11 May No bust-up between King and Boris over Rwanda policy, insists Lord Marland
BORIS Johnson did not “square up” to King Charles in Rwanda to take issue with him over his apparent opposition to the policy, according to a witness.
Lord Jonathan Marland was present at the event in question and said the story has been exaggerated.
Mr Johnson’s former director of communications Guto Harri has claimed that he confronted the King when he was Prince of Wales during a trip to the country.
Lord Marland told GB News: “I was in Rwanda at for that event. And my sense is, and I saw the two together, and there’s wasn’t any – I think Guto is probably stretching it a bit.
“Clearly, the Prince of Wales, then Prince Wales, now our King, has views on the subject. One thing’s for certain he would never tell anyone his views on the subject.”
In a discussion with Andrew Pierce and Bev Turner, he continued: “I think Boris has denied that this thing happened.
“I’m sure that probably was a conversation, but it’d been done privately between the two of them and neither of them, rightly, are describing the events around it.”
He added: “But the King would have seen, as did Boris, that Rwanda, Kigali, the capital is an incredible place.
“I mean, it is extraordinary people go out every Saturday and clean their neighbourhood for three hours, by law. It’s an extraordinary developing country, and it’s got a wonderful climate.
“It’s a very modern city and we, at our peril, criticise countries like this because I think it’s an extraordinary place.”
