King Charles will be absent from what has until now been considered the heart of his heart: the annual climate conference of world leaders to combat climate change.
Buckingham Palace announced this evening (Saturday) that the king, who became the British sovereign less than a month ago with the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth, will not come to Egypt for a conference to be held in Sharm el-Sheikh this November.
This is the COP27 conference, which is a direct continuation of the UN COP26 conference that was held in Scotland last year. Remember, at that event, Charles represented the crown and actually hosted the leaders because the queen was not feeling well at the time.
Before yesterday's announcement, it was thought that Charles might jump at the chance to turn the first visit as a monarch outside the UK into a show of force in the fight against climate change.
However, Charles' position is contrary to the winds blowing in the British Foreign Office and in the office of Prime Minister Liz Truss.
Terrass and her political allies in the Conservative Party establishment are skeptical of the need to fight climate change with dramatic measures dictated by governments and the United Nations.
According to some reports, Taras and her advisers pressured the king not to attend, but an official in her office told "Sky News" that "it is ridiculous to think that the prime minister is giving orders to the king."
Although officially the king has no obligation to fulfill the requests of his majesty's government, since Terrass is subordinate to him, in practice it is very rare that a king or any member of the royal family makes visits without a direct recommendation from the British Foreign Office, the Foreign Office.
For example, for years the Porn Office asked royals not to make official visits to Israel until the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is resolved.
The sources of "Sky News" said that the decision was made "after consultation" between the palace and the representatives of Terras and that "there is no basis" for the claim that his possible arrival was a bone of contention between the parties.
Even before the issue of the conference hit the headlines, many commentators wondered how the king would advance his environmental agenda, since becoming head of state constitutionally prevents him from speaking out on controversial issues.
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