Late insight: Downing Street apologizes to Queen Elizabeth II for partying on the eve of the funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip.
Windsor – The pictures went to the heart. While the monarch (95) was preparing in April 2021 to bury her decades-long companion and beloved husband Prince Philip (99, † 2021) and she had to do it all alone because of the current Covid 19 regulations in the United Kingdom, amused Downing Street staff joined at two parties. An apology has now been contritely granted.*
Queen Elizabeth II: Downing Street apologizes
The office of Boris Johnson (57) has apologized to Buckingham Palace * for two parties that were held on the eve of Prince Philip *’s funeral at the British government offices at 10 Downing Street, as confirmed by People.
“The Telegraph” had uncovered the parties where “excessive drinking” was reported. The staff celebrated unashamedly on the eve of the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral at Windsor Castle*. In doing so, they studiously ignored their own guidelines for the Brits plagued by Corona. The applicable security level provided for direct contact only within one’s own household or direct team colleagues.
As if that weren’t enough, the UK was in a period of national mourning, with the flags of nearly all government buildings flying at half-mast .* Mourners had been asked not to lay flowers at the gates of Windsor Castle * and Buckingham Palace to celebrate a prevent spread.
Queen Elizabeth II: The palace does not comment on party or apology
In infinite sorrow, Queen Elizabeth II * had adhered to the regulations. She sat abandoned and alone in the pew of St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle as she gave her husband’s last goodbye after 73 years of marriage. Prince Charles * (73), Prince William * (39) and the rest of the royal family also adhered to the British government’s requirements regarding distance and wearing masks. Prince Harry * (37), who came to the funeral from California * , had gone into isolation as required.
“It is deeply regrettable that this has come at a time of national mourning,” a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson told British journalists during their regular morning briefing in mid-January next year. “No. 10 has apologized to the palace for this.”
Buckingham Palace has not commented on the parties or Downing Street’s apology. *24royal.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
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