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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor

How No 10 sweetened up the EU president with a royal cup of tea

King Charles III receiving Ursula von der Leyen at Windsor Castle on Monday.
King Charles III receiving Ursula von der Leyen at Windsor Castle on Monday. Photograph: Getty Images

When King Charles III ascended the throne, the new monarch is said to have accepted he would have a changed role with less freedom to intervene in politics. But he had reckoned without the Windsor framework.

It was a moment with a distinctly royal flavour – sealed at the Windsor Guildhall, where Charles married Camilla, under vast portraits of past monarchs.

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