President Klaus Iohannis will receive King Charles III at the Cotroceni Palace on Friday, write Agerpres.
According to the head of state’s agenda, after the official reception ceremony, the two will have face-to-face talks, and then a meeting with state authorities, representatives of civil society and the Diplomatic Corps.
The British ambassador in Bucharest, Andrew Noble, told AGERPRES that the visit that King Charles III will make to Romania is of a private nature, adding that the monarch will meet with President Klaus Iohannis, as a gesture of courtesy.
„It is 25 years since our king visited Romania for the first time, in 1998, and it will be the first time that a British monarch visits Romania, but this time it will be a private visit, like most of the visits the one who was then the Prince of Wales had them in Romania. We understand what a private visit means: as every time, he will meet the president, as a gesture of courtesy. After he has been to Cotroceni, the rest of the visit will be private. He’s known to have various projects that he’s been involved in over the years and private visits usually include these types of endeavors and I expect there will be some on this occasion, but there will be private meetings,” Noble said.
He explained that the past involvement of the Prince of Wales in the activities of non-governmental organizations is part of the activities undertaken by the British Government.
„Our government collaborates deeply with NGOs, in all areas. So there is no problem with the possibility of working with NGOs as a king, only that when he acts as a king he does so advisedly by the Government. This is a private visit,” the ambassador added.
The diplomat did not provide more information about the visit of King Charles III, stressing that this private character will be respected.
„I don’t want to give details, because I want (the visit – ed. n) to be as quiet and discreet as possible for the King. One of Romania’s great advantages is peace, so his private visits here will be respected as such,” Andrew Noble pointed out.
On May 6, Charles III was crowned King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as well as 14 other countries, including Canada, Australia and the Bahamas, alongside Queen Consort Camilla in a ceremony at Westminster Abbey, after he was proclaimed king by the Ascension Council on September 10 last year.
