Rishi Sunak has been soaked by the rain again after he announced the general election outside Number 10 during a torrential downpour last month.
The under-fire Prime Minister and his wife Akshata Murty were pictured sitting in the rain at Trooping the Colour today amongst the rest of the audience who donned ponchos.
The pair appeared to be goof sports about it and laugh it off, not bothering to reach for the umbrellas under their seats.
Mr Sunak’s snap election announcement last month was drenched in pathetic fallacy when the heavens opened as soon as he reached the lectern in Downing Street and a protester at the gates began to blare out New Labour’s theme tune, Things Can Only Get Better, on a massive sound system.
By the end of a lengthy speech, onlookers were deafened by the music and the Prime Minister was drenched, his suit ruined.
One senior Tory described the moment as ‘a catastrophe’, adding: ‘The speech was rambling and unfocused – and the images… he looked like he was drowning. After that we really are in a position where things can only get better.’
Insiders revealed that the PM had shunned suggestions about making the announcement indoors. ‘He wanted to go out and talk to the country,’ one said, adding: ‘I think people will appreciate the determination it showed.’
Perhaps Mr Sunak wanted to show his determination again today having faced criticism across the country, around the world and even from members of his own party last week when he left Normandy before all of the D-Day events had all finished to do a General Election interview recording with ITV News.
The Prime Minister attended earlier commemorations at Ver-sur-Mer in Normandy alongside King Charles and Queen Camilla, but left before the key ceremony at Omaha beach.
Sticking it out in the rain today could be Mr Sunak’s way of showing respect and dedication to the King after last week’s blunder.
He showed his solidarity with the monarchy in a social media post that simply said: ‘God save the King.’