At the hall entrance, the Russian leader was greeted by Israeli President Reuven Rivlin who saw him to his front-row central seat by himself and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Axar.az reports citing TASS that Russian President Vladimir Putin who arrived late for the ceremony shook hands with Prince Charles after taking his seat next to Israeli President Reuven Rivlin.

French President Emmanuel Macron was also seating close by, Putin shook hands with him. After taking his seat, the Russian president made a welcoming gesture towards Prince Charles sitting two chairs away and lifted from his seat to shake hands with the heir to the British throne.