During a meeting with Nigeria’s president Tinubu ahead of Cop28, the monarch said: ‘I’m all right very much, just about’. Photo / Getty Images
During a meeting with Nigeria’s president Tinubu ahead of Cop28, the monarch said: ‘I’m all right very much, just about’. Photo / Getty Images
King Charles III has continued in his official duties despite an ongoing row over alleged racism in the royal family, beginning an overseas trip with the assurance: “I’m all right very much, just about.”
The monarch, 75, started his 48-hour trip to Dubai, where he will give an openingaddress at the Cop28 environmental summit, with a 30-minute bilateral meeting with Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigeria’s president.
They shook hands warmly, and the president asked: “How are you?”
The King, wearing a suit, took his seat and said: “I’m all right very much, just about. Having had a rather ancient birthday recently, recovering from the shock of that.”
The King greets Lord Cameron in Dubai. Photo / Getty Images
The pair met at a hotel in Dubai ahead of the conference to discuss energy, environment, the Commonwealth and global security. It was the first of a series of meetings with world leaders during the trip.
The King went on to welcome Lord Cameron to Dubai, with the pair meeting during an engagement to see examples of clean technology and innovations to fight climate change at the Heriot-Watt University campus.
The identities of two members of the family named as taking part in conversations about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s baby’s skin colour were published in the Dutch translation of the book.
The letter, first revealed by the UK’s Daily Telegraph, was sent after the Sussexes’ March 2021 Oprah Winfrey interview, in which the duchess alleged that a member of the royal family had speculated about the colour of her unborn son’s skin.
Scobie further details how the duchess named two people who had upset her with the discussion. He does not name either person in the English language version, citing “laws in the UK”.
The Dutch version, pulled from the shelves within a day of publication, names both in two separate chapters.
Buckingham Palace, Kensington Palace and Archewell have not yet responded to requests for comment.
