image Share on Facebook It purports to show British Prime Minister Keir Starmer kneeling before King Charles III.

Verdict: Misleading

This claim is misleading – the image, which originally appeared on stock image website PA Images, shows Mr Starmer being knighted by the then Prince Charles in 2014.

Fact check:

Starmer's office recently said it would “not intervene” in the International Criminal Court's “request for an arrest warrant” for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Associated PressThe media reported that Netanyahu stands accused of committing “war crimes in the Gaza Strip and Israel” and “crimes against humanity”.

A Facebook image showed Starmer kneeling before King Charles III, with the caption: “Why would a democratically elected leader of a nation kneel? [before a] “A hereditary Emperor?… Because the term 'democratically elected' is a false misnomer,” the post's caption reads.

This claim is misleading. First appeared This photo, posted on stock photo site PA Images, shows Starmer being knighted by the then Prince Charles in 2014. The photo is titled “Investments at Buckingham Palace” and the caption reads, “Sir Keir Starmer, former Director of Public Prosecutions from London, is awarded a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath by Prince Charles during an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace.”

This claim is Starmer's biography On the Labour Party website. According to the same biography, Starmer was elected as a Member of Parliament in 2015 and was elected leader of the Labour Party in 2020. Starmer was elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in July 2024. The New York Times report.

Similarly, Charles became King of England on September 8, 2022, following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, his records state. Official Biography From the royal website.

In addition, Check Your Fact Trusted news coverage To back up what was claimed in the Facebook post, the opposite actually happened. Reuters They said the claim was misleading and that the photo was taken when Mr Starmer was knighted in 2014.

moreover, Starmer Also, Royal Family He has publicly commented on the allegations. (Related: No, this image does not show the female police officer injured in the Manchester Airport incident)

Check Your Fact has contacted Buckingham Palace for comment and will update this article if and when we hear back.