UK elections
Setback for King Charles: All royal family appointments are postponed
King Charles and other working members of the royal family will postpone all appointments due to the upcoming elections in Great Britain.
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The statement from Buckingham Palace on the evening of May 22nd came as a surprise: King Charles and other working members of the royal family will postpone all appointments. The reason is the upcoming elections in Great Britain.
Buckingham Palace has announced that events that could distract attention from the election will be postponed. This comes after After months of uncertainty, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Wednesday afternoon that the country will go to the polls on July 4 to choose the country’s next government.
For the first time, the Prime Minister met the monarch at Buckingham Palace to request the dissolution of Parliament and thus set the electoral process in motion. “Following the Prime Minister’s statement today on the general election, the Royal Family will – as usual – postpone engagements that could distract from the election campaign,” a spokeswoman said. “Their Majesties sincerely apologize to all those who may be affected by this,” she continued.
Important events are postponed: Trooping the Color and a state visit from Japan
It is expected that these postponements could impact key events in the royal calendar, including Trooping the Colour on 15 June and Royal Ascot, as well as the state visit from Japan to the UK.
Speaking outside Downing Street in pouring rain, Sunak stressed he was “proud of what we have achieved together since my election as Tory leader in 2022”. He added that the country now faces a choice between the Conservatives and Labor and assured that he would “fight for every vote and earn the trust.”
Meanwhile, Prince Charles continues to receive treatment for cancer. It will be a setback for His Majesty, who has been looking forward to getting back to work since resuming public duties in April, and now faces a host of tasks after Prime Minister Sunak announced his plan to lead the country to the election.