Grief drew them collectively.
Ukraine’s First Woman Olena Zelenska and Princess of Wales Kate Middleton reportedly met Sunday in Buckingham Palace.
The high-profile introduction got here a day earlier than Queen Elizabeth II’s scheduled Monday funeral. Zelenska, spouse of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, traveled to the UK to signify her war-torn nation on the funeral procession amid its months-long struggle with Russia.
Images posted to social media present Middleton and Zelenska each wearing black and sitting nose to nose on gingham armchairs.
One other picture Sunday confirmed Zelenska, Ukrainian Ambassador to the UK Vadym Prystaiko and two others viewing the Queens’ coffin.
The somber photos surfaced as King Charles III hosted a reception for dignitaries from world wide on the palace.
Final week Zelensky visited the British Embassy in Kyiv to pay tribute to the late Queen, together with signing a condolence ebook, a photograph posted on Twitter by the British ambassador to Ukraine confirmed.
“Deeply honoured that [Zelensky] signed our condolence ebook for #QueenElizabethII this morning. Grateful to the President for taking the time to do that given all else that's occurring in [Ukraine] presently,” Ambassador Melinda Simmons wrote.
Shortly after the Queen’s demise, Zelensky tweeted: “It's with deep disappointment that we realized of the demise of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
“On behalf of the Ukrainian individuals, we lengthen honest condolences to the complete United Kingdom and the Commonwealth over this irreparable loss.”
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