The King greeted the fashion designer Stella McCartney at a gathering for environmentalists ahead of COP27. 'I don't know what to do anymore,' she said before remembering to curtsey the monarch. Read more here:
Rishi Sunak has promised the UK's global leadership on fighting climate change will continue after its COP presidency ends - ahead of the prime minister attending the summit after a U-turn.
Mr Sunak was speaking at a gathering of world leaders, business figures, environmentalists and NGOs at Buckingham Palace ahead of theHe will be heading to the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh on Sunday for the summit, which runs from 6-18 November, after beingThe prime minister previously said he would not be attending due to"other pressing domestic commitments".
But he has now thrown himself fully behind the summit, kicking it off by telling a reception hosted bythe world will experience"more human suffering" if we continue to allow"climate change to ravage our planet". The King will miss the gathering after a"unanimous agreement" was made during Liz Truss's brief premiership he should not attend following advice from his office.Stella McCartney on how to greet the new monarchthe world has had enough of talking, and commitments needed to be put into practice.
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