UK monarch hosts Tanzanian diplomat at Buckingham palace

By Guardian Correspondent , The Guardian
Published at 11:47 AM Mar 22 2024
Tanzanian High Commissioner Mbelwa Kairuki presents his credentials to King Charles during a private audience at Buckingham palace
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Tanzanian High Commissioner Mbelwa Kairuki presents his credentials to King Charles during a private audience at Buckingham palace

HIS Majesty King Charles III of the United Kingdom cordially received Tanzanian Ambassador Mbelwa Kairuki at a royal audience held in Buckingham Palace.

The 75-year-old monarch, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, first met Mbelwa Kairuki at Buckingham Palace for the formal ceremony welcoming Tanzania’s top diplomat based in the UK.

High commissioners and ambassadors based in London have a customary audience with the monarch shortly after taking up their role.

The King has postponed all public-facing engagements while he continues his treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer, but he has been carrying out audiences and desk duties.

In August last year, President Samia Suluhu Hassan transferred Ambassador Kairuki to London, replacing Dr Asha Migiro, whose tenure came to an end.

Two months later, following Kairuki's appointment, he presented copies of his credentials to Victoria Busby, the Head of Protocol at the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office, in London.