conservative politics Les Truss On Tuesday, the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom became the third woman to hold the position, after taking over official waiver by Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral Castle, Scotland.
It is the first time that the 96-year-old Queen, who has ongoing mobility issues, has held this important audience at her retreat in Aberdeenshire, rather than Buckingham Palace.. Also today is the first time that Her Majesty the Queen has been photographed since she was seen arriving at the property on July 21 for her summer vacation.
In an official business it is called “besamanos”, although in practice it is a bow or handshake. Buckingham Palace has released the photos taken while the king asked Truss to form a new government.
The event was at noon (local time, 11:00 GMT), when the former Secretary of State arrived in Balmoral. The castle was a meeting place of this kind for the first time during the reign of Elizabeth II.
The meeting consists of a formality based on the political traditions of the United Kingdom: the Queen asks the candidate to form a new administration, To which the rhombus usually responds with a simple “yes”.
“The Queen (…) received Elizabeth Truss in attendance and asked her to form a new administration. “Tross accepted Her Majesty’s offer and kissed her hands upon her appointment as Prime Minister,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement.
Shortly before that, the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, formally submitted his resignation to the King until today, having announced on July 7 his intention to resign.
Truss won the primaries held during August within the Conservative Party to elect its new leader, who automatically takes command of the executive thanks to his parliamentary majority.
The photo released by Buckingham Palace shows a smiling king, aided by a stick while shaking hands with the leader. Then more photos were released, in which she is seen alone in the middle of the large, symmetrically decorated environment.
The meeting took place in the green-carpeted Balmoral Lounge, which has matching green sofas, a leaf-patterned fabric chair, a fireplace and several old paintings on the walls.
The Queen usually spends August and September in her highland retreat. Where other family members join him at different stages. Prince William and Kate and their children Prince George, nine, Princess Charlotte, seven, and Prince Louis, four, are among those who have already been to Balmoral this year.
It is not yet known if Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will visit her this week. Yesterday they attended the One Young World Summit in Manchester, and today they were in Germany for a pre-Invictus Games event in Dusseldorf. They will then return to the UK for the WellChild Awards Gala in London on Thursday.
The Earl and Countess of Wessex and their children, Lady Louise and Viscount James, have already visited the Queen, and Prince Charles is said to visit her daily. Prince Andrew was also at Balmoral.
The castle is the private property of the Queen and Queen Victoria and Prince Albert made it their Scottish home in the early 1850s.
The event was held at the Scottish residence of the Royal House due to the mobility problems that Elizabeth II experienced, According to Buckingham Palace.
After the meeting, Truss headed to London, where she will deliver her first speech as head of government at the gates of her home at 10 Downing Street.
Thereafter, it is expected that the composition of the executive branch, with the current Minister of Business, Kwasi Kwarting, being known as the front-runner to fill the Economy portfolio, hence the unofficial title of “Number Two” in the Cabinet.
Truss became the country’s third prime minister, after also the governor Margaret Thatcher (1979-1990) and Theresa May (2016-2019).
(With information from EFE)
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