Coronation of Carlos III: which countries were not invited and which refused to attend?

the coronation It is a historical and cultural fact in the United Kingdom, but also an act of a political nature. The grandeur of the coronation serves, once again, for the British nation to escape its isolationism, feed the imaginary, for a weekend, of its imperial past and continue to remain, through its “soft power”, among nations vying for world leadership.

In the midst of the isolationist journey and the rift to which the United Kingdom has been condemned through the Brexit, added to the growing internal territorial tensions with several of the nations that compose it, such as Scotland or Northern Ireland, The celebration implies certain precautions and guidelines. Both internally and externally.

This Saturday May 6th in WestminsterAlmost a hundred heads of state or prime ministers from the five continents are going to meet to support the British sovereign. In front of some 2,200 guests will be present at the coronation, it is estimated that around 850 of those attending the Abbey will be representatives of NGOs, citizen groups and all kinds of charities from both the United Kingdom and the commonwealth.

However the Foreign Officewhat would be recognized as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, issued the appropriate invitations to practically all the governments of the world, but there are only three countries that have been ignored for the invitation: Russia, Belarus and the Islamic Republic of Iran. A message about the British position on the war in Ukraine. While, North Korea and Nicaragua they were offered to be present at the ceremony only through their ambassadors.

On the other hand, the attendance of high-ranking representatives of the 54 Commonwealth countriesfrom which Charles III is a leader, which includes numerous presidents and heads of state. The leaders of the 14 countries that, in addition to the United Kingdom, have Carlos III as head of state, including Canada Justin Trudeauor the premieres of Canada or New Zealand, were already yesterday in London.

Continental Europe, in this regard, will be represented by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyenand the President of the Council, Charles-Micheland following by the heads of state of France, Italy, Germany or Poland. Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin representing the Pope, he will be the first Catholic cardinal to attend the coronation of a British king since the schism in the Church, in times of Henry VIII.

Among so many leaders, the absence of the president of the United States, Joe Biden, who has delegated his representation to his wife, Jill. Recently, the occupant of the White House announced that he will soon make a state trip to the United Kingdom, preventing some leaders from considering an insult to the Crown. Above all, as they are two historical allies who share what they call “a special relationship.

Finally, there will be no shortage of more uncomfortable guests, such as the Chinese vice president, Hanzheng, that has outraged British parliamentarians over their role in the crackdown on their former colony Hong Kong. On the domestic side, unfriendly politicians will attend, such as the leader of Sinn Féin in Ulster, Michelle O’Neill.

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