A security alert has briefly interrupted King Charles and Queen Camilla's trip to the Channel Island of Jersey although the royal couple were able to resume their visit shortly afterwards.
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The royals were visiting the Jersey Expo event when they were pulled away by royal aides after a small issue of concern was raised.
Footage showed one of royal entourage speak to Camilla and gently usher her away while she continued to eat an ice cream.
It soon transpired to be a false alarm and the program of events resumed on Monday after a brief pause.
Buckingham palace declined to comment.
The PA news agency reported a member of the monarch's visit team raised a concern and after investigation it turned out to be a false alarm.
A full background check was carried out and the program resumed.
Charles and Camilla travelled to Jersey as part of their first visit to the Channel Islands - which are Crown Dependencies off the northwest coast of France - since the King acceded to the throne.
The couple kicked off their tour by attending a special sitting of the States Assembly and the Royal Court.
The crowd braved heavy showers and roared as the King and Queen arrived in a purple Bentley.
Following a prayer spoken in French, five of the senior seigneurs of the island paid homage to the King.
This included the giving of locally laid duck eggs as a symbol of sustenance.
The royal couple then stopped to greet members of the public as they made their way to the open air expo, an event which focused on the island's agriculture and fishing industries.
The royals will travel to the neighbouring island of Guernsey on Tuesday.
The King is known as the Duke of Normandy on the Channel Islands - dating from when William the Conqueror's son, Henry I, seized the Duchy of Normandy, including the islands, in 1106.
with PA
Australian Associated Press
