Vice President Dhankhar meets King Charles III, several world leaders during reception at Buckingham Palace

During his two-day visit to the UK, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar met with King Charles III, the First Lady of the United States, and other world leaders at a reception at Buckingham Palace on Friday. The First Lady of the United States, Jill Biden, and Dhankhar spoke while King Charles III was hosting a reception at Buckingham Palace. The vice president attended a special event that King Charles III hosted at Marlborough House in London with leaders of the Commonwealth nations.

He discussed ways to strengthen and better focus the Commonwealth institution with leaders of the organisation. Dhankhar also spoke with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Israeli President Isaac Herzog at Buckingham Palace.

During his two-day visit to the UK, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar met with King Charles III, the First Lady of the United States, and other world leaders at a reception at Buckingham Palace on Friday.
The First Lady of the United States, Jill Biden, and Dhankhar spoke while King Charles III was hosting a reception at Buckingham Palace. The vice president attended a special event that King Charles III hosted at Marlborough House in London with leaders of the Commonwealth nations.

He discussed ways to strengthen and better focus the Commonwealth institution with leaders of the organisation. Dhankhar also spoke with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Israeli President Isaac Herzog at Buckingham Palace.

The international community, including India, has recently received an invitation from the United Kingdom (UK) to attend the coronation ceremony. The Monarch (currently King) is the head of State and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government in the United Kingdom, a constitutional monarchy.

Elizabeth II was crowned queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms on June 2, 1953, in London’s Westminster Abbey. India and the UK have a long-standing relationship and share many complementary and converging values, including democracy and the rule of law. With the adoption of the Roadmap 2030 for Future Relations in 2021, the partnership was upgraded to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

President Droupadi Murmu visited London in September of last year to attend the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and to express his condolences. On the eve of the G20 Summit in Bali in November 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to discuss ways to expand trade between the two nations.