The heir to the British crown fears that this decision will overshadow a Commonwealth meeting to be held from June 20 in Rwanda, where he will represent his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
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This is not going to please Boris Johnson, who has just narrowly saved his post. Prince Charles ruled in private “appalling” the British government’s plan to return migrants who arrived illegally in the United Kingdom to Rwanda, the daily reported on Saturday (June 11th). The Times (article in English).
A source told the newspaper that he had heard the 73-year-old prince several times privately express his opposition to this policy intended to deter illegal crossings of the English Channel by migrants, who are still increasing in number.
The heir to the British crown said he was particularly embarrassed by this subject, fearing that it would overshadow a Commonwealth meeting to be held from June 20 in Rwanda, where he will represent his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. Clarence House, which manages the communication of prince Charles, did not deny these remarks and insisted on the political neutrality of the heir to the throne.
A first flight carrying around 30 asylum seekers who arrived illegally in the United Kingdom is scheduled for Tuesday, after the failure on Friday of the legal action by refugee defense associations. Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcomed the court ruling, saying the strategy would help “to break the business model of these ruthless criminals”.
The plaintiffs, including the Care4Calais and Detention Action associations, have however appealed, which will be heard on Monday, on the eve of the first scheduled departures.
Although Prince Charles has expressed his opinions on various subjects during his life, his interventions on controversial issues have become rarer in recent years, as he prepares to succeed his mother Elizabeth II, 96 years old.