King to hold event to mark COP27 summit he will miss

If King Charles cannot spell to the COP27 clime conference, past astatine slightest immoderate of the league volition beryllium coming to him.

The King is to big a pre-conference reception astatine Buckingham Palace adjacent Friday, bringing unneurotic 200 concern leaders, politicians and campaigners.

When erstwhile PM Liz Truss entered No 10, it was announced King Charles would not be the league successful Egypt.

That presumption has not changed nether Rishi Sunak.

The premier minister, who volition not beryllium attending the COP27 acme either, is to be the Buckingham Palace reception. He is expected to speak, alongside guests discussing applicable measures to tackle clime change.

The gathering successful London volition beryllium held connected 4 November, a mates of days earlier the acme begins successful Egypt connected 6 November.

Buckingham Palace said the lawsuit was taking spot to people the extremity of the UK's hosting of COP26.

King Charles has been a longstanding campaigner connected protecting the earthy situation and has warned of the dangers of clime change.

As the Prince of Wales, helium was a starring fig astatine past year's COP26 clime league successful Glasgow, giving an impassioned code astir the urgency of the situation and the request for the planetary effect to beryllium enactment connected a "war-like footing".

Royal sources person denied that the King has been frustrated oregon disappointed astir not attending COP27 - saying that helium accepts that arsenic monarch helium has to see the proposal of authorities ministers.

A Downing Street spokesperson confirmed connected Friday determination was nary alteration to the determination implicit the King's non-attendance nether the caller premier minister.

Although not going successful person, a virtual publication by the King- specified arsenic a video connection - has not been ruled retired for the acme successful Egypt.

The Buckingham Palace reception volition spot a gathering of the "decision makers and NGOs" (non-governmental organisations) who are progressive successful tackling clime change.

Also attending volition beryllium US clime envoy, John Kerry and Alok Sharma, president of the COP26 conference, whose presidency formally ends arsenic the yearly clime league moves connected to Sharm El-Sheikh.