King Charles meets constitutional experts at Buckingham Palace to discuss possible outcomes of General Election
- It is the first time His Majesty has faced a General Election since his accession
- There has been no confirmation as to who was present at the briefing on Tuesday
The King has met with constitutional experts at Buckingham Palace to discuss the forthcoming general election.
His Majesty was briefed at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, with the meeting later recorded in the Court Circular - the official record of royal events - saying: ‘His Majesty… received a Briefing from Constitutional Experts’.
The Mail understands their discussions centred around the different possible outcomes of next month’s parliamentary election and what constitutional implications they would have for the monarch.
There has been no confirmation as to who was present at the meeting or may have provided the king with advice.
King Charles III met with constitutional experts at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday to discuss possible outcomes of the upcoming general election (pictured: Rishi Sunak and His Majesty on November 27, 2023)
This is the first General Election the King has faced since he ascended the throne in 2022 (pictured: King Charles and Keir Stammer in 2022)
It is the first time that King Charles has been faced with a General Election since his accession in 2022.
However his mother, Queen Elizabeth, saw 15 prime ministers come and go throughout her historic 70-year reign.
She would have had regular meetings with constitutional experts throughout her time on the throne, particularly at times of political turmoil such as the recent referendums on devolution and Brexit.
But they were rarely, if ever, recorded officially and could signal a new era of openness at Buckingham Palace.
