{"id":667736,"date":"2026-01-01T22:42:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T22:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/667736\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T22:42:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T22:42:15","slug":"king-charles-and-queen-camilla-welcome-in-the-new-year-with-unique-animation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/667736\/","title":{"rendered":"King Charles and Queen Camilla welcome in the New Year with unique animation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">King Charles and Queen Camilla have welcomed in the New Year with a unique animation posted on their social media page.<\/p>\n<p>The royals showcased a series of fireworks going off over the top of Buckingham Palace, which then displayed the words &#8220;Happy New Year&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The footage was matched with the sounds of cheering and celebrations for the beginning of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Accompanying the post, the couple wrote: &#8220;As 2026 arrives around the world, we wish you all a very happy New Year!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"a416d\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"c6c9a6fdda07cc4adc8c33ed1b625cc8\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201920%201080'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/king-charles-queen-camilla.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"King Charles, Queen Camilla\"\/>King Charles and Queen Camilla welcomed in the New Year with an animation posted on social media | GETTY \/ INSTAGRAM \/ THEROYALFAMILY<\/p>\n<p>The post has already garnered 85,000 likes on Instagram, with hundreds of well-wishers celebrating the new year in the comments.<\/p>\n<p>The couple&#8217;s New Year message was closely followed by the Prince and Princess of Wales&#8217; New Year post, which has achieved over three times as many likes.<\/p>\n<p>Charles and Camilla&#8217;s animation comes as The King&#8217;s Foundation, alongside Prime Video, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbnews.com\/royal\/king-charles-amazon-prime-kings-foundation-harmony\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">released the first peek<\/a> at a new documentary focusing on the King&#8217;s philosophy of &#8220;Harmony&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Finding Harmony: A King&#8217;s Vision will demonstrate how philosophy is put into practice through the work of The King&#8217;s Foundation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"367df\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"8eb967005e27e37a35feb03ca83e56b3\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20333%20561'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/happy-new-year-message.png\" width=\"333\" height=\"561\" alt=\"Happy New Year message\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The post showed a series of fireworks being let off, which then displayed the words: &#8216;Happy New Year&#8217;<\/p>\n<p> | <\/p>\n<p>INSTAGRAM \/ THEROYALFAMILY<\/p>\n<p>Set to be released on February 6, the documentary highlights the importance of Harmony to a new audience and spotlights the immediate action required to protect the planet.<\/p>\n<p>It will be narrated by actress Kate Winslet, an ambassador for The King&#8217;s Foundation, and the trailer includes a first look at new filming by Charles at Dumfries House.<\/p>\n<p>Filming for the documentary began in early 2025 in Scotland, then continued at Highgrove Gardens in Gloucestershire, and travelled across four continents to showcase Harmony projects worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>The trailer provides fans with archive footage and recent interviews with the monarch, capturing his evolving role over the years.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"32dd0\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"57a093ad522a9ba310e07b52048d323e\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%202000%201588'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/king-charles.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1588\" alt=\"King Charles\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The King discussed the importance of nature in an upcoming production<\/p>\n<p> | GETTY<\/p>\n<p>In the trailer, His Majesty explains the importance of looking after nature and the urgent need for action.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;We are nature ourselves, we are a part of it, not apart from it. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We must put nature back at the heart of the equation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our children and grandchildren will ask not what our generation said, but what it did.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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