Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew met with with Britain’s King Charles III on Tuesday (UK time) to express his condolences in person to the king on the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II as well as to discuss topics of mutual interest.
The two met at Buckingham Palace for about half an hour, alongside Ioannis Raptakis, Greek ambassador to the UK, and Matthew Lodge, British ambassador to Greece, AMNA reported.
The Ecumenical Patriarch shared “his prayers and best wishes on behalf of the Mother Church for a successful and fruitful reign,” while he focused on the establishment of the Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain among other topics.
After the meeting, the ecumenical patriarch presented to the king Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain, Metropolitan Theodoritos of Laodicea and Metropolitan Athenagoras of Belgium.
This afternoon at Buckingham Palace, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, the Ecumenical Patriarch was received by The King. pic.twitter.com/KJf4GVFzJP
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) October 25, 2022
