The Queen and The Prince of Wales attended an anniversary
function at the Prince's Trust Centre in West London this morning
Charles is celebrating 40 years of the charity he founded in
1976
Wearing a bright blue outfit with matching hat, the Queen
looked striking
Her Majesty met actor Damian Lewis who thanked her for a
racing tip
Royals cut cake from Prince's Trust supported company Bake
That Cake
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Looking resplendent in a bright blue outfit, enjoyed a rare
day out with Prince Charles today as she showed her support for the Prince's
Trust, which is marking its 40th anniversary in 2016.
Arriving in the royal car together at the trust's London
headquarters, the Queen, who turns 90 this year, and Charles, 67, looked in
high spirits as they attended the function together.
Charles took his mother on a tour of the trust's Kennington
offices, stopping to meet those who've been supported by the charity, and its
star ambassadors including actor Damian Lewis, who thanked the Queen for a
previous racing tip.
Homeland star Lewis, 45, who was at the offices with wife
Helen McCrory revealed that he had thanked the Queen for a previous Ascot race
tip, which he said had won him enough money 'for a weekly shop'.
Lewis, who is as passionate about horseracing as the Queen,
revealed: '[This time] I asked for the Grand National because that's the only
time we're there and she said 'no, no, no, that's miles away - you need tips
for Royal Ascot first'.
'She gave me a tip for Royal Ascot and it came with a royal
seal.'
McCrory added: 'The last time we were lucky enough to meet
Her Majesty was actually the evening she received her Bafta...something that
both of us are still waiting for.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the youth charity,
which The Prince of Wales started in 1976 when he was just 27.
Wearing a bright blue coat and dress with a distinctive
matching hat adorned with feathers, the Queen looked happy and relaxed to have
Charles by her side.
gloves and a smart black handbag.
Charles kept in with the blue theme, wearing a pin-stripe
blue suit and a blue and black patterned tie.
As the pair made their way into the Kennington offices, they
met a host of businesses who have been funded by the charity.
Conceived by Charles when he was just 27, the charity aims
to help young people aged between 13 and 30 to get into jobs, education and
training.
One of the first stalls was a bee hive, including a swarm of
30,000 bees, which is kept by Peter Higgs of PGH Pest Control, which won a a
Prince's Trust Award.
A cake baked by a lady called La'tifah Atkinson, owner of
Bake That Cake, which was funded by the Prince's Trust in 2014, proved a hit
with the royals.
Before the event, Ms Atkinson, 25, tweeted: 'Her Majesty and
Prince Charles are on their way to cut my cake. So excited!
She told Femail later that she was delighted to see Prince
Charles cut the cake and that the Queen had asked her about the cake's
filling...although they didn't actually get to try it.
Ms Atkinson said: 'She asked me "What's in it?"
and I told her: "Vanilla sponge and lemon buttercream.
The Queen added that the cake 'cut very nicely' and 'looked
very soft'.
The baking company, based in White City, received £7,500
from the Trust in 2014 and has gone from strength to strength.
'I knew I needed help when I couldn't get one of my cakes
out of my mum's front door,' said Atkinson. 'The charity has given me help with
everything from accountancy to promoting the company on social media.
Charles appeared to be in jovial mood, laughing and sharing
a joke with the Queen and the charity's staff as he made his way around the
building.
He even appeared red in the face as he joked with students
using computer facilities in the office and seemed delighted to be celebrating
the charity entering its fifth decade.
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