The most striking pictures of the week

· Sky News

King Charles sharing a joke while on royal duties, the Euphoria exhibition in Madrid and the Figure Skating World Championships in Prague all feature in our pictures of the week.

These are the 10 images of the week chosen by the Sky News picture editors.

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King Charles reacts with good humour after unveiling a plaque which fell to the floor in Oxford.

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A person at the exhibition 'Euphoria', at the Balloon Museum, in the Recinto Ferial de la Casa de Campo, in Madrid.

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Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar drives out of his team garage during the first practice session of the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix.

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People watch the cherry blossom in full bloom at a garden of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

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Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu presents Taylor Swift with the Artist of the Year award at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards in Los Angeles.

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A motorist is silhouetted by the setting sun as the region hit a high temperature to tie a record for the hottest day in March in the area in Kansas.

Image: Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton arrives before practice. Pic: Reuters

Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton arrives before practice ahead of the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix.

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Icelandic horses play at a stud farm in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany.

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Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud of Canada celebrate after performing during the pairs free skating at the Figure Skating World Championships in Prague.

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U.S. first lady Melania Trump, next to Brigitte Macron, as she hosts a roundtable event on the second day of the inaugural Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit, at the White House.