Liz Truss and King Charles meet as world leaders descend on Buckingham Palace for reception

King Charles and Liz Truss met on Sunday after midday hundreds of dignitaries from around the world travel to London to pay their respects to the Queen.

The Prime Minister spent a second day in informal meetings with Heads of Government and State at Downing Street ahead of a planned reception at Buckingham Palace.

She concluded meetings with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin, and also met with Polish President Andrzej Duda.

< p>But a planned bilateral with US President Joe Biden has been canceled and the couple will instead speak at an upcoming UN General Assembly session later. next week.

Yesterday Ms Truss had informal talks with Australian and New Zealand Prime Ministers Anthony Albanese and Jacinda Ardern at the government country house in Kent.

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Taoiseach Mr Martin said the meeting with Ms Truss had been 'warm' but he refrained from discussing the controversial issue of Northern Irish Protocol.

"I don't think now is the time, if you don't mind, to go into detail on issues such as protocol," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

"I had a good phone conversation last week with the British Prime Minister, had a warm first meeting this morning where we discussed many issues in the context of Anglo-Irish relations.

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"But I think the opportunity is there for us to reset relationships and be aware of what we have achieved previous years, obstacles that were overcome at the time.

"And it gives us the strength to know that we have the ability to overcome current obstacles, current issues that could potentially hinder the relationship ships, and I believe we can overcome them."

However, Irish public broadcaster RTE reports that the couple agreed there was still an opportunity for a negotiated outcome on the related issues to protocol.

< p>Downing Street said on Sunday evening that the meetings "provide an opportunity for the Prime Minister and key leaders to reflect on the life and important global role of Her Majesty The Queen, and to reaffirm the strength of our diplomatic relations".