Putin offers his ‘sincerest congratulations’ to Charles III
By : AFP
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10 September 2022 1:58pm WAT
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday offered his “sincerest congratulations” to Britain’s King Charles III after he was officially proclaimed monarch at a pomp-filled ceremony in London.
“Please receive my sincerest congratulations on your accession to the throne,” Putin said in a telegram addressed to the new king, the Kremlin said. “I wish Your Majesty success, robust health, and above all the best.”
Britain’s Prince William, Prince of Wales (L) and Britain’s Camilla, Queen Consort listen as Britain’s King Charles III (R) speaks during a meeting of the Accession Council in the Throne Room inside St James’s Palace in London on September 10, 2022, to proclaim him as the new King. – Britain’s Charles III was officially proclaimed King in a ceremony on Saturday, a day after he vowed in his first speech to mourning subjects that he would emulate his “darling mama”, Queen Elizabeth II who died on September 8. (Photo by Jonathan Brady / POOL / AFP)Britain’s Camilla, Queen Consort (L)reacts as Britain’s King Charles III smiles during a meeting of the Accession Council inside St James’s Palace in London on September 10, 2022, to proclaim Charles as the new King. – Britain’s Charles III was officially proclaimed King in a ceremony on Saturday, a day after he vowed in his first speech to mourning subjects that he would emulate his “darling mama”, Queen Elizabeth II who died on September 8. (Photo by Jonathan Brady / POOL / AFP)