Marcos meets King Charles in London ahead of coronation

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. meets with King Charles III on Friday, May 5, 2023 at the Buckingham Palace Reception for Heads of State and other visiting dignitaries ahead of the coronation of Charles on Saturday. British Embassy Manila" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/05/06/20230505-uk-charles-marcos-ho.jpg"/><figcaption>President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. meets with King Charles III on Friday, May 5, 2023 at the Buckingham Palace Reception for Heads of State and other visiting dignitaries ahead of the coronation of Charles on Saturday. <em>British Embassy Manila</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>LONDON — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday met with King Charles III in the Buckingham Palace as the two leaders joined other high-ranking guests in a dinner reception a day before the monarch’s coronation.</p><p>A picture from the British government showed Marcos Jr. shaking the hand of the United Kingdom’s new king, while another photo showed the King, the Philippine President and First Lady Liza Marcos smiling during their banter.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/05/05/23/pomp-protests-as-uk-holds-first-coronation-in-70-years">Pomp and protests as UK poised for first coronation in 70 years</a></li></ul><p>The Buckingham Palace Reception was held for the Heads of State and other visiting dignitaries who were among the 2,200 guests invited to King Charles’ coronation.</p><p>Marcos Jr. earlier said he decided to attend the coronation as Britain’s King as their family personally knew the monarch for years.<br/> <br/>Philippine Ambassador to the United Kingdom Teddy Locsin Jr. earlier said the King Charles and Marcos Jr. used to play polo before the monarch rose to power last year after the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/06/23/marcos-jr-arrives-in-uk-for-king-charles-iiis-coronation">Marcos Jr. arrives in UK for King Charles III&#x27;s coronation</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/05/23/marcos-says-to-meet-uk-pm-sunak-at-charles-coronation">Marcos to meet UK Prime Minister Sunak at sidelines of King Charles III coronation</a></li></ul><p>Marcos Jr. was first introduced to the royal family as a young boy in 1970, when his mother took him to pay a courtesy call on Queen Elizabeth.</p><p>The Marcos scion spent his youth living in the UK as he attended the Worth Prep School and Oxford University.</p><div><br/><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UrDm0MrLouI?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Marcos Jr. said he decided to attend the coronation as Britain’s King as their family personally knew the monarch for years.

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Marcos meets King Charles in London ahead of coronation

Marcos meets King Charles in London ahead of coronation

Katrina Domingo,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 06, 2023 01:26 PM PHT

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Updated May 08, 2023 03:04 PM PHT

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