The visit to Scotland –
During the ceremony at Dunfermline Town Hall, King Charles said he was “very pleased” with the new administrative rank given to the Scottish center and wished residents to be proud “of this new chapter”. During the mass bath, the king was even asked if he wanted to go to a nearby barber to have his hair cut. “Next time,” he replied with a smile.
On his first state visit, he receives the President of South Africa –
King Charles III welcomes South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his wife Tshepo Motsepe to London for his first state visit since becoming sovereign after the death of Queen Elizabeth. This was announced by Buckingham Palace, after which the major institutional appointment of the monarch and head of state is to take place from November 22nd to 24th. The statement says the South African leader has accepted His Majesty the King’s invitation. The last state visit organized by the UK was in 2019 when Elizabeth II received then US President Donald Trump. Visit that sparked controversy and protests against the former White House tenant.
But the absence from Cop27 weighs… –
The announcement comes after it became known that Charles III. will not attend the next international climate conference COP27, scheduled for next month in Egypt. The decision was the result of Prime Minister Liz Truss’ “advice,” to whom the sovereign would have contacted for comment, according to details revealed by the media. The sovereign had promised since his first speech to Britain after the death of the Queen that he would devote himself fully to his new role, delegating his active engagement to the heir to the throne, Prince William, on a number of areas, starting with that in favor of the “environment”. .
The background of the no to swallow –
And what will become of environmentalist Charles after he becomes king was one of the questions raised by the British succession to the throne after the death of Elizabeth II. And so a first reaction seems to have arrived in these hours, with the announcement from Buckingham Palace that the sovereign will not take part in the climate summit in Egypt next month, the so-called “Cop27”. The decision, as mentioned, is the result of Prime Minister Liz Truss’ “advice” to which the sovereign would have turned for comment.
“In mutual respect and friendship, it has been agreed that the king will not attend,” the palace statement said. But that’s not enough for the British media: meanwhile, the BBC correspondent from the Royal Palace said the sovereign was personally very sorry not to attend, while the Buckingham Palace communiqué was pre-empted by rumors in the Sunday Times that Charles III during of the summit, as he had done at the Cop26 in Glasgow and even at the G20 summit in Rome last autumn, but was “ordered” to stay away from the event during one of the first hearings by ministers and the king, in the last days.
Downing Street remains silent as some members of Truss’s entourage dispute Sunday reconstruction. The fact is that for Liz Truss, if it is a matter of opportunity for the sovereign, out of deference to the king’s superpartes role, it is a political issue: the Sunday Times article may indeed suggest that the new British Prime Minister wants to reduce London’s commitment to the climate dossier in response to earlier expressed skepticism by some members of his government about the goal of zero emissions by 2050. And Truss – already up for grabs for the slumped economy – certainly doesn’t need more headaches.
The Environment King –
For Charles III. however, it is a question of renunciation: his commitment to the environment is well known. It is even considered a “pioneer” in the fight against climate change. However, the UK has never had an “activist” king in modern times: Elizabeth II ascended the throne at 25, she had gone from “daughter” to queen without much intervening experience, essentially she may not even have had what time, “to address the causes” as was possible for Carlo, who ascended the throne at the age of 73. This time the king has stepped aside, but will he be able to put his opinion aside? Or will he find a way to accept the appeal of John Kerry, as US special envoy on climate, who said: “Believe me. He knows the subject thoroughly and from all angles, he has been a leader”. hoping that the sovereign will continue his commitment and guarantee his actions in compliance with constitutional rules.