2023-12-01 20:25:30
by Luigi Ippolito
The tie worn during the speech at COP28 in Dubai was greeted with enthusiasm by the Greek press.
Does King Charles side with Athens in the dispute over the Parthenon marbles? The political opinions of British sovereigns are reserved, but what is certain is that Charles, when he gave his speech at Cop28 in Dubai, wore a striking tie in the colors of the Greek flag.
The royals are used to sending subtle coded messages: and the king’s sartorial choice came in the week in which a serious diplomatic crisis broke out between London and Athens, which demands the return of the statues stolen from the Acropolis in the nineteenth century and kept in the British Museum. On Monday, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak canceled a summit with his Greek colleague Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the last minute, “guilty” of having returned to demand the return of the Parthenon marbles to his homeland. Again yesterday, Sunak reiterated his position: By law the marbles cannot be returned and we have never misunderstanding this.
But Carlo might think differently: and his tie was greeted with enthusiasm by the Greek press. The king’s choice to wear a tie with the Greek flag – wrote the newspaper Proto Thema – could well be interpreted as a demonstration of support for our country in light of the disagreements over the Parthenon marbles. The diplomacy of the tie has spoken – added the Lifo magazine –. The choice of the colors of the Greek flag was not considered a mere coincidence.
Charles is a fervent pro-Hellenic, also for a family matter: his father Philip was a Greek prince, nephew of King Constantine I. In London they explain the choice of tie in two ways: either it was a sensational gaffe by his entourage, or the king was told that it was better to avoid that tie and he didn’t care about that advice, aware of the consequences. For years it had been feared that Charles, an activist prince, as king would continue to enter political issues with a straight leg. He promised not to do it, but his tie slipped.
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December 1, 2023 (changed December 1, 2023 | 7:25 pm)
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