King Charles III was spotted waving to royal fans as he left Clarence House in London today.
The monarch was pictured greeting well-wishers outside the royal residence as he was driven away in his Bentley limousine.
It is not known where His Majesty, who was wearing a gray suit and blue tie, was going at the time and he was not accompanied by the Queen.
The king is currently being treated for an unknown form of cancer after being diagnosed with a large prostate earlier this year.
It comes as Charles yesterday greeted the governor of the Bank of England for a historic meeting where he was presented with the first banknotes bearing his portrait.
King Charles III was seen waving to royal fans at London’s left Clarence House today
The monarch was pictured greeting well-wishers outside the royal residence as he was driven away in his Bentley limousine.
The king praised the banknotes as “very well designed” and expressed surprise that he was only the second monarch to feature on them.
He received a leather-bound booklet containing the historic legal tender from Andrew Bailey at Buckingham Palace.
It was a milestone for the monarch, who is undergoing treatment for an unknown form of cancer.
“Good morning Governor. I’m sorry it’s a little delayed. I hope it’s not too late,” Charles said.
But Mr Bailey replied: ‘Not at all. We are still in favor of launching it.”
Charles commented, “Oh, you are? Awesome.’
King Charles III (left) receives the first banknotes with his portrait from Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey at Buckingham Palace
The King and Mr Bailey were accompanied by Sarah John (right), the Chief Cashier of the Bank of England, whose signature appears on the coin
Charles and Mr Bailey were accompanied by Sarah John, the Chief Cashier of the Bank of England, whose signature appears on the coin, and the King grinned widely as he greeted his guests in the 1844 Room.
Mrs John told the King that these were the number 1 notes in the series and that the general public would start seeing them in early June.
The king replied, “I wondered how it would come out.”
Charles inspected the four £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes – the first low numbered note of each denomination with serial numbers 01 000001 – pointing and smiling at the details as Mr Bailey turned the pages and read the obverse and obverse showed. back.
King Charles is only the second British monarch to grace the banknotes of the Bank of England – and it is the first time the image of one sovereign has been replaced by another.
Although banknotes were issued from the late 17th century, Charles’ mother, Queen Elizabeth II, was the first British sovereign to receive the honor in 1960 on a paper £1 note. Before that, Britannia was the only character to appear.
A look at the £5 and £10 banknotes with a portrait of King Charles III, which will come into circulation on June 5
The other side of the £5 and £10 notes can be seen on the left, while on the right the £20 and £50 notes with the King’s face can be seen
As he prepared to hand over the book, Mr. Bailey said, “We have come to hand you your notes.”
It caused Charles, who stood with his hands behind his back, to chuckle and remark, “Oh yeah.”
Mr Bailey told him: ‘This is quite a big moment because we have never changed the sovereign on the banknotes because the Queen was the first sovereign to be on the banknotes.’
Charles replied, “Here’s what’s so surprising. You’d think it would go back.”
The king inspected the banknotes and praised the intricate features put in place to prevent counterfeiting, saying, “A lot of effort has been made on the security side.”
“They are very well designed, I must say,” he added.
This morning the meeting took place between the Governor of the Bank of England and King Charles
King Charles III reacts to the first banknotes with his portrait as Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey shows him the leather-bound booklet
The money will be gradually introduced into circulation from June 5 – with Charles’ portrait on the front of the banknotes, as well as in a cameo in the clear security window, visible on the front and back.
The characters on the back remain unchanged from previous editions – with Sir Winston Churchill on the £5, Jane Austen on the £10, JMW Turner on the £20 and Alan Turing on the £50.
Charles expressed his admiration for the artistry and said of the £5: ‘It is a very good picture of Sir Winston.’
And he especially liked the back of the £20 and the £50.
“They’re very elegant, I must say,” he said.
Existing banknotes bearing the late Queen’s portrait will remain legal tender, so the banknotes of Elizabeth II and King Charles III will circulate jointly.
New banknotes will only be printed to replace worn-out banknotes and to meet any general increase in demand to minimize the environmental and financial impact of the change – in line with the Royal House’s request.