British royals, ministers not to attend World Cup in Russia

Theresa May
Theresa May

British royals and government ministers will not attend the World Cup in Russia, prime minister Theresa May said Wednesday as she blamed Moscow for the nerve agent attack on a former double agent.

“There will be no attendance by ministers-or indeed members of the royal family-at this summer’s World Cup in Russia,” May told lawmakers, as she announced the suspension of high level bilateral ties between London and Moscow.