At meetings with Olaf Scholz
King Charles praises England’s former coach Gareth Southgate
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At the European summit near Oxford, King Charles also chatted with the European heads of state and government about the European Football Championship.
On Thursday (18 July), the British monarch King Charles III (75) met with almost 50 European heads of state and government on the occasion of the fourth summit of the European Political Community (EPG). In a group at Blenheim Palace, he chatted with Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (66), Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (54) and British Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner (44). She is to accompany the Royal according to the British Daily Mail about the recent European Football Championship in Germany.
Charles on Southgate: “Excellently done”
Charles described England’s defeat in the European Championship final against Spain as “agonizing.” The 75-year-old expressed sympathy for the Three Lions’ coach, Gareth Southgate (53), who has since resigned. “I feel so sorry for the coach, he is always the one to blame, but actually he did a great job.”
Charles was in a great mood at the royal reception, laughing with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (56) and exchanging views with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selensky (46) and French President Emmanuel Macron (46). Volodymyr Selensky was given the honor of speaking to Charles at a private audience following the meeting.
“The meeting brought together 46 European heads of state and government to discuss a range of international challenges, opportunities and our shared values,” said the event north of Oxford. in an Instagram post by the “Royal Family”Charles, who is suffering from cancer, has had a busy week. At the beginning of the week he travelled to the British Channel Islands for two days with his wife Queen Camilla (77). On Wednesday afternoon (17 July) he opened Parliament in London in a traditional ceremony. He was also accompanied to this appointment by Queen Camilla, who celebrated her 77th birthday that day.