New Zealand’s former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern received a damehood during an investiture held at Windsor Castle today in honour of her draconian response to COVID-19. The Mail has more.
Prince William, 42, was the royal handing out the honours, and his friendship with Jacinda, 44, was on full show as the two interacted.
Smiling broadly in each other’s company, the two friends were pictured looking comfortable as the Prince of Wales pinned the honour onto her sash, near her waist. …
The closeness exhibited today by the royal and the former New Zealand PM isn’t the first time their friendly bond has been caught on camera.
In 2019, during a two-day visit to New Zealand, the prince commemorated Anzac Day.
The then-Duke, who cut a sombre figure, donning a navy suit during the ceremony at Auckland’s War Memorial Museum, was joined by then PM-Jacinda Ardern.
William greeted Jacinda with a traditional Maori touch of the noses called a hongi.
According to reports, Jacinda was appointed a Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2023 King’s Birthday Honours for her services to the state.
The appointment came just months after her shock resignation as PM.
Her official citation listed her response to the COVID-19 pandemic, “positioning New Zealand as having one of the lowest COVID-19 related death rates in the Western world”.
New Zealand voters turfed her out over her punishing Covid and Net Zero policies. But the Establishment still makes sure she gets her honours for doing the ‘right thing’ i.e., following the approved narrative.
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