PEOPLE turning 75 in the same year as the King are being given the chance to attend a special birthday party at Highgrove House.
Charles reaches his milestone age on November 14 and the monarch’s charity The Prince’s Foundation is hosting a celebration on the eve of his big day.
Nominations for guests born in 1948, just like the King, opened on Monday, October 2.
People are being urged to put forward those who have made a difference to their communities or who would benefit from the companionship.
Organisations celebrating their 75th anniversary – which includes the NHS this year – can also apply.
The free event on November 13 will feature live music, afternoon tea, dancing and the opportunity to socialise.
A similar celebration party will also take place at Dumfries House in East Ayrshire.
A spokesperson for The Prince’s Foundation said: “We wanted to do something special to mark the occasion of His Majesty The King’s 75th birthday.
“As part of our charity’s role is to serve its communities, we thought it would be fitting to invite a select number of people who are also turning 75 this year to our beautiful sites for a celebratory afternoon.”
The nomination forms can be found at tinyurl.com/PF75thParty and close at 5pm on Friday, October 13. Guests will also be given a plus one invitation.
The Highgrove celebration is for guests from Gloucestershire as well as Wiltshire and Somerset.
At the start of the year, Highgrove ran the foundation’s Winter Warmers project where hundreds enjoyed free hot drinks and soup, craft, board games and knitting in the Orchard Room to help combat loneliness and the cost-of-living crisis.
It is hoped the King might be able to attend one of the birthday parties.
Prince Charles Philip Arthur George was born on November 14 1948 at Buckingham Palace – the first child of the future Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh.
The King, who was crowned in May, was the oldest British monarch in history at a coronation.
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