United Kingdom, July 6 -- King Charles swapped royal ceremony for military hardware as he climbed aboard a Challenger tank during an engagement with the Royal Tank Regiment in Dorset.

The 77-year-old's visit comes as Buckingham Palace seeks to keep the focus on the royal family's official duties amid renewed attention surrounding Prince Harry's return to the UK.

Wearing goggles with a white shirt and striped tie, Charles took the commander's position in a Challenger 2 on Monday (06.07.26) as it drove twice around a dirt track before spectators gathered at The Tank Museum in Bovington, where soldiers recently returned from deployment in Greece were reunited with their families.

The visit came just before Prince Harry, 41, arrived in Bri...