The royal had an audience with
Kwasi via telephone just days after eagle-eyed royal fans accused the
Chancellor of laughing during the poignant service on Monday.
The video, which has since
gone viral on Twitter, shows Kwasi sitting in a pew at Westminster Abbey.
Seated behind Carrie Johnson, Kwasi then appears to look down at something in
his lap, before lifting his glance and seemingly chuckling to himself.
Sharing the video clip online,
one enraged Twitter user penned: “The chancellor can’t even show any
respect at this most solemn occasion.”
The social media post has so
far garnered over one million views, with many royal fans drawing attention to
the insensitivity of Kwasi’s actions.
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Kwasi attended the late Queen’s funeral
“It really doesn’t matter
whether you’re a royalist, religious or not. Don’t go into a church
pretending to care when you clearly don’t,” wrote one user, whilst a
second remarked: “If he can’t uphold the dignity of his chancellorship at
the queen’s funeral – when the eyes of the world were watching – then he isn’t
fit to hold that elevated position at all.”
Despite the numerous
criticisms, other Twitter users leapt to Kwasi’s defence, stressing that his
actions aren’t quite what they seem.
“Could he possibly have
the sniffles? It is getting colder,” wrote one, and a second penned:
“He is acting oddly but maybe he’s one of those people who giggles
when he gets anxious.”
Kwasi was just one of 2,000
guests invited to attend Queen Elizabeth II’s historic funeral service last
week. Former Prime ministers Boris Johnson, David Cameron and Theresa May were
all pictured arriving at Westminster Abbey as well as Labour prime ministers
Gordon Brown and Tony Blair with their wives Sarah and Cherie.
