Prince Charles and Camilla arrive for the weddingPRINCE Charles yesterday told how his vocal chords took a battering during the raucous celebrations at William and Kate’s Palace wedding reception.
The 62-year-old lost his voice after chatting away to the newlyweds and their pals during the boozy party that went on until dawn.
Charles and Camilla left at midnight, but the damage had already been done. The croaky prince shared his experience with a crowd of 350 gathered at the revamped Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-on-Avon.
Asked how he was by visitor Andrew Mosley, 23, from Solihull, the prince replied: “Actually, I lost my voice after the party.”
Charles, who is president of the Royal Shakespeare Company, also chatted to royal fan Karen Reid about his son’s big day on Friday.
She said: “We told him we had enjoyed it very much and he said he had enjoyed it as well.”
While Charles was still trying to recover from Friday’s fun and frolicking, newlyweds William and Kate returned to their cottage in Anglesey, North Wales, to begin their lives as a married couple at home. The prince is due to resume his duties as an RAF rescue helicopter pilot today.
The pair stayed out of the limelight as they prepare for their honeymoon, which they have postponed in the hope they can slip away unnoticed at a later date.
They are believed to have spent a quiet weekend at Windsor Castle. William and Kate will not have servants at their cottage as they hope to live a normal life as possible.
Courtiers plan to ease Kate into royal life with just a few public engagements. The only trip so far announced is a short one to Canada in July.
William’s aides last night denied reports he would be leaving his wife behind for 10 weeks in September while he serves in the Falklands.
Queues yesterday formed around Westminster Abbey to get a glimpse of Kate’s wedding bouquet which is on display for a week. Her dress will also go on show, Clarence House confirmed.
- ONE London punter was £2,500 better off last night after betting £100 at 25-1 that the couple’s first dance would be to Ellie Goulding’s cover of Elton John’s classic Your Song.
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