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Britain’s King Charles met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at his Sandringham retreat on Sunday.
Charles welcomed Zelensky to the estate in Norfolk, England for just under an hour on Sunday, immediately after the latter’s attendance at the defence summit on Ukraine in London.
A military helicopter carrying Zelensky could be seen flying low and descending over the estate at around 5.25pm local time.
A motorcade then took the president through the grounds of the estate to Sandringham House, where Charles greeted him at the doorstep.

They embraced and shook hands before chatting briefly and posing for photos.
The monarch then warmly received Zelensky in the house’s Saloon room, with tea being served.
A helicopter departed the estate at around 6.35pm local time.
The pair previously met during Zelensky’s surprise visit to the UK in February 2023 in a historic audience at Buckingham Palace.
They also shook hands and had a private summit at the European Political Community summit in Oxfordshire in July 2024.
Their latest meeting came after Zelensky’s unprecedented public clash with US president Donald Trump and Vice-President J.D. Vance in the White House’s Oval Office on Friday.


A day prior, Charles invited Trump to the UK for an unprecedented second state visit.
Trump, whose mother was from Scotland, has spoken regularly about his admiration for the British royal family. Although the royals are meant to be apolitical, they are often deployed to try to secure favourable relations with world leaders.
Trump’s first state visit in June 2019 lasted for three days, during which he attended a state banquet and had tea with Charles, who was then heir to the throne.
On Sunday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he would speak with King Charles about defending Canada’s sovereignty, after Trump had repeatedly called for it to become the 51st US state.
Trump’s comments have been met with outrage in Canada, with officials firmly rejecting any discussion of it ever becoming a part of the United States.
When he meets Monday with King Charles, who is Canada’s head of state, Trudeau said he hoped to “discuss matters of importance to Canada and to Canadians”.
“And I can tell you that nothing is more important to Canadians right now than standing up for our sovereignty and our independence as a nation,” said the prime minister, while in London for a summit on Ukraine.
Some Canadians have wondered aloud why King Charles has not spoken out in defence of Canada.
It is custom that the monarch acts only on the advice of the prime minister in matters involving the Commonwealth nation.
Additional reporting by Agence France-Presse and Reuters


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Zelensky went to Sandringham after a meeting with other European leaders to discuss the war in Ukraine


Zelensky went to Sandringham after a meeting with other European leaders to discuss the war in Ukraine.
