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King Charles dons ‘Greek flag’ tie days after diplomatic rift between London and Athens

British monarch’s choice of neckwear at COP28 is part of his ‘current collection’, says Buckingham Palace

King Charles III addressed the COP28 summit in Dubai on Friday wearing a tie emblazoned with the Greek flag, in a week that saw a big diplomatic bust-up between London and Athens.

The dispute erupted after Rishi Sunak, UK prime minister, cancelled a meeting with his Greek counterpart on Tuesday, accusing Kyriakos Mitsotakis of using a BBC interview ahead of his planned visit to Downing Street to “grandstand” in the longstanding rift over the so-called Elgin Marbles.

Parts of the Greek media seized on the British monarch’s choice of neckwear as a signal that he had some sympathy with Mitsotakis and his quest to return the Parthenon sculptures from the British Museum to Athens.

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