Queen Elizabeth II has met 15 prime ministers during her 70-year reign. She and she celebrated with them, until the end of her life, her weekly hearing, every Wednesday in Buckingham.
King Charles III absolved himself of this meeting on Wednesday, October 12, with Prime Minister Liz Truss, letting out a brief exclamation in the preamble – “Oh dear, oh dear” (my God, my God) – which delights of the British. tabloid press.
This meeting takes place in a particularly stormy context for Liz Truss, in a country mired in economic and political crisis. The prime minister, who took over from Boris Johnson on September 6, also had a difficult session in front of MPs in Westminster on Wednesday.
very unpopular
Hit by the Labor opposition for her budget announcements in late September, which sent markets into a panic, Liz Truss is also wildly unpopular within her own party.
Every Wednesday, the British sovereign, as head of state, talks with the Prime Minister about the affairs of the country. If the cameras have immortalized the arrival of Liz Truss in Buckingham and her greeting to King Charles, the conversations that take place during this audience “are totally private”. No transcription or written recording is made”, specifies the site of the British monarchy.
Some prime ministers have mentioned this audience. David Cameron, who was in charge of the country from 2010 to 2016, described her as “very precious”, especially since the queen was always “very aware” of political events, according to him.
The Queen herself came clean about it in a documentary, saying: “They [les Premiers ministres] tell me what’s going on or if you have any problems, and sometimes I can also help in some way. They know I can be impartial and it’s nice to feel like a sponge.”
Source: BFM TV
