After the reception on Monday of the President of the European Commission in Windsor, King Charles III is under fire from critics. “It’s a very dangerous position he’s taking,” points out Sammy Wilson, spokesperson for a Northern Irish unionist party, who fears the king’s political interventionism.
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Europe is not everyone’s cup of tea in the country of Brexit. The one that King Charles III shared on Monday February 27 in Windsor with Ursula von der Leyen is struggling to pass. The President of the European Commission had just sealed a new post-Brexit agreement on Northern Ireland. This fairly brief meeting caused quite a stir across the Channel.
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Among the many sovereignists of all stripes, there is talk of an inappropriate meeting where it is suggested that the king would support an agreement still discussed in the political authorities of the country. “It’s a bad decision and the king will regret it in the future, explains Sammy Wilson, one of the spokespersons for the DUP, the main unionist party in Northern Ireland, a pro-monarchy party. You can’t get any deeper into politics. The king will have to explain himself if he continues on this path and politicizes the monarchy, he puts it in danger.
An interview at the request of the Prime Minister according to Buckingham Palace
Since Monday, in the British media, we discuss almost as much the substance of the agreement as this tea of discord in Windsor. At Buckingham Palace, there is a little embarrassment since it is clearly implied that this interview took place at the request of Downing Street, which the Prime Minister’s spokesman does not confirm.
At the same time, Buckingham Palace recalls that the king regularly receives chefsEstate visiting the UK. This was the case, for example, of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in February. But obviously, no one is fooled: not all political representatives are entitled to a royal audience. This is part of British soft power.
His first visit abroad will be to France and Germany
The political interventionism of Charles who became king is precisely one of the feared pitfalls during his reign. When he was only Prince of Wales, he had the annoying habit of sending letters to ministers to give his opinion on such and such a subject. His commitment against global warming is not to the liking of all his subjects. The king has therefore been closely watched since he took the throne. And it’s not over since his first state visit abroad will be in France and Germany at the end of the month, in the founding countries of political Europe. Which could annoy Brexit supporters even more.
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