UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has joined Ukraine’s culture minister in affirming that the beleaguered eastern European country should have the opportunity to host next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, saying “they won it fair and square.”
03.06.2022 - 14:33 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie were greeted with boos from the crowd outside St Paul’s Cathedral as they arrived for the National Thanksgiving Service this morning (June 3). As they walked up the steps some onlookers could be heard booing, although there were also cheers from some members of the crowd.
A commentator for the BBC said: “The Prime Minister arriving with his wife. There is quite a lot of booing. A substantial amount. We have not heard that for any other VIP guests, that is fair to say.”
The response from the crowd comes following the publication of the Sue Gray report, which revealed that a number of parties took place at Downing Street during Covid lockdowns. The couple both received police fines for breaching Covid rules.
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Meanwhile crowds cheered as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle arrived at St Paul’s for the service. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex held hands and smiled as they walked up the steps of the cathedral.
The couple arrived at the service after the Earl and Countess of Wessex, and their two children, and Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie along with their husbands. They spent a few minutes talking to the senior clerics before entering the cathedral and greeting the long line of clergy taking part in the service.
Harry stopped to chat for a few moments with the Archbishop of York who later will give the sermon and is expected to praise the Queen’s 70-year reign. The pair then took their seats in the second row from the front.
It’s the first time the couple have appeared in public during the Jubilee celebrations, which began yesterday. It’s reported that the couple intend to keep a low profile during the
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Boris Johnson was booed by the public during his appearance at the Queen's Jubilee celebrations because people are 'fed up' of his politics according to his rival. Labour leader Keir Starmer said he 'wasn't surprised' that the Prime Minister was met with a chorus of boos as he and his wife Carrie Johnson were seen arriving and leaving the National Service of Thanksgiving for the Queen at St Paul’s Cathedral on Friday (June 3).
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Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie were booed by fans as they walked into St Paul's Cathedral for the start of the Platinum Jubilee Thanksgiving service on Friday 3 June. As the Prime Minister, 57, and his other half, 34, got out of their car and walked up the steps, onlookers shared their distaste. Boris had a worried look on his face as he ascended the steps with his wife, who he shares son Wilfred, two, and daughter Romy, five months, with.
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