KING Charles was seen kissing Sarah Ferguson’s hand in a touching moment at Royal Ascot today.
The monarch was seen greeting the Duchess of York, along with daughter Eugenie on day four at the racecourse this afternoon.
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King Charles seen kissing Fergie’s hand at Ascot today[/caption]
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King Charles and Queen Camilla were seen talking to Sarah’s daughter, Princess Eugenie[/caption]
Earlier in the day, Zara Tindall and Princess Eugenie were seen sharing a warm embrace.
King Charles was later seen talking to the family during day four of the races.
Sarah and Eugenie were also present earlier in the week.
It comes after the King suffered a streak of bad horseracing luck on day one of the event.
The family horse, Reaching High, suffered a ‘stinker’ in the closing stages under jockey Ryan Moore.
Meanwhile, his horse, Rainbows Edge, was smashed into a 7-2 favourite for the Kensington Palace Stakes.
The horse won last year’s competition and has only lost four races.
Earlier this week, Princess Kate pulled out of the event in a last minute decision as she adjusts to her royal duties.
Despite having been listed on the carriage procession with Prince William, the palace revealed that she had sadly dropped out of the event just minutes later.
Prince William was seen enjoying the races with his fellow royals as the day wore on – drinking pints to cool off on the gloriously sunny day.
Sources say Kate is still adjusting to her royal duties after undergoing cancer treatment last year.
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<img src="https://www.mtlblog.com/media-library/a-wallet-with-canadian-bills-next-to-christmas-decorations-right-shoppers-checking-out-at-costco-in-montreal.jpg?id=55322393&width=1200&height=600&coordinates=0%2C36%2C0%2C36"/><br/><br/><p>If you've been putting off some of your holiday shopping with your eye on Canada's GST holiday, the wait is over — it officially kicks off today.</p><p>For the next two months, this tax break will let Quebecers save some of the sales tax on a long list of essentials, including groceries, holiday gifts and restaurant meals.</p><p>The federal government <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/gst-tax-break-canada" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced the GST/HST tax break last month</a>, promising to waive the goods and services tax (GST) and harmonized sales tax (HST) on a specific list of qualifying items from December 14, 2024, to February 15, 2025.</p><p>In Quebec, that means GST relief on a range of everyday items and festive buys — which would normally add an extra 5% to your bill. Since Quebec doesn't use harmonized sales tax (HST) like Ontario, New Brunswick and a few others, we'll still have to pay the provincial sales tax (PST) rate of 9.975% — but hey, it's still something.</p><p>Here's the complete rundown of everything you won't pay any GST on during this two-month tax holiday — starting today.</p><h3>Children's clothing & shoes</h3><br/><ul><li>Baby gear like bibs and baby blankets</li><li>Kids' clothing up to girls' size 16 or boys' size 20 (or kids' sizes XS to L)</li><li>Socks, hats, ties, scarves, belts, suspenders, mittens and gloves designed for children or babies</li><li>Footwear for kids or babies with insoles measuring 24.25 cm or less</li></ul><h3>Kids' diapers & car seats</h3><br/><ul><li>Diapers, liners, training pants and rubber pants for babies or kids</li><li>Certified car seats and booster seats</li></ul><h3>Books & newspapers</h3><br/><ul><li>Printed books and audiobooks (no notebooks, journals, colouring books or catalogues)</li><li>Print newspapers with news and editorials (no digital publications or magazines)</li></ul><h3>Food & drinks</h3><br/><ul><li>Candy, chocolate, chips, granola bars, fruit snacks, pudding, ice cream and other packaged snacks</li><li>Cakes, muffins, pies, cookies, and other sweet baked goods (most savoury baked goods are tax exempt year-round)</li><li>Salads, sandwiches, fruit and veggie trays, meat and cheese platters and other prepared foods</li><li>Carbonated drinks, juice, flavoured beverages and drink mixes</li><li>Bottled or unbottled water dispensed by the supplier</li><li>Alcoholic beverages with up to 7% ABV, including wine, beer, cider and coolers</li><li>Food and drinks served (for dine-in or to go) at a restaurant, cafe, concession stand, etc.</li></ul><h3>Holiday favourites</h3><br/><ul><li>Christmas trees (real or artificial)</li><li>Toys for kids under 14 including board and card games, play sets, dolls and figurines, plushies, building blocks and plasticine</li><li>Jigsaw puzzles for any age</li><li>Video game consoles, controllers and physical copies of games (i.e., video game discs or cartridges)</li></ul><p>Happy shopping, Montreal!</p><p><em>Love this? Check out our <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/notices/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MTL Blog noticeboard</a> for details on jobs, benefits, travel info and more!</em></p><p><em>AI tools may have been used to support the creation or distribution of this content; however, it has been carefully edited and fact-checked by a member of MTL Blog's Editorial team. For more information on our use of AI, please visit our <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/editorial-standards" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Editorial Standards page</a>.</em></p>
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