Queen Camilla praises Hexham for 'warm welcome' during rainy day visit

Queen Camilla made a solo visit to Hexham on Thursday.

The Northumberland market town was last visited by then-Prince Charles in 2018.

Taking to Instagram the official handle of the royal family shared a carousel of photos from Camilla’s visit in the rainy weather.

The pictures showed Queen Camilla meeting with the community leaders and other people in the market.

The wife of King Charles also visited the racecourse to officially open the Queen Camilla stand.

The statement in the caption read, "Thank you Hexham for the warm welcome today! The Queen met local community leaders and stall holders in the Northumberland market town as well as visiting Hexham Racecourse to officially open the 'Queen Camilla Stand.'"

It is worth mentioning that Queen Camilla's solo engagement comes as King Charles was on the royal visit to the inaugural SXSW London festival in Shoreditch.

The royal family also shared a video of King Charles' visit with Taylor Swift’s famous track London Boy playing in the background.

The statement read, "Shoreditch in the afternoon! Hosted for the first time in Europe, The King has visited @SXSWLondon, a culture, technology and creativity festival in Shoreditch, East London."

"Originating in Austin, Texas, the festival aims to serve as a platform to showcase the future of the creative industries, supporting emerging artists and innovative projects. Before departing, His Majesty popped into Old Spitalfields Market to meet locals and speak to stallholders working the market's 'Antiques Thursday'," it further read.