Vilodymyr Zelensky arrived by helicopter in Sandringhamthe Royal residence in the Norfolk, where to wait for him he found not only a crowd of supporters with a lot of Ukrainian baniers, but above all an old friend, that king Charles III who had already welcomed him to Buckingham Palace in 2023. A meeting very different from what the Ukrainian leader held last Friday with Donald Trump in the US and who made history for the hostile climate with which Zelensky was welcomed to the White House.
King Charles III invites Trump to court, but shows loyalty to Zelensky
The meeting with Carlo had been requested directly by Zelensky and immediately approved by the British government. But already a few minutes after the clash between Zelensky and Trump, the English prime minister Sr Keir Starmen decided to show the Ukrainian leader an perhaps more enthusiastic welcome from what had taken place. And the king did not say it twice. Carlo and Zelensky took tea in a Sandingham room, chatting for an hour. And in those photos between solid handshakes and great smiles between friends, The fate of Carlo Paciferatore It has completely solidified.
Zelensky’s gratitude towards the British Royal
The meeting of Zelensky and Carlo followed a summit of European leaders in London on negotiations for the war in Ukraine. “The king has already met Ukrainian warriors who are preparing right here in Great Britain,” said Zelensky before leaving. “We are grateful to the royal family for all their support.” But for Carlo, who has always admired “courage and resilience” of the Ukrainian leader, The real problems are now starting.
King Charles III with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Sandingham, March 2, 2025 (Getty Images)
The subjects ask Carlo to erase Trump’s visit
In demonstrating solidarity towards the Ukrainian leader, the king is now under pressure: the British urges him to erase the imminent visit of Trump to London – an invitation personally delivered last week by Prime Minister Starmer in the form of a letter written in his own hand by Carlo. Why this new state visit by Donald Trump It would enter the annals of history as the US President would become the only one to have ever received this honor twice.
William and Kate- At the time still Dukes of Cambridge- with Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife Olena at Buckingham Palace, London, October 2020 (Getty Images)
The politician Carlo no longer wants to follow the Royal rules
The times when an English monarch tried to keep away from national and international political matters seem to be over. King Carlo, free thinker, environmental activist and now-according to different British media-almost official peacemaker in the Zelensky-Trump-Putin triangle, does not seem intent on following The example of the mother Elizabeth II and his grandparents and great -grandparents. And he throws himself “officially” in politics.
King Carlo Future Nobel for peace?
At Buckingham Palace they don’t have problems. Suddenly, the idea of Carlo Statista likes to court. It is also strong of the support of his son William, the sovereign – who in the past, revealed that he considered himself A mediator with a natural talent – He launches into a company that the mother had always avoided. Pushing the British to hope for a Nobel Peace Prize for their king.
King Charles III and the soft power of the monarchy
Sending centuries of conventions to the air, Carlo knows they can get positive results where others have failed so farusing means that with war have nothing to do. In fact, it is enough for him to exploit that subtle and penetrating influence that the values and traditions of the English monarchy never fail to exercise, thanks to the irresistible charm and the vast popularity of which Carlo and the Royal Family enjoy in the four corners of the planet.
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