King Charles III greets crowds at Buckingham Palace

King Charles III has entered Buckingham Palace for the first time as King, with his wife Camilla alongside him.

He was greeted with cheers and shook hands with several well-wishers waiting outside the palace.

The crowd waited with nervous anticipation for the arrival of the new King at Buckingham Palace.

A hush rolled out across the crowds as members of the King’s footguards went into formation on the Palace forecourt.

The sound of orders being shouted echoed across the Victoria Memorial. Sunshine broke through the clouds, illuminating the main gates.

Then all of a sudden cheers could be heard emanating down the Mall, cascading towards the Palace.

After a few moments of people querying whether they could see him, or where he was exactly, some spotted the royal car just behind the Palace gates.

Seemingly out of nowhere, the King appeared in front of the gates, by the flowers – talking and shaking hands with onlookers.

He did this a few times before he eventually entered Buckingham Palace for the first time as King Charles III.

Cries of “Long live the King” rang out across the park and groups of people clapped.