 However, it appears that Charles broke one of his mother's long-standing traditions when it came to her Prime Ministers during his appointment of Mr Sunak. Over the years when meeting PMs at Buckingham Palace, the late Queen would nearly always meet them in the audience room at Buckingham Palace - a room filled with cosy furniture and family pictures. However, yesterday, Charles opted to meet Mr Sunak in the 1844 Room at the palace, which the King has also used to meet dignitaries in the first few weeks of his reign. The two men met at Buckingham Palace's 1844 Room ( PA) Remarking on the reason for the change, Dr Nigel Fletcher, a political historian at King's College London told The Telegraph : "His Majesty chose the 1844 room for the meeting instead of the late Queen's audience room on the first floor. "I would imagine the King's use of the 1844 room, where he now seems to hold all his audiences, reflects the fact the audience room was part of his late mother's private apartments." Earlier this month, it was re){kind=link}
King Charles appointed a Prime Minister for the first time, just under seven weeks into his reign, when Rishi Sunak had an audience with him at Buckingham Palace – and the new monarch broke a long-held tradition started by his late mother the Queen
When King Charles formally appointed Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister, it was a historic first for the new monarch.
That’s because it was the first time he had to carry out the sovereign’s duty of appointing a head of the government – and it came just seven weeks into his reign. Pictures showed Charles and Mr Sunak shaking hands in Buckingham Palace yesterday – just minutes after former PM Liz Truss formally tendered her resignation. It echoed scenes played out just last month when in her final duties as monarch, the late Queen formally appointed Ms Truss after accepting the resignation of Boris Johnson.
However, it appears that Charles broke one of his mother’s long-standing traditions when it came to her Prime Ministers during his appointment of Mr Sunak.
Over the years when meeting PMs at Buckingham Palace, the late Queen would nearly always meet them in the audience room at Buckingham Palace – a room filled with cosy furniture and family pictures.