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Queen Camilla<\/a> may be a senior royal, but she’s not above a bit of silliness during an official visit.\n<\/p>\n The Queen, 78, visited the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London on Thursday, Sept. 4, to help open a new Artplay Pavilion and Sculpture Garden. As the attractions are aimed at children, she was joined by students from the nearby Dulwich Village Church of England Infants’ School, who helped her cut the ribbon on the new exhibits and had some fun along the way.\n<\/p>\n The grounds of the gallery feature an original red telephone box. The phone box has an important connection to its location, as the man who designed the K2 model of classic British phone boxes, Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, drew inspiration from the Dulwich Picture Gallery’s mausoleum<\/a> when creating its unique shape.\n<\/p>\n This history lesson was not, however, the focus of the year two students, who clamored towards the phone box with Camilla in tow to try out a British tradition.\n<\/p>\n “Let\u2019s see how many we can get in there,” the Queen suggested<\/a>. After six children were able to fit themselves inside, she asked to join them. “Do you think I can come in too?”\n<\/p>\n Queen Camilla joins pupils from Dulwich Village Infants’ School inside a telephone box during her visit to Dulwich Picture Gallery on Sept. 4, 2025.<\/p>\n Jonathan Brady-WPA Pool\/Getty<\/p>\n The group also tested out a new bridge and several indoor activities. However, the Queen drew the line when it came to going down a surreally designed red slide.\n<\/p>\n \u00a0“I\u2019m not trying that out, though,” she said with a laugh.\n<\/p>\n The school’s Instagram account shared several more shots from their day with the queen, saying the phone box stunt was also a favorite moment.\n<\/p>\n “An amazing morning @dulwichgallery for the opening of their ArtPlay Pavilion!” they captioned a series of photos from the day<\/a>. “HRH Queen Camilla opened the beautiful play space and @dulwich_village_infants got to join in as well! 7 children and The Queen in a telephone box was a highlight!”\n<\/p>\n Queen Camilla observes year two students playing on a new attraction at the Dulwich Picture Gallery on Sept. 4, 2025.<\/p>\n Jonathan Brady-WPA Pool\/Getty<\/p>\n The Queen returned to royal duties<\/a> earlier this week, following a summer break with her husband,\u00a0King Charles<\/a>, at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.\n<\/p>\n On Tuesday, Sept. 2, she visited several of her royal patronages in Cornwall, meeting with locals, checking in with various charities and even formally naming a new rescue helicopter “The Duke of Cornwall.”\n<\/p>\n Queen Camilla on Sept. 4, 2025.<\/p>\n Jonathan Brady-WPA Pool\/Getty<\/p>\n King Charles was the Duke of Cornwall from 1952 until 2022, when he acceded to the throne. The title then passed to his son,\u00a0Prince William<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n Camilla wasn’t the only royal who had official duties on Thursday. William and Kate Middleton<\/a> both 43, paid a visit to the Natural History Museum’s newly transformed gardens in their\u00a0first joint outing following summer break<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n However, while the visit included an educational tour, meetings with local schoolchildren and even\u00a0an unexpected downpour<\/a>, the standout moment was the debut of Kate’s new hairstyle.\n<\/p>\n After\u00a0hints of a hair transformation<\/a>\u00a0during a brief appearance in August, Thursday’s outing confirmed that the Princess of Wales is now sporting lengthy, highlighted tresses \u2014 her blondest and longest style ever.\n<\/p>\n Kate Middleton on Sept. 4, 2025.<\/p>\n Karwai Tang\/WireImage<\/p>\n Can’t get enough of PEOPLE’s Royals coverage? Sign up for our free Royals newsletter<\/a> to get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more!<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n Neville Tucker, a former favorite hairstylist of Queen Elizabeth, said Kate’s new look was likely to start a trend.\n<\/p>\n \u201cKate\u2019s gone for a strong look that is really noticeably different to how we are used to seeing her,\u201d he told\u00a0Vanity Fair<\/a>. \u201cShe has been playing with blonde tones for a while, but last year she was the darkest she had been in a while. It makes the change quite dramatic, I would say this is the blondest we have seen her. She looks as though she\u2019s had a full set of highlights.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \u201cThe trend prior to this was brunette, and Kate really championed that natural brunette look. It was seen as more fashionable, but with Kate going blonder, it\u2019s likely to spark a trend where more people are going to be asking for blonde or honey-toned highlights.\u201d<\/p>\n