The British royal family will postpone all its commitments “that could divert attention or distract from the electoral campaign”, as announced this Wednesday by a Buckingham Palace spokesperson after learning of the advancement of the general elections to July 4.
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“Their Majesties (Charles III and Camilla) send their sincere apologies to anyone who may be affected as a result,” the spokesperson added.
Their Majesties (Charles III and Camilla) send their sincere apologies to anyone who may be affected as a result.
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According to plans disclosed on May 17, the kings, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, William, and other members of the royal family, would celebrate on both British and French soil the eight decades that have passed since the allied forces launched the final assault against Nazi Germany.
That would be the monarch’s first commitment outside his country since he was diagnosed with cancer last February. and to resume its public agenda at the end of April.
In addition, on June 6, the date of the 1944 landing, the kings will attend a commemorative event organized by the Ministry of Defense and the Royal British Legion at the British Normandy Memorial, in the French town of Ver-sur-Mer.
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(In context: United Kingdom: Prime Minister announces the advancement of the general elections to July 4)
The advance of elections
“Today (this Wednesday) I spoke to His Majesty the King to request the dissolution of Parliament. The King has agreed to this request and we will hold a general election on July 4,” Sunak announced in the rain outside his official Downing residence. Street.
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The prime minister, ending months of speculation, which placed the election date closer to the end of the yearconfirmed information leaked less than an hour earlier by the British media SkyNews, Guardian and the chain ITV.
After ensuring that the United Kingdom has gone through its most difficult time since World War II, Sunak said his Government has focused on returning economic stability to the country following the Covid-19 pandemic.
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In a statement that became his first campaign act, Sunak said that the United Kingdom will have to choose between its Tories and Keir Starmer’s Labor, which, in his opinion, “would be like going back to square one.”
“Starmer has shown time and time again that he will always take the easy way out,” the prime minister attacked, after presenting himself as someone who adopted difficult and unpopular measures when necessary.
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