Geri Horner’s Chic Transformation at Commonwealth Day

A demure  looked worlds away from her cheeky days as she supported the King at the annual Commonwealth Day Service of Celebration on Monday. 

The singer, 53, joined husband at Westminster Abbey and did a reading to the congregation. 

Geri was dressed in a chic white ankle length dress, which she teamed with a white fascinator and nude heels - a far cry from what her alter ego Ginger Spice wore in the nineties. 

After the service, Geri, gave a peck on the cheek, a more reserved greeting in contrast to when she patted his bottom thirty years ago. 

The Monarch and Geri have long been acquaintances, with the pop songstress being a long-standing ambassador for The for thirty years.

The Spice Girls first met in 1997 on the 21st Anniversary Of The Prince's Trust charity and were very cheeky. 

Mel B asked Charles out for dinner and broke royal protocol by giving him a kiss on the cheek. 

'You should get your tongue pierced', she told him, before Emma Bunton asked where Prince William was. 

But Geri went one step further and told him 'you're very sexy' and gave him a big red lipstick kiss on the cheek and a 'pat' on the bum.  

The Spice Girls star spoke about her flirty behaviour with the royal years later. 

'I didn't pinch Prince Charle's bum, as was reported. I patted it,' she said. 'Patting him on the bottom was against royal protocol but we're all human.

'There was a lot of nervous energy, young women, happy antics.' 

The pair became good friends with Charles even writing to Geri when she announced her departure from the Spice Girls. 

He wrote: 'The group will not be the same without you. What will I do without your wonderfully friendly greeting?

'Really wanted you to know how deeply I've appreciated your great generosity to my Prince's Trust and how much I wish you well for whatever the future holds.'

Geri supported the Royal Family following the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

His Majesty, Queen Camilla, the Prince and Princess of Wales, and her husband, Vice Admiral Sir , as well as the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, ignored a small but vocal group of anti-monarchist protestors as they arrived at the Abbey to support the King and Commonwealth.

It came amid reports that Charles is set to discuss the thorny issue of his brother Andrew and his place in the order of succession with Commonwealth leaders later. 

In his annual Commonwealth Day message – which this year emphasises the theme of 'collaboration' – King Charles acknowledged deeply challenging times globally, but insisted it was also an opportunity for the Commonwealth to demonstrate its 'enduring spirit'.

In his address, which was printed in the order of service, he said: 'We join together on this Commonwealth Day at a time of great challenge and great possibility.

'Across our world, communities and nations face the increasing pressures of conflict, climate change and rapid transformation. Yet it is often in such testing moments that the enduring spirit of the Commonwealth is most clearly revealed.

'Ours is a remarkable association that spans every ocean and continent. Embracing an extraordinary diversity of culture, language and faith, our Commonwealth family is united by shared values of justice, democracy, opportunity, compassion and mutual respect.

'In a world that can feel increasingly fragmented, this voluntary union of free association remains rare and precious – a forum for open and honest discussion and debate to help improve the lives of the nearly three billion people who call our Member States home.'