EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Inside King Charles' meeting with Angela Rayner at Dumfries House By Ephraim Hardcastle For The Daily Mail Published: 01:01 BST, 24 September 2024 | Updated: 01:03 BST, 24 September 2024 e-mail 1 View comments As we predicted last month, Angela Rayner – who rankled King Charles with her decision to drop the beauty requirement for new-build homes, saying, ‘Beautiful? Beautiful means nothing really’ – met HM at Dumfries House at the weekend. His meeting with Ms Rayner was a first. Monarchs usually only deal with their PMs rather than the lower ranks.
Summoning her to Dumfries House in Ayrshire was no coincidence. Apparently he deployed his charm to great effect, leaving Rayner in no doubt about beauty as he showed her around the 18th century Chippendale-laden Palladian mansion he saved for the nation. But was the King too subtle for a woman more used to wielding sledgehammers to aesthetic discussions about beautiful buildings? King Charles apparently left Angela Rayner with no doubt about beauty, after the monarch was previously rankled by the Deputy PM's decision to drop the beauty requirement for new build homes The King showed Rayner around the 18th century Dumfries House, the Chippendale-laden Palladian mansion he saved for the nation.
King's comments on Rayner's trousers As the King greeted Ms Rayner, who was wearing her bright green voluminous trews, he appeared taken aback. ‘Golly, what amazing trousers!’ he uttered. At least HM didn’t a.