King Charles and Queen Camilla experienced an unexpected interruption during their visit to Jersey due to a security scare.
The royal couple’s engagement was briefly halted when a team member identified a potential security issue. However, after a swift investigation, it was determined to be a false alarm.
The royal visit continued as planned after a short delay.
Royal reporter Matt Wilkinson captured a moment on video, shared on X, where Queen Camilla, 76, was seen being escorted away right after receiving an ice cream from a Jersey Dairy vendor.
This is the moment Queen Camilla was ushered out of the Expo here in Jersey (while still holding her ice cream!) amid a security incident that was later deemed a false alarm… pic.twitter.com/50ZPyibuCP
— Matt Wilkinson (@MattSunRoyal) July 15, 2024
Eamon Fenlon, managing director of Jersey Dairy, recounted the moment to the Mirror:
“I had just given the Queen an ice cream, and I turned back to get one myself before we had a chat. But when I turned back ’round, she had been whisked off.”
Simultaneously, King Charles, 75, was conversing with Matt Taylor, founder of Jersey Sea Salt. Taylor described the sudden interruption to the Mirror, saying, “The monarch was approached by his protection officer and told he had to leave immediately.”
“His security appeared and grabbed me and said, ‘He has to go, now.’ He didn’t seem panicked, but he was quite stern,” Taylor added. “They just ushered him out.”
The disruption occurred at the Jersey Expo, an event showcasing the island’s agriculture, fishing, and aquaculture industries.
This security alert took place just two days after former U.S. President Donald Trump was injured during a shooting at his campaign rally in Pennsylvania on July 13.
In response to the incident, Buckingham Palace confirmed that King Charles sent a private letter to Trump via the U.K. embassy in Washington, D.C., expressing his concern.
Despite the rain, King Charles and Queen Camilla carried on with their engagements in Jersey.
Highlights of their visit included the monarch receiving locally laid duck eggs, a symbol of sustenance, and the couple enjoying a parade and viewing cows gifted to the King, which will reside at his Highgrove estate.