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Royal pomp and ceremony planned for South Korean president's state visit to the UK
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol gives a speech on the government budget at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. - photo by Jeon Heon-kyun/Pool Photo via AP
LONDON (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will be greeted with royal pomp and ceremony before commemorating the sacrifice of British soldiers during the Korean War when he travels to the U.K. for a state visit later this month. King Charles III and Queen Camilla will formally welcome the president and his wife, Kim Keon Hee, on Nov. 21 during a ceremony at Horse Guards Parade in London, where the South Korean leader will inspect a guard of honor, Buckingham Palace said on Wednesday. The president and first lady will later take part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Korean War Memorial to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the war.