King Charles has thanked the emergency services for “restoring peace” in a phone call with Keir Starmer, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.

The King, 75, has expressed his “heartfelt thanks” to the emergency services in phone calls with the Prime Minister and police chiefs on Friday evening.


Charles praised their efforts to “restore peace” and shared how he had been “greatly encouraged by the many examples of community spirit that had countered the aggression and criminality”, a Buckingham Palace spokesman has said.

Keir Starmer and King CharlesKing Charles thanks emergency services for ‘restoring peace’ in phone call with Keir StarmerGetty

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