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Royal family makes statement on King Charles' Buckingham Palace meeting
King Charles received a guest from New Zeeland at Buckingham Palace on Thursday
King Charles on Thursday received The Māori Queen, Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po, at Buckingham Palace on Thursday, said a brief statement issued by the royal family.
A picture of the guest meeting the monarch was also shared on the official Instagram account of the royal family. It did not say what was discussed during the meeting between King Charles and his guest.
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The Māori Queen is the leader of the Kīngitanga, or Māori King Movement.
Crowned in 2024, the 28-year-old is the movement’s seventh monarch and second queen.
The Kīngitanga is a cultural body for Māori tribes, separate from King Charles’s role as New Zealand’s constitutional head of state.
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