King Charles has held audiences with 5 prime ministers as international dignitaries start to reach within the UK forward of the Queen’s funeral on Monday.
His Majesty met Canadian PM Justin Trudeau; Australia chief Anthony Albanese; The Bahamas’ prime minister, Philip Davis; Andrew Holness, the PM of Jamaica, and Jacinda Ardern, prime minister of New Zealand.
The audiences had been held within the 1844 room at Buckingham Palace.
After signing a guide of condolence at Lancaster House, Mr Trudeau tweeted: “Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II served for her entire life, and bore the weight of her duties with impeccable grace.
“Sophie and I are in London for Her Majesty’s funeral – and as we speak, we marked the solemn event by signing the guide of condolence.”
Mr Albanese said he and his partner, Jodie Haydon, were “grateful to be right here paying our respects to the Queen for her companies to responsibility, religion, household and the Commonwealth”.
Mr Davis stated his dialog with the King was a “great reflection on the relationship the Royal Family has shared with the people of the Bahamas”.
Many different abroad politicians might be on the funeral in Westminster Abbey on Monday.
On Saturday morning, the King held an viewers on the palace with army chiefs, who’ve offered 1000’s of armed forces personnel to participate within the pageantry surrounding the Queen’s funeral.
Troops can even line crowd-packed roads.
In the early afternoon, King Charles held a reception for Commonwealth governors-general, when he was joined by the Queen Consort and the Prince and Princess of Wales.
With Her Majesty’s funeral imminent, the King additionally met Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley.
The new monarch was briefed by Deputy Assistant Commissioner Jane Connors and Commander Karen Findlay, who’re main police operations round London.
And house secretary Suella Braverman and London Mayor Sadiq Khan had been additionally current.
Later on Saturday, US President Joe Biden is about to reach within the UK forward of the funeral. A deliberate assembly between Mr Biden and Prime Minister Liz Truss has been cancelled and the 2 leaders will as an alternative maintain a “full bilateral meeting” on the UN General Assembly on Wednesday.
Source: information.sky.com”