A new photo of the King has been released by Buckingham Palace.
The new monarch, posing with a hand in his pocket, was pictured alongside Camilla the Queen Consort and the Prince and Princess of Wales.
All four are smiling widely in the newly released snap.
The photo was taken at Buckingham Palace on September 18, just 10 days after Queen Elizabeth II’s death.
Due to the mourning period in place at the time, the senior royals were all dressed all in black.
Charles, 73, is standing with his left hand held at the top of his pocket, while his right arm is gently tucked around Camilla’s waist.
William, 40, who now towers over his father, stands proudly next to wife Catherine as all the family group looks straight at the camera.
The photograph was taken before Charles and Camilla hosted a Buckingham Palace reception for world leaders on the eve of the Queen’s funeral.
The high-powered guest list of presidents, prime ministers and royals from across the globe came together in what the King’s spokesman described as an ‘official state event’.
US president Joe Biden and his wife, First Lady Jill Biden, were among approximately 500 people in the palace’s main state rooms.
Israel’s president Isaac Herzog, plus France’s president Emmanuel Macron who was joined by his wife, first lady Brigitte, were among those who were invited to the reception for the heads of state and official overseas guests.
Dozens of leaders of Commonwealth countries and members of foreign royal families also attended the reception. Many guests arrived in coaches which were even likened to a ‘school trip’.
The event took place on the final full day of the Queen’s lying in state at Westminster Hall.
Queen Elizabeth II, the nation’s longest-reigning monarch, died age 96 on September 8.
Tonight’s new image was released shortly after Charles carried out one of his first official audiences as monarch since royal mourning ended.
He greeted Ralph Gonsalves, the Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, with a friendly handshake and a pat on the wrist as they met at Balmoral in Scotland.
Mr Gonsalves’ wife, Eloise, also attended the event and posed for a picture with the monarch alongside her husband.
The King and his Queen Consort have met the couple on previous occasions, including a visit to the Commonwealth realm as part of their 2019 Caribbean tour.
On Monday, Charles and Camilla are to hold their first joint public engagement since royal mourning ended by visiting Dunfermline on Monday to mark it achieving city status.
They will attend an official council meeting at the City Chambers and visit Dunfermline Abbey in celebration of the new city status.
They will also host a reception at Edinburgh’s Palace of Holyroodhouse to celebrate British South Asian communities.
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