![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/king-charles-to-support-cop27-from-afar-after-decision-not-to-attend/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/TELEMMGLPICT000313089211_trans_NvBQzQNjv4Bq4U72PvVlAMIniqBdHHa0YfBB9gV9jTnXm-qxc_-b9g0.jpeg&description=The King will find a way to support Cop27 from afar after the Government ruled out his attending in person, The Telegraph has learned. The King, a lifelong environmentalist, will find alternative ways to engage with the work of the summit next month, it is understood. The Government has said the King will not be attending the event in Sharm El Sheikh in a 'unanimous decision' with the palace. That decision was first made under former prime minister Liz Truss, and is now confirmed to have been maintained by her successor Rishi Sunak. On Friday morning Therese Coffey, the Environment Secretary, said it was "up to him" whether the King attended the summit. "I'm conscious that King Charles has always taken a very deep interest in the environment and climate change," she told Sky News. "Of course, it would be up to him to decide how he chooses where to put his priorities in his reign as King." King 'hopes to find way to show support' But just hours later Downing Street said a 'unanimous' decision had been taken between the Government and Buckingham Palace that it 'would not be the right occasion for the King to visit in person'. Buckingham Palace declined to comment. A source said the decision for the King to not travel to the summit had not changed. It is understood that he hopes to find a way to show his support, potentially through a message or convening discussions via video, telephone audiences or in writing from the UK. Last year, senior members of the Royal Family attended Cop26 en masse, with the late Queen Elizabeth II delivering a powerful opening message urging world leaders to find solutions to save the planet. As Prince of Wales, King Charles regularly made speeches about the environment, attending events from Cop to Davos and UN meetings to highlight the cause closest to his heart. Earlier this month, a source told the Sunday Times the King would be 'personally disappointed' to miss the event and was 'all lined up to go'. A palace source added that the King){kind=link}
Downing Street sources deny government blocked monarch’s attendance
The King will find a way to support Cop27 from afar after the Government ruled out his attending in person, The Telegraph has learned.
The King, a lifelong environmentalist, will find alternative ways to engage with the work of the summit next month, it is understood.
The Government has said the King will not be attending the event in Sharm El Sheikh in a “unanimous decision” with the palace.
That decision was first made under former prime minister Liz Truss, and is now confirmed to have been maintained by her successor Rishi Sunak.