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King Charles<\/a><\/strong> broke a royal tradition during his meeting with the new UK Prime Minister<\/strong>, Andy Burnham. Since his ascension to the throne, the British monarch has witnessed the UK government change four times. Sir Keir Starmer formally stepped down from his position as Prime Minister on July 20. Rt. Hon. Andy Burnham was declared the new PM soon after.<\/p>\n According to\u00a0Royal Central<\/a>, historically, the appointment of a new PM in the UK is called the \u201ckissing of hands.\u201d\u00a0This centuries-old tradition involves senior ministers and officeholders physically kissing\u00a0the monarch\u2019s hand to show their loyalty and fidelity to the Crown. However, the ceremony has become a simple handshake in the twentieth century. <\/p>\n While meeting with the new UK PM, Andy Burnham, King Charles ditched the traditional \u201ckissing of hands.\u201d Instead, they shook hands, with the monarch authorising him to form a government.\u00a0Per The Royal Observer<\/a>, this is an important step in the UK\u2019s constitution after a PM resigns. The monarch thenextends an official invitation to the politician capable of securing the confidence of the House of Commons to establish a government.<\/p>\n After accepting the invitation, the politician becomes the official PM. The new PM has a short private meeting with the monarch, following which a photo of the duo is released. The PM then goes to 10 Downing Street to form their government. Although the British royal family has maintained a neutral political stance, the tradition of the \u201ckissing of hands\u201d remains an important ceremony in the appointment of a new PM. <\/p>\n Following a 35-minute meeting between King Charles III and Rt. Hon. Andrew Burnham, Buckingham Palace issued an official statement (via PEOPLE). The statement said, \u201cHis Majesty received in audience the Rt. Hon. Andrew Burnham MP and requested him to form a new Administration. The Rt. Hon. Andrew Burnham MP accepted The King\u2019s offer and kissed hands upon his appointment as Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n The post King Charles Ditched a Royal Tradition During Meeting With New UK PM<\/a> appeared first on Mandatory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.aol.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" King Charles broke a royal tradition during his meeting with the new UK Prime Minister, Andy Burnham. Since his ascension to the throne, the British monarch has witnessed the UK government change four times. Sir Keir Starmer formally stepped down from his position as Prime Minister on July 20. Rt. Hon. 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