LONDON (AP) — King Charles III caused some raised eyebrows Friday when he wore a tie adorned with a pattern of Greek flags to the COP28 climate summit days after a diplomatic spat between the U.K. government and Greece over the Parthenon Marbles.
The British monarch is meant to be above politics, but many in Greece interpreted the tie as a gesture of solidarity with their cause.
Charles wore it as he met British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and made a speech at the U.N. summit in Dubai.
The king’s late father, Prince Philip, was born into the Greek royal family, and Charles has deep ties to the country.
But officials pointed out that Charles has worn the tie before, as recently as last week.
Persons:
— King Charles III, Charles, Rishi Sunak, Prince Philip, Sunak, Kyriakos, Mitsotakis, George Osborne, Britain’s
Organizations:
British, Greek, British Museum, museum's, Trustees
Locations:
Greece, British, Dubai, The, Buckingham, Athens