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In recent weeks, Trump has\u00a0lambasted Prime Minister Keir Starmer\u00a0over his unwillingness to affix U.S. military attacks on Iran, dismissing Britain\u2019s leader as \u201cnot Winston Churchill,\u201d the World War II prime minister who coined the phrase \u201cspecial relationship\u201d for the U.K.-U.S. bond.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s\u00a0a part of a wider rift\u00a0between Trump and the US\u2019 NATO allies, whom he has called \u201ccowards\u201d and \u201cuseless\u201d for not joining motion against Iran.\u00a0A leaked Pentagon email\u00a0suggested the U.S. could reassess support for the U.K.\u2019s sovereignty over the\u00a0Falkland Islands\u00a0within the south Atlantic. Britain and Argentina fought a 1982 war over the islands, also often known as the Islas Malvinas.<\/p>\n
The president insists the political chill won\u2019t affect the royal visit. Charles \u201chas nothing to do with that,\u201d Trump said in March, meaning NATO.<\/p>\n
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The president has spoken in glowing terms about Charles, repeatedly referring to the monarch as his \u201cfriend\u201d and a \u201cgreat guy.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also continues to say his \u201camazing\u201d trip to the U.K. in September with first lady Melania Trump for an\u00a0unprecedented second state visit. Starmer hand-delivered the invitation from the king within the Oval Office five weeks after Trump returned to office, in a really public try and woo the Republican president.<\/p>\n
The U.K. royal family laid on pomp and pageantry for the Trumps, with scarlet-clad guardsmen, brass bands and a luxurious banquet at Windsor Castle.<\/p>\n
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\u201cPresident Trump has all the time had great respect for King Charles, and their relationship was further strengthened by the president\u2019s historic visit to the UK last 12 months,\u201d White House spokesperson Anna Kelly told The Associated Press. \u201cThe president looks forward to a special visit by Their Majesties, which is able to include a lovely state dinner and multiple events throughout the week.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump, meanwhile, told the BBC that the king\u2019s visit could \u201cabsolutely\u201d help repair the trans-Atlantic relationship.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s improbable. He\u2019s a improbable man. Absolutely the reply is yes,\u201d the president said.<\/p>\n
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He said that for Charles, the trip is about \u201creinforcing long-term ties, showcasing the monarchy\u2019s soft power and reminding the world that Britain still carries diplomatic weight.\u201d<\/p>\n
For Trump, it\u2019s more about \u201ca media event,\u201d with emphasis on the optics of a visit that resembles a gathering of \u201ctwo gilded monarchs.\u201d<\/p>\n
Some U.K. politicians worry that the trip is fraught with opportunities for embarrassment. Trump\u2019s recent\u00a0broadsides at Pope Leo XIV\u00a0have heightened those concerns.<\/p>\n
Ed Davey, leader of the U.K. centrist opposition Liberal Democrats party, earlier this month called Trump \u201ca dangerous and corrupt gangster\u201d and implored the federal government to cancel the trip.<\/p>\n
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Starmer defended the visit, saying \u201cthe monarchy, through the bonds that it builds, is commonly capable of reach through the a long time\u201d and bolster necessary relationships.<\/p>\n
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Epstein victims have urged the king to fulfill with them and other sexual abuse survivors. It\u2019s unlikely he’ll accomplish that.<\/p>\n
Charles has\u00a0visited the U.S. 19 times,\u00a0but that is his first state visit to the country since becoming king in 2022. His mother,\u00a0Queen Elizabeth II, made 4 state visits to the U.S.<\/p>\n
The king, who’s 77 and was diagnosed in early 2024 with\u00a0an undisclosed type of cancer, will spend 4 days within the U.S. accompanied by Queen Camilla.<\/p>\n
In Washington, the king and queen can have a non-public tea with the Trumps and attend a garden party and a proper White House state dinner. The president and the king can even have a one-on-one meeting.<\/p>\n
The royal couple can even visit the Sept. 11 memorial in Recent York and attend a 250th birthday block party in Virginia, where Charles can even meet Indigenous leaders involved in nature conservation \u2014 a favourite reason for the environmentalist king.<\/p>\n
Three centuries after Britain\u2019s kings and queens gave up any real political power, the royals remain symbols of sentimental power, deployed by elected governments to smooth international relationships and send messages about what the U.K. considers necessary.<\/p>\n
A key moment will probably be the king\u2019s speech to the U.S. Congress on Tuesday. It\u2019s only the second time, after Queen Elizabeth II in 1991, that a U.K. monarch has addressed a joint meeting of each houses.<\/p>\n
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Elizabeth praised liberalism on that trip, spoke against the concept \u201cpower grows from the barrel of a gun\u201d and praised the \u201cwealthy ethnic and cultural diversity of each our societies.\u201d<\/p>\n
The king\u2019s treasured causes, including the environment and harmony amongst religious faiths, are in contrast to Trump\u2019s. He\u2019s unlikely to intensify differences, but Allerfeldt said that, within the monarch\u2019s subtle way, the king could use his speech to send a message.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe does have an unorthodox way of taking a look at the world, and I feel possibly he can even have something valid to say when he addresses Congress,\u201d Allerfeldt said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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