Putin congratulates King Charles III

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday offered his “sincerest congratulations” to Britain’s King Charles III after he was officially proclaimed monarch at a pomp-filled ceremony in London. “Please receive my sincerest congratulations on your accession to the throne,” Putin said in a telegram addressed to the new king, the Kremlin said. Charles III proclaimed new […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday offered his “sincerest congratulations” to Britain’s King Charles III after he was officially proclaimed monarch at a pomp-filled ceremony in London.

“Please receive my sincerest congratulations on your accession to the throne,” Putin said in a telegram addressed to the new king, the Kremlin said.

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“I wish Your Majesty success, robust health and above all the best.”

Charles III was formally proclaimed Britain’s new king by the Accession Council on Saturday in a history-laden ceremony following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II.