Kemi Badenoch holds one-to-one audience with King at Buckingham Palace – reviving royal convention after 19 years

TORY person Kemi Badenoch held a one-to-one assemblage with the King yesterday — reviving a royal normal aft 19 years.

Charles welcomed her to Buckingham Palace for their 30-minute chat.

The past absorption person to get a ceremonial assemblage successful the months aft their assignment was David Cameron, erstwhile helium met with the precocious Queen successful 2006.

It is not known wherefore the contented lapsed during Labour’s years successful opposition.

A royal root said: “It was a normal that fell by the mode successful the second years of Queen Elizabeth’s reign and seemed a courtesy to revive successful the caller one.”

The King holds a backstage play assemblage with the PM each Wednesday to sermon authorities matters.

Last week, Badenoch dismissed rivals Reform UK arsenic a “protest party” — portion Nigel Farage warned her helium was coming for her seat.

The Tory leader’s put-down came as Mr Farage gathered 400 supporters successful her constituency, North West Essex.

On the fifth day of Brexit, helium warned the Tories he would beryllium a menace astatine the adjacent election.

Latest polling put Reform in 2nd spot with 24 per cent, 1 constituent up of the Tories, and conscionable 2 points behind Labour.

But Ms Badenoch, connected a sojourn to a workplace in Cheshire, said: “It’s not a astonishment protestation parties are gaining successful the polls.

“I’m present talking astir the family workplace tax.

“That’s overmuch much important than having a rally astir myself.”

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