Zakharova joked about the succession to the throne in the British Foreign Ministry

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova commented on Ed Miliband's appointment as British Foreign Secretary on July 23, recalling his brother, former head of the department David Miliband.

"Succession to the throne in Britain is now carried out not only from Windsors to Windsors, but also from Melibands to Melibands," Zakharova told RIA Novosti.

In the cabinet of the outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ed Miliband served as Minister of Energy Security and Carbon Neutrality of Great Britain. From September 2010 to May 2015, the politician was the leader of the Labor Party, which in those years was in opposition. His older brother, David Miliband, was British Foreign Secretary from 2007 to 2010.

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