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King Charles Hopes to Salvage U.K. Relations With Trump

April 27, 2026 · 5:44 am ET · Leave a Comment

“King Charles III arrives in Washington on Monday to publicly celebrate 250 years since a nascent U.S. republic ousted his forebears, and privately ensure that a fraying trans-Atlantic relationship can cope with another two-plus years of President Trump,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“The four day visit—billed as Charles’s most high-wire diplomatic act since coming to the throne—will include a speech to Congress, the first time a British monarch has spoken there since 1991, a private audience with Trump and state dinner in Washington, as well as trips to New York and Virginia.”

New York Times: Can King Charles help heal the U.S.-British rupture?

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