British Prime Minister Liz Truss is primed to hold the first of her confirmed head-to-heads with world leaders as they make the trip to Britain for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral.

Truss will speak with her counterparts from New Zealand and Australia today, with the conversations framed by her office as chats rather than formal bilateral meetings.

Downing Street suggested they would be an opportunity for condolences over the queen’s death, with politics likely to come up.

The first of the weekend’s meetings will be based at the government’s Chevening country residence, rather than Chequers, which is said to be undergoing routine maintenance work after Truss’s predecessor Boris Johnson’s exit.

Truss will see New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Australian leader Anthony Albanese today.

Source: The Namibian Press Agency