MOSCOW, April 2 British MP Bob Seeley called the decision stupid US President Joe Biden not come to the coronation of King Charles III.
Earlier, the Telegraph newspaper reported that instead of Biden, the monarch's planned coronation in May could be attended by his wife Jill. A source close to the administration of the American leader referred to his age and the fact that foreign trips «take away a lot of strength from him.» In addition, Biden is already scheduled to visit Ireland in April. Seeley, a Conservative on the British Parliament's Foreign Affairs Select Committee, told the publication that the White House made a «stupid decision» by urging Biden to reconsider his schedule. «This seems rather careless, and I'm tempted to say something else about him because he does not plan to come,» the parliamentarian was indignant.
According to him, such events occur «once a life», so you should think that Biden, as head of state, should attend the event.
«If I were the President of the United States, I would attend the coronation of the King of England — there are no two options. It just seems stupid decision,» Seeley added.