Bongbong Marcos back in Manila after UK coronation rites          

FILE PHOTO: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos. Photo from RTVM’s live feed

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos arrived in Manila at around 10:30 p.m., Sunday after attending the coronation rites for British King Charles III held at Westminster Abbey.

There were no arrival honors but the First Couple were met at Villamor Air Base by the chief of protocol and Philippine Air Force officials, according to the Presidential Communications Office.

The Marcoses were among the guests from more than 200 countries at the coronation.

“It was as grand and magnificent a ceremony as could have been, full of symbolism and weighted by history. It was a great honor for me to represent the Philippines on such a historic occasion,” Mr. Marcos said. President Marcos congratulated King Charles III and his consort, Queen Camilla, following their coronation in London on Sunday.

“Filipinos wish His Majesty King Charles III a long and happy reign. May his coronation signify the start of a new chapter of peace, progress and prosperity for the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth,” the President said in a statement issued on Monday.

A day before the coronation, the President said he was able to speak with King Charles at the reception held for guests at Buckingham Palace.

“[W]e sent him the congratulations of all Filipinos. He asked after his friend, my mother, former first lady Imelda Marcos, and recounted fond memories of the time they shared together,” Mr. Marcos said. INQ

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