© Provided by People Aaron Chown/AP/ShutterstockKing Charles is hosting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the Ukrainian leader's surprise visit to the U.K. The King, 74, met Zelenskyy, 45, for the first time at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday after Ukraine's president spoke in the House of Parliament and met Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who welcomed him off his plane earlier in the day. When he spoke to British lawmakers, Zelenskyy referred to his upcoming meeting with King Charles. "In Britain, the King is an air force pilot — and in Ukraine today, every air force pilot is a king," Zelenskyy said, according to the BBC. "In October 2020 we had the privilege to meet President Zelenskyy and the First Lady to learn of their hope and optimism for Ukraine's future," the statement from the couple said.
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