Sunak joins King Charles for reception at Buckingham Palace

King Charles hosted a reception at Buckingham Palace two days before the beginning of COP27. The monarch invited more than 200 people – including decision-makers, NGOs and business leaders – to facilitate discussions focused on sustainable growth, progress made since COP26 and the collective efforts to tackle climate change. Among them was also Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.  Other notable attendees included COP President Alok Sharma MP, John Kerry, the US Special Presidential Envoy for the Climate, and fashion designer Stella McCartney. Upon greeting the new sovereign, Ms McCartney exchanged a brief joke with Charles. After kissing him on the cheeks and shaking hands with Mr Sunak, the fashion designer curtsied, while saying: “Your Majesty, I don’t know what I’m supposed to do any more. I think I’m supposed to do this now!” The reception was held a few days after Mr Sunak announced he would attend the summit in person, despite previous report he would skip it as he was focused on the domestic agenda.  King Charles hosted a reception at Buckingham Palace (Image: PA)On Wednesday morning, the Prime Minister said on his official Twitter account “there is no long-term prosperity without action on climate change” and there is “no energy security without investing in renewables”, before explaining that was the reason why he would head to Sharm-El-Sheik. MORE TO FOLLOW