The Queen hailed a jockey’s “fantastic” win at the Cheltenham Festival – a day after a horse became the first this year to die at the races.

Highland Hunter, the favourite horse of amateur jockey 25-year-old Keagan Kirkby, died while racing in The Ultima Handicap Steeple Chase.

Camilla presented another rider, Rachael Blackmore, with a trophy after her emphatic victory in Wednesday’s feature race.

Watching Blackmore’s ride Captain Guinness dig deep in heavy conditions to finish first were the Queen’s children Tom Parker-Bowles, daughter Laura Lopes and her husband Harry, alongside Camilla’ nephew Sir Ben Elliot.

Security minister Tom Tugendhat said it was important that published photographs were honest and accurate:

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The King appeared full of cheer during an audience with the Commonwealth secretary-general at Buckingham Palace.

Charles, who has met Baroness Scotland many times, welcomed her to the Private Audience Room on Wednesday afternoon.

The 75-year-old monarch, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, is continuing with his head of state duties including face-to-face audiences despite not carrying out official engagements in public.

He was photographed chuckling and giving a wide smile as he shook Baroness Scotland’s hand.

The King is Head of the Commonwealth but this week missed the annual Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey, although his pre-recorded video message was played to the congregation.

As soon as the picture was released, people began to notice inconsistencies: a sleeve that seemed to disappear, and blurring around the edges of clothes. Many suggested it had been edited – and many UK and international picture agencies became so concerned that they recalled the image, telling the world that they could not be sure it was real.

The day after it was released, a new statement attributed to Kate appeared in a tweet. “Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing,” it read. “I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused. I hope everyone celebrating had a very happy Mother’s Day. C.”

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