King Charles beams at he visits Polish community centre in London

was all smiles on Wednesday as he stepped out in London to visit a Polish community centre.

The monarch, 76, visited The Polish Social and Cultural Association (POSK) in Hammersmith to view a newly opened art exhibition before attending a reception with members of the Polish community in the UK.

The POSK centre, which has been visited by the King before, is the largest in Europe and was founded in 1967 to provide a community space for people to celebrate and promote Polish culture.

The King plans to meet with a number of people on Wednesday, including the Polish Ambassador to the UK, Piotr Wilczek, and the Chairman of POSK Marcin Kalinowski.

His Majesty will also tour the new art exhibition in The POSK Gallery, which is focused on the work of Polish artist Felix Fabian.

The King will also attend a community reception where he’ll meet representatives of Polish organisations, World War Two veterans, business leaders, social workers, teachers and folk-dance performers.

Also meeting the monarch will be 102 year old D Day veteran Eugeniusz Niedzielski.

His Majesty will be treated to an array of stalls showing traditional Polish crafts and Polish cuisine.

Throughout the visit, the King will also hear from staff, volunteers and community members about the impactful work the centre does to strengthen the Polish community in the UK. As well as hosting exhibitions and meetings, the centre – which has been based in Hammersmith since 1972 – also holds concerts, opera, film screenings and theatre performances.

Members of the community can also enjoy a visit to the centre’s Jazz Cafe, which hosts live concerts every weekend.

The visit to the Polish centre comes just over a week since the