After a video from yesterday’s Accession Council ceremony showed Tony Blair glancing around the room with a bewildered expression on his face, it was ridiculed online.
The event at St. James’ Palace yesterday when Charles was officially declared King was attended by the former prime minister and leader of the Labour Party, who is one of 718 Privy Councillors.
His peculiar facial expressions throughout the ceremony have also sparked a tonne of memes, with some saying that he is scouring the room for WMDs while others have suggested that he is anxiously seeking around for pals.
Gets a lot of flack, but he’s still out there searching for those WMDs, someone Tweeted.
In spite of the fact that intelligence assessments had not proven “beyond question” that Saddam Hussein had such weapons, Mr. Blair is infamous for ordering the deployment of British soldiers to Iraq in 2003.
‘Where’s those guns…,’ a person on social media asked. ‘Got to be here someplace,’ and ‘I suppose he’s still hunting for them from the looks of him,’ were the replies.
Others made fun of him for frantically looking around the room for a companion to chat with; one user who related said, “Me at every social occasion ever.”
The most senior royal residence in the United Kingdom, according to Twitter user Lloyd Vaughan, who made analogies to the remodelling programme Homes Under The Hammer.
But following yesterday’s historic event, which was broadcast on television for the first time in history, Mr. Blair was not the first former prime minister to become a meme.
Additionally, jokes concerning previous Conservative leader David Cameron’s passionate gestures with Theresa May’s colleague were made.
The first row of the event was occupied by former prime ministers John Major, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron, Theresa May, and Boris Johnson.
They were joined by Neil Kinnock, who headed the Labour Party from 1983 and 1992, and Ed Miliband, the former leader of the opposition who served as party leader from 2010 to 2015. Nick Clegg, a former leader of the Liberal Democrats, also joined the Council.
Liz Truss, the new prime minister, and Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labour Party at the time, were both there.
Old and young political figures in the nation gathered together to sing “God Save the King” in favour of the newly installed king.
Former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown and outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson could be spotted joking about in the front row as they awaited the ceremony to start.
Prior to the declaration, Mr. Blair was spotted engaging with Keir Starmer while Theresa May was seen conversing with her predecessor, David Cameron.
Jeremy Corbyn, a Labour lawmaker, was one noteworthy omission. According to The Mail on Sunday, the former party leader was invited to the event but declined since he has always been a republican.