Biden tells Britain's King Charles the first lady will attend coronation


  • World
  • Wednesday, 05 Apr 2023

FILE PHOTO: King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort visit Hamburg City Hall on March 31, 2023 in Hamburg, Germany. Chris Jackson/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden told Britain's King Charles in a phone call on Tuesday that first lady Jill Biden will attend the king's coronation in May, the White House said in a statement.

Biden also congratulated Charles on his upcoming coronation and said he would like to meet with him in the United Kingdom at a future date, it said.

Charles and his wife, Queen Consort Camilla, will be formally crowned on May 6 in a solemn religious ceremony at London's Westminster Abbey where the coronation of kings and queens has taken place for the best part of a thousand years.

Dozens of world leaders are expected to attend the event. U.S. presidents traditionally have not attended the coronation of the British monarch. Biden did attend the funeral of Charles' mother, Queen Elizabeth, in September.

(Reporting by Eric Beech; Editing by Tim Ahmann)

Subscribe now to our Premium Plan for an ad-free and unlimited reading experience!
   

Next In World

Shutdown looms as US Senate, House take dueling tacks on funding
US pauses some foreign assistance programs for Gabon after coup
More than 100 dead, 150 injured in Iraq wedding inferno
Corpses, body parts strewn across Mexico's Monterrey in spate of violence
Egypt uncovers 8 storage rooms in Pyramid of Sahure
UN agency postpones start of school in Palestinian refugee camp in S. Lebanon over safety concern
U.S. crude oil inventories up last week: API
Libyan PM urges maintenance work on floods-hit schools
Interview: Uzbek minister hails AIIB's annual meeting in Egypt as "important, fruitful"
Target to close 9 stores in major U.S. cities amid growing retail crime

Others Also Read