LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 3: King Charles III holds an audience with Leader of the Opposition Kemi (Image: Getty Images)
The King has revived an old tradition of hosting a formal meeting with the leader of the Opposition.
Kemi Badenoch met with the Monarch in Buckingham Palace’s grand 1844 Room on Monday morning for a one-off face-to-face talk.
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A royal source said: “It was a convention that fell by the way in latter years of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s reign and seemed a courtesy to revive in the new reign.”
Mrs Badenoch, who was elected Tory leader in November, was pictured grinning as the smiling King gestured and held his arms out wide at the start of their half-hour meeting.
She is said to be the first opposition leader to have a formal one-to-one audience with a monarch in 19 years.
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The last Opposition leader to be welcomed in a formal audience in the months after their appointment was David Cameron, when he met with the late Queen in 2006.
Mrs Badenoch, the first black woman to lead a major UK political party, has described herself as a “sceptic” of net zero and is known for her anti-woke values.
She is known for her forthright views on issues such as gender identity and institutional racism.
The King and Mrs Badenoch have met several times before, including last week at Charles’s post-election reception for MPs.
The pair also met in June 2023 at a King’s Award for Enterprise reception, when Mrs Badenoch was Trade Secretary.
Sir Keir Starmer met with Charles two days after Elizabeth II died in September 2022.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla with Kemi Badenoch and Keir Starmer (Image: Getty Images)
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But the audience with the Labour leader was a joint one with other opposition leaders and part of the planned schedule of meetings in the aftermath of the Queen’s death.
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Sir Keir and the King hold a private weekly audience each Wednesday to discuss Government matters following Prime Minister’s Questions, with the conversation usually taking place in person.
Although the King must remain politically neutral on all matters, he is able to advise and warn his ministers – including the Prime Minister – when necessary.