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Myanmar junta releases photos of Suu Kyi receiving King Charles's gifts
October 20, 2026 at 07:57 AM · Updated 23h ago
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3 reports · over 7 hours
AJAl Jazeera English
Myanmar’s detained ex-leader Suu Kyi receives package from King Charles III
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TGThe Guardian
Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi seen in rare photos after receiving gift from King Charles
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BNBBC News
King Charles sends Aung Sang Suu Kyi books, says Myanmar government
(opens the publisher’s site)Myanmar's military has released rare photos of detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi receiving gardening books and a sealed letter from King Charles.
- A presidential spokesperson said home ministry officials delivered two gardening books, a sealed envelope and a diplomatic pouch from King Charles.
- The books were identified as Soil to Table by gardeners Bridget Elworthy and Henrietta Courtauld and Soil: The World at Our Feet.
- The photographs, released Monday, show the 81-year-old Nobel laureate smiling in a wood-panelled room across from two officials.
- Kim Aris, Suu Kyi's London-based son, said the military must not exploit the delivery to "create an illusion of normality or gain international legitimacy."
- Monday's delivery marked the first publicized images of Suu Kyi in two months, the junta said.
- The government referred to Suu Kyi as a 'special female prisoner' for the first time.