{"id":2392445,"date":"2026-04-28T05:33:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T05:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2392445"},"modified":"2026-04-28T05:33:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T05:33:07","slug":"king-charles-quiet-love-of-knitting-revealed-he-wasnt-very-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/king-charles-quiet-love-of-knitting-revealed-he-wasnt-very-good\/","title":{"rendered":"King Charles\u2019 quiet love of knitting revealed: \u2018He wasn\u2019t very good\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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King Charles III<\/a> offered a charming glimpse into his personal interests as he bonded with Tom Daley over an unexpected shared passion, knitting, during the first day of his US state visit<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The light-hearted exchange took place at a garden party hosted at the Washington residence of the UK\u2019s ambassador, Sir Christian Turner, bringing a relaxed close to a day filled with high-level diplomacy.<\/p>\n

Among the 650 guests were politicians, charity leaders and cultural figures, but it was Charles\u2019 conversation with Tom that captured attention, revealing a softer, more relatable side to the monarch.<\/p>\n

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King Charles III chats with Tom Daley about his love of knitting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Tom, who has become as well known for his knitting as his Olympic achievements, later shared details of their chat, explaining that the King had tried his hand at the craft as a child.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe said he tried knitting when he was eight and he wasn\u2019t very good,\u201d Tom revealed. \u201cBut he said he might pick it back up \u2014 he knows it\u2019s very good for mental health.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The King met Olympic champion Tom Daley at the Garden Party<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The Olympic champion, who now lives in Los Angeles with his husband and their two children, described knitting as his own \u201coutlet for creativity, mindfulness and meditation,\u201d and even hinted at a future collaboration with the King.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to try and get it back into the school curriculum and maybe he can help me do that,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The garden party marked a key moment in the royal couple\u2019s four-day visit, which is taking place to commemorate the 250th anniversary of American independence. Earlier in the day, Charles and Queen Camilla attended a White House welcome before heading to the ambassador\u2019s residence for the evening reception.<\/p>\n

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Charles said he wasn’t very good at knitting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Camilla, meanwhile, kept things refreshingly honest\u00a0<\/a>as she admitted to feeling \u201cquite jet lagged\u201d after the long-haul journey, even as she spent time speaking with leaders of charities tackling domestic abuse and child exploitation \u2014 causes close to her heart.<\/p>\n

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Queen Camilla said she was ‘jet-lagged’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Guests at the event included high-profile political figures such as Ted Cruz, Nancy Pelosi and Mike Johnson, alongside sporting stars including footballer Esme Morgan.<\/p>\n

While the tone of the evening was celebratory, the visit itself carries significant political weight. The King is set to address both houses of Congress, where he will describe the relationship between the UK and US as \u201cone of the greatest alliances in human history,\u201d while acknowledging the importance of unity in the face of global challenges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

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