King Charles hosts Bahrain's King Hamad at Windsor Castle to mark silver jubilee year

King Hamad joins King Charles for tea at the castle

King Charles III with King Hamad of Bahrain at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, during his visit to the UK on November 11 to mark the year of his silver jubilee. PA

King Hamad arrives in a royal coach with his sons, Sheikh Nasser and Sheikh Khalid, to meet Britain's King Charles at Windsor Castle. AP

King Charles greets Bahrain's King Hamad at the castle. Reuters

King Charles and King Hamad walk after inspecting the Guard of Honour. Reuters

King Hamad and King Charles inspect the Guard of Honour formed of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards. PA

Britain's King Charles III hosted Bahrain’s King Hamad at Windsor Castle on Monday afternoon as the Gulf monarch marks his silver jubilee year.

King Hamad's visit to the castle included time in St George’s Chapel to pay his respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II.

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The sovereign was accompanied on the visit by his sons, Sheikh Nasser and Sheikh Khalid. The royals arrived at the castle’s Quadrangle in a horse-drawn carriage as the Regimental Band of the Welsh Guards played the Bahraini national anthem.

King Charles greeted his fellow monarch and they inspected the guard of honour before returning to the dais to watch a military march. King Hamad then joined King Charles for tea inside the castle.