“Prime Minister, Your Majesty,” announces the team.
Mrs. Truss steps forward to shake the King’s hand, curtsying as she does so.
“Your Majesty, nice to see you again,” she says.
Charles, smiling, replies, “Back again?”
Mrs Truss adds: “Well, it’s a great pleasure.”
The King replies, “Dear, oh dear. Anyway.”
It came after Ms Truss faced Prime Minister’s Questions in Parliament, where she insisted she would not cut spending to balance the books as economists and financial markets continued to question her plans.
Ms Truss told MPs she “absolutely” did not plan to cut public spending but insisted taxpayers’ money would be put to good use.