An announcement that shakes up the royal family’s schedule. This Wednesday, May 22, King Charles III spoke at length with the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak. During this exchange, Akshata Murty’s husband asked the sovereign to dissolve Parliament. A request which was accepted by the father of princes William and Harry as reported by our colleagues from Daily MayL. Therefore, the British are called to the polls for early legislative elections which will take place on July 4. Once the announcement was made by the tenant of 10 Downing Street, Buckingham Palace shared information of the utmost importance. “Following the Prime Minister’s statement this afternoon calling for a general election, the Royal Family – in line with normal procedure – will postpone engagements which may appear to distract or distract from the election campaign”reported royal expert Rebecca English on her account X, formerly Twitter.
Therefore, due to this political deadline, the British crown will have to rethink the organization of certain events. Indeed, this could impact the arrival of the Japanese head of state planned for the month of June. According to information from Rebecca English, this official visit “to be confirmed”. If she is positive for this meeting, the Daily Mail journalist is just as positive for the traditional military parade organized on June 15. “In my opinion, ceremonies such as Trooping the Color, Order of the Garter, etc. (along with members of the royal family at Royal Ascot) will take place. But once again, everything will be confirmed in the coming days”, she indicated on the famous social network. The suspense is at its peak.
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Charles III will participate in the 80th anniversary of the landing in Normandy
This last minute change will not, however, affect the arrival of Charles III in France. The 75-year-old monarch, whose last visit to France dates back to last September, was indeed invited to the ceremony celebrating the 80th anniversary of the landing in Normandy, scheduled for June 6. But then what will his program be? According to the official press release published on of the Allies to liberate France when it was occupied by the Nazis.
The next day, the royal couple will participate in another ceremony at the British Normandy Memorial, in Ver-sur-Mer, “inscribed with the names of more than 20,000 soldiers under British command who died during the Battle of Normandy”has indicated BFMTV. Note that this is the very first trip for King Charles III since the announcement of his cancer and the resumption of his royal duties.
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