Tie-gate: Has King Charles lost his Greek marbles over Sunak’s ‘hissy fit’?
Eagle-eyed reporters were, however, also concerned by the attire of Prince Charles, well known for being an ardent conservationist — and son of Prince Philip, who was Greek.
As Rishi Sunak denied throwing a “hissy fit” over the Elgin Marbles, a new row was emerging on Friday after King Charles was pictured wearing a tie, that appeared to resemble a Greek flag.
Both the Prime Minister and monarch are in the United Arab Emirates for the COP28 conference, but Sunak has had a rough week as a new diplomatic row was breaking out at home.
Eagle-eyed reporters were, however, also concerned by the attire of King Charles, well known for being an ardent conservationist — and son of Prince Philip, who was Greek.
The Guardian’s Pippa Crerar said on X, formerly Twitter, in on (half Greek) King Charles’ tie on the day that Rishi Sunak denied having a “hissy fit” over the marbles. Meanwhile, Laura Kuenssberg of the BBC said the incident, called ‘tie-gate’ by some on X, had “after days of a simmering diplomatic row btw UK and Greek PM”.
