Some said the king had overstepped his role as head of state by wading into the world of politics. Read more at straitstimes.com.
LONDON - Britain’s King Charles met Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, at Windsor Castle on Monday afternoon, where the pair shared some tea and posed for a photo.
“The king is pleased to meet any world leader if they are visiting Britain and it is the government’s advice that he should do so,” a palace spokesman said in a statement. But a spokesman for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that he “firmly believes it’s for the king to make those decisions”. Regardless of the exact circumstances, the meeting has drawn speculation from many in the British public, and the news media, that King Charles had overstepped his role as head of state and waded into the world of politics.
“For the king, this is dangerous territory,” he wrote, adding, “If the agreement is panned, and King Charles is seen to have endorsed it, even implicitly, by meeting von der Leyen, the monarch risks being dragged into a row of the government’s making.”
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