Newspaper headlines: Royal Coronation thanks and King's official portrait

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By BBC News
Staff
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The official Coronation photographs published on Monday feature heavily in the day's papers

The Coronation still features heavily on Tuesday's front pages, but there is more variety than over the Bank Holiday weekend.

The Times and several other papers have full front page images of the first official photograph of the newly crowned King, alongside his message of thanks after the Coronation weekend. "Our Noble King" is the Sun's headline.

The Daily Mail has an account of what it calls a "bust up" last summer between Boris Johnson and the then Prince of Wales, after he'd reportedly criticised the government's plans to deport Channel migrants to Rwanda.

Writing in the Mail, former Downing Street communications director Guto Harri claimed Boris Johnson "squared up" to Charles and warned him against interfering in politics, and that in the exchange, Mr Johnson "went in quite hard". The Mail says the "fifteen minute showdown" was described by Mr Johnson at the time as "a good old chinwag". The paper quotes friends of his saying he does not recognise the fresh account and that it's "inaccurate".

The Daily Telegraph highlights the scheme to allow people to get prescriptions for a range of common conditions from pharmacies in England without seeing a doctor. The paper says it's part of a relaunch by Rishi Sunak to revive Tory fortunes following the party's heavy losses at the local elections. In an editorial, the paper says tackling the failings in the system of GP appointments is of paramount importance, but it needs more than sticking plasters. And whilst the innovations are welcome if they enhance choice and convenience, whether they measure up to the scale of the problem is another matter, the paper says.

The Guardian says that the blueprint has been broadly welcomed by health leaders, but experts warn that not all pharmacies will be able to offer all or any of the new services, meaning the shake-up could result in frustrated patients being "bumped from pillar to post, only to end up back at the GP". The Sun says the PM has set out what look like practical, common-sense improvements to the system.

The Financial Times leads on a report that Britain's privatised water and sewage companies more than doubled dividends to £1.4bn pounds last year, despite rising household bills and a wave of public criticism over sewage outflows. The figures are based on the FT's own analysis of the 10 largest water and sewage companies' accounts. It explains the dividends are higher than "headline payouts" because a number of the companies have complex layered corporate structures, with many subsidiaries unregulated by Ofwat. Paying out dividends, it says, means less money is available from customer bills for investment in critical infrastructure such as sewage treatment.

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Cost of living stories continue to feature prominently in the national newspapers

The Daily Mirror reports that struggling families are being ground down by unrelenting high prices. Quoting research from the consumer group Which?, it says two million homes missed at least one bill last month. The Mirror's editorial says Britain is a nation falling terrifyingly deeper into debt and hardship.

And many of the papers carry images of Prince William and his family getting involved in Monday's Big Help Out volunteering initiative. Prince Louis is shown helping his dad operate a digger. The Mail it was his first public engagement, and, it says, "boy did he get stuck in".