King Charles gives royal support to Aussie charity days out from coronation

King Charles gave his royal seal of support to iconic Aussie charity, Legacy, days out from his coronation.

The monarch met with some torch bearers of the Australian Legacy Torch Relay on Thursday at Buckingham Palace, where the London-leg of the race was starting.

The torch relay is being undertaken to mark the centenary year of the charity which supports families of Australian Defence Force personnel who have given their life or their health to protect our country.

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As such, there were also some of the widows and families of deceased or injured veterans in attendance at the palace ceremony, who met with the King.

His Majesty witnessed the lighting of the torch in the Quadrangle before being presented with a copy of the torch by Australian Victoria Cross recipient Daniel Keighran.

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The torch then travelled through the streets of London, which is home to the only Legacy Club outside of Australia.

Next it will make its way to Albany in Western Australia before stopping at all 44 Legacy Clubs across the country, with the relay ending in Melbourne in October 2023.

The Legacy Centenary Torch Relay began at a ceremony at Pozieres France on April 23 and then was a part of Anzac Day commemorations in Europe, before making it's way to the UK.

The six-month relay event commemorating Legacy's 100 years of service will see the torch travel over 50,000 kilometres through 100 locations, carried by approximately 1,500 torch bearers who have a connection to Legacy or the defence community.

It was a busy day for King Charles with multiple engagements, as he prepares for his coronation in a week's time.

After his appearance at Buckingham Palace, His Majesty headed over to Windsor, where he formally accepted the role of Commissioner-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).

King Charles was also officially presented with a new horse named Noble, given to him by the RCMP earlier this year, during a ceremony in the quadrangle at Windsor Castle.

In 2012 when Charles was still Prince of Wales, during a visit to Saskatchewan, the future King took on the role of Honorary Commissioner of the RCMP.