Muslims living in London converge on St George’s Hall Buckingham Palace to break the Ramadan fast and offered tarawih prayers.
That was an historical moment for the 2026 Ramadan in the United kingdom , precisely London.
King Charles III hosted the first-ever Iftar meal at Buckingham Palace to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan, marking a significant moment in both British royal history and interfaith relations.
The twitter (x handle) of the royal family captured this appropriately.
Packing dates at Darjeeling Express! 🧑🍳
Traditionally, dates are eaten as the first food to break the fast at sunset during Ramadan. Their Majesties helped pack dates that will be sent to local hospitals for Iftaar during the holy month. pic.twitter.com/C6Fi6v9xwg
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) February 26, 2025
King Charles and Camilla were seen packing dates in preparation of their first ever iftar in history. Credit: @RoyalFamily / X
A unique Experience
Kamal Annich, the President of the Kingston University Islamic Society, reflected on the significance of the event and offered his thoughts on whether it represented genuine respect for Islam or more of a political gesture.
I feel like it’s quite a unique experience. I don’t think we’ve seen anything of the same scale before.
I’m not too sure about how much of an impact it may have on how Muslims are viewed in society, but it does show a good step forward into accepting Muslims into the community in England.
A symbolic Gesture
I do remember seeing something about King Charles being interested in Islam before this, so it doesn’t come as much of a surprise to me, but it definitely is a big symbolic gesture from the British Monarchy.
I think it will. It will have a good influence on those that don’t know about Muslims or that much about Ramadan. Seeing the King of England acknowledge the Muslims in the country and providing Iftar for them, I think it would set them in a good direction to start researching and learning more.
Creating spaces for Tarahweeh prayers
I do know a lot of Muslim communities struggle to rent out halls and find enough space, even if they want to do community Iftars like the one we have here at Kingston.
Maybe some government programmes will help with that in Ramadan.
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