The British government has apologized to Queen Elizabeth II after it became known that two of the scandalous parties at 10 Downing Street took place on the eve of the day when the queen’s husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, was buried. According to the BBC, the apology was made during a phone call from Downing Street to the palace.
The Downing Street party scandal, which took place during periods when the UK was under a strict lockdown or restrictions on mass gatherings, has sparked a deep political crisis in the country. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who he said “accidentally” attended one such party as a “working” event, has already issued a formal apology. True, these apologies did not convince either the opposition or the Prime Minister’s associates in the Conservative Party. There are calls across the country for the prime minister to resign, and opinion polls show that 66% of Britons want Boris Johnson to step down.
Now, the government has apologized for the two parties that took place on April 16, 2021, just before the funeral of Prince Philip, when there was national mourning in the UK in connection with this. The participants of these parties, according to eyewitnesses, had fun almost until the morning, periodically sending someone for a drink to the nearest supermarket. The British media, talking about those parties and the government’s apologies, publish a photo of Queen Elizabeth II, who, observing the requirements of social distance, sits alone in the temple at the funeral of her husband on April 17, 2021. And the parties that ended that day were attended by several dozen people. Boris Johnson himself was not there.
Commenting on the government’s apology, the prime minister’s spokesman expressed “deep regret” that “all this happened during days of national mourning.” “The government has apologized to the Queen. And this week you heard the Prime Minister’s apology. He recognized that the government must meet the highest standards and take responsibility for what we did wrong,” he said.
Read more about the aftermath of the incident in the article “Boris Johnson was honored with hindsight.”
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