King Charles gets Santa’s seal of approval as he meets Father Christmas at festive market: One’s at the ‘very top of the good list’

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King Charles looked in great spirits as he visited a Christmas market at Ealing Broadway shopping centre today.

The monarch, 75, couldn’t help but smile as he noticed a man dressed as Father Christmas at the festive event, with the pair sharing an enthusiastic greeting upon meeting one another. 

Charles was told by the amusing Santa that he is at the ‘very top of his good list’ when visiting the grotto at the London market.

The royal, dressed in a smart coat teamed with a shirt and a violet tie, met local business owners and chatted to recipients of the King’s Award for Voluntary Service during his outing.

The King’s appearance comes after a week of drama for the Royal Family following the explosive accusations by author Omid Scobie.

King Charles looked in great spirits as he visited a Christmas market at Ealing Broadway shopping centre today

In a Dutch translation of his new book Endgame, the Princess of Wales and King Charles were named as the alleged ‘royal racists’ who questioned what skin colour Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s son, Archie, would have before he was born.

Neither Buckingham Palace or the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have commented on any of the allegations by Mr Scobie – revealed in the Dutch version of his 400-page tome, with the Firm instead appearing to stick by the age-old royal dictate of ‘never complain, never explain’. 

The King led his family in a show of unity earlier this week as he accompanied by Queen Camilla and the Prince and Princess of Wales in welcoming more than 500 dignitaries to Buckingham Palace for the glittering annual Diplomatic Reception.

The four most senior British Royal Family members posed together for a photograph before the ‘white tie and tiaras’ event. 

Her Majesty looked regal in a cream embroidered evening gown by Fiona Clare and the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara. Kate appeared equally elegant in a shimmering Jenny Packham gown and her favourite Lover’s Knot Tiara. 

The Reception celebrates the presence in London of one of the largest Diplomatic Corps in the world and saw Their Majesties meet representatives of countries accredited to the Court of St. James. 

The royal show of unity will be seen as a sign of solitary following the furore of Mr Scobie’s new book after it emerged that a Dutch version contained the names of two family members accused by the Duchess of Sussex of ‘unconscious bias’.

Mr Scobie, who has been seen as the unofficial spokesman for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, set a media storm in motion last week after the royals’ names appeared in the Dutch translation of his new book Endgame.

The monarch, 75, couldn’t help but smile as he noticed a man dressed as Father Christmas at the festive event, with the pair sharing an enthusiastic greeting upon meeting one another

Charles was told by the amusing Santa that he is at the ‘very top of his good list’ when visiting the grotto at the London market

The royal, dressed in a smart coat teamed with a shirt and a violet tie, met local business owners and chatted to recipients of the King’s Award for Voluntary Service during his outing

An initial draft of the book, given to Dutch translators, named the two senior members of the royal family who Meghan said told of their ‘concerns’ about the colour of her son Archie’s skin, while she was pregnant.

Meghan first made her allegations about the conversation in her televised interview with Oprah Winfrey, in March 2021.

Harry and Meghan issued a statement saying it was not the late Queen or her husband Prince Philip, but have refused to name the members of the royal family who made the comments.

The Sussexes have declined to publicly defend their relatives, and the publisher of Mr Scobie’s book has not provided any explanation for how the names ended up in print.

However, Meghan has appeared to offer an olive branch to the royals, as she was pictured wearing a bracelet her father-in-law King Charles gave her.  

The Duchess of Sussex, 42, stepped out in Montecito on Monday wearing an array of casual luxury including Princess Diana’s Cartier bracelet and watch,  and a Bentley & Skinner diamond tennis bracelet – a gift from the King and worth at least £4,900.

King Charles III visits Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre to tour the Christmas Market, meet local business owners and speak to recipients of The King’s Award for Voluntary Service

Members of the public rush to take photographs of the King as he visits the festive market

Beaming King Charles visits the Christmas Market at Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre in west London

The piece, which was first worn on the eve of her royal wedding, was first created by royal warrant holders Bentley & Skinner, features ninety-two round brilliant-cut diamonds. It may be a sign of peace between the warring Windsors.

Harry and Meghan are said to be ‘desperate to get back into the royal fold’ and recently reached out to Charles for his 75th birthday. 

It comes as Mr Scobie claims he ‘never submitted a book that had those names in it’, but the Dutch translator insists the manuscript she received included them.

A source told The Times that United Talent Agency had earlier sent a draft version of the book to publisher Xander Uitgevers, which contained the names.

However, a final proof of the 400-page tome was later sent, but it’s understood the translator had been working from an earlier draft. 

The Sussexes have not commented publicly on the race row but a source close to Meghan said ‘it was not leaked to Scobie by anyone in her camp’.

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