King Charles sends message of congratulations… to North Korea!
King Charles sends message of congratulations… to North Korea! His Majesty’s ‘good wishes for its future’ are sent to totalitarian regime on the advice of the Foreign Office
- His Majesty’s words were sent via the North Korean Embassy in London
- It was to mark North Korea’s 75th annual celebration of its founding
King Charles has sent a message of congratulations to North Korea to mark the 75th annual celebration of its founding.
Citing his ‘good wishes for its future’, His Majesty’s words were sent via the North Korean Embassy in London on the advice of the Foreign Office.
Despite concerns about the totalitarian dictatorship’s weapons testing programmes and human rights record, Britain has a policy of encouraging North Korea to ‘engage with the outside world through credible dialogue’.
In 2021, it emerged that Queen Elizabeth II was similarly advised by officials to acknowledge the country’s national celebration.
At the time Buckingham Palace said it was ‘standard practice’ for national days across the world to be recognised by the monarch.
King Charles sent his ‘good wishes for its future’ in recognition of North Korea’s 75th annual celebration of its founding
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un marked the country’s founding anniversary with a parade of paramilitary groups and diplomatic exchanges
The North Korean head of mission was also offered an invitation to King Charles’ Coronation in May on the advice of Whitehall, as well as the late Queen’s funeral.
In his first message to the country, King Charles said: ‘As the people of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea celebrate their National Day, I send my good wishes for the future.’
His message was reported by state-run newspaper KCNA.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un marked the country’s founding anniversary with a parade of paramilitary groups and diplomatic exchanges in which he vowed to deepen ties with China and Russia.
The parade displayed rocket launchers hidden in delivery trucks and tractors towing troops and weapons.
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