King samples a glass of ‘Charles’ ale on trip to Guernsey

The King sampled half a pint of “Charles” ale during a visit to Guernsey.

Charles and Camilla were given a tour of local businesses as they arrived at St Peter’s Port on Tuesday.

The Queen was seen wearing a bandage around her right foot and it is understood she suffered a slight ankle sprain on Monday.

The King took a sip of Charles golden ale from the Little Big Brew Company, a local craft brewery established in 2020.

The new brew was created to celebrate the King’s coronation.

Speaking after his visit, Dan O’Brien, director and head brewer at LBBC, told the PA news agency: “He seemed to enjoy it. He tasted it.

“He told us ‘that’s as much as I can manage as I’ve got a long day ahead’.”

Camilla was also given a piece of Guernsey Dairy Vintage Cheese by the Guernsey Dairy company.

The gift was as “an early present” before her 77th birthday on Wednesday.

Charles and Camilla, who were in Jersey on Monday, are on their first visits to the Crown Dependencies off the north-west coast of France, since the King acceded to the throne.

The King returned to public facing duties in April despite his continued treatment for cancer.

Jersey and Guernsey announced special public holidays to mark the royal visits on Monday and Tuesday, respectively.

The Crown Dependencies are not part of the UK but are self-governing possessions of the British Crown.

When Queen Elizabeth II visited Jersey in 2001, she was presented with two dead ducks on a silver tray, part of an ancient tradition dating back to the Middle Ages when six seigneurs, lords of the manor, would pay homage to the sovereign as the Duke of Normandy with the mallards.

Charles and Camilla last visited the Channel Islands during the Diamond Jubilee year of 2012.