the UK.
King Charles is said to have personally selected Black artists to paint the portraits.
The former troop ship Empire Windrush landed in Britain on June 22, 1948, carrying people from across the Caribbean who had responded to an ad offering tickets for £28 (around £1040 in today's money) to those wanting to work in the UK.
Between 1948 and 1970 more than half a million Windrush migrants from the West Indies left their homes to emigrate to the UK.
Those who came from former and current British colonies had an automatic right to settle in the UK, as the country recognised the reconstruction of the British economy required a large influx of labour from abroad.
Many of the migrants had fought for the UK in the Second World War and soon took up jobs as nurses, cooks, engineers, mechanics and more.
King Charles and Queen appeared in great spirits this afternoon as they hosted a reception at Buckingham Buckingham to celebrate the 75th anniversary of HMT Empire Windrush's arrival into the UK.
The newly-crowned King and Queen were joined by BBC News anchor Clive Myrie - whose parents were part of the Windrush generation and travelled to the UK in the 60s.
Other high profile guests at the event included veteran journalist Sir Trevor McDonald, former Loose Women panelist June Sarpong and Jamaican-born entrepreneur Levi Roots.
For the occasion, the Queen wore a stylish button-down green-and-white printed dress by Samantha Sung.
The royal completed her ensemble with a dainty gold pendant necklace and some pearl earrings.
At the historic event this afternoon, the royal couple will unveil 10 new portraits of Windrush elders.
The King commissioned the pieces of artwork in 2022 when he was still the Prince of Wales.
The subjects were carefully selected by the specially-appointed Windrush Portraits Committee - which was chaired by Baroness Floella Benjamin.
The portraits will pay tribute to the Windrush Generation and the lasting impact they had had on the UK.
King Charles is said to have personally selected Black artists to paint the portraits.
The former troop ship Empire Windrush landed in Britain on June 22, 1948, carrying people from across the Caribbean who had responded to an ad offering tickets for £28 (around £1040 in today's money) to those wanting to work in the UK.
Between 1948 and 1970 more than half a million Windrush migrants from the West Indies left their homes to emigrate to the UK.
Those who came from former and current British colonies had an automatic right to settle in the UK, as the country recognised the reconstruction of the British economy required a large influx of labour from abroad.
Many of the migrants had fought for the UK in the Second World War and soon took up jobs as nurses, cooks, engineers, mechanics and more.