On May 4, First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska arrived in London on an official visit for several days, in particular, to take part in the coronation of the British monarch Charles III on May 6.
The invitation to the coronation for Zelenskaya looked like this:.
On May 4, Zelenskaya arrived at 10 Downing Street - at the residence of the British Prime Minister. There she was met by the wife of the head of the British government - Akshata Murthy, and then Prime Minister Rishi Sunak himself..
Then Zelenskaya visited the British Library, where, together with the general director of the institution, Sir Raleigh Keating, she presented the Ukrainian Bookshelf, a project to popularize Ukrainian literature, which already has 170 shelves in 37 countries (about 44,000 books).
On May 5, together with Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal, Zelenska visited the Ukrainian military, who are being trained in the kingdom, and met with British Defense Minister Ben Wallace.
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On May 6, the first lady attended the coronation ceremony of Charles III, where she met with a number of influential politicians.
“I am grateful to His Majesty King Charles III for the invitation to the coronation ceremony and personal attention to Ukraine. Your consistent support, firm stance and common values \u200b\u200bof our peoples are the key to great friendship and building a better future for our countries,"
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Charles was not the only representative of the royal family with whom Zelenskaya spoke. Among them were, in particular, Princess of Wales Catherine and Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh.
Zelenska also spoke with Israeli President Yitzhak Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog:.
“We are expanding the dialogue on joint projects aimed at supporting Ukrainians suffering from brutal Russian aggression,” the Embassy of Ukraine in Israel commented on the meeting between Zelenskaya and Herzog.
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After meeting with Latvian President Egils Levits and his wife Andrejs Levites, Zelenska noted: “We are constantly in touch on joint projects, but personal meetings and words of support are invaluable.”.
Zelenskaya together with Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, Duke Henri of Luxembourg and Duchess Maria Teresa:.
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Zelenskaya also met with US First Lady Jill Biden.
“It is always unconditional friendly support, giving confidence and optimism.. Once again, I had the opportunity to thank her and the entire American people for believing in us and helping Ukraine,” Zelenskaya said..
Earlier, we told in detail how the coronation ceremony of Charles III took place and which of the influential politicians was there.