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UK and the US at a time when the so-called “special relationship” is under strain.** It is the third day of a four-day state visit, clouded by tensions over the Iran war, that
relationship with US, says UK ambassador The King and Queen's state visit to the United States will be about "renewing and revitalising a unique friendship", says the UK's ambassador, Sir Christian Turner
relationship". But it has also been billed as a rescue mission. The current state of US-UK relations is strained – a reflection of British reluctance to fully back the joint US-Israeli war against Iran
UK, as he hosted a ceremonial military welcome for Charles and Camilla at the White House. Against a backdrop of [recent tensions](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/26/donald-trump-uk-aircraft-carriers-toys-nato-keir-starmer-iran) between London and Washington, the US president, speaking
tension between the UK and the US, most recently over the government's decision to not get involved in the Iran war. Addressing US Congress on Tuesday, the King used humour and charm, but delivered
US and the UK rather than strict hierarchy. “The focus, like with any state visit, will be on the joint relationship between America and Britain,” royal commentator Amanda Matta said, adding there will be “less
tensions that have developed between the [Trump administration](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-administration) and Starmer’s government over the US’s role in global alliances. “The visit of [King Charles III](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/prince-charles) should serve
tensions King Charles III and Queen Camilla will not meet survivors of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during the state visit to the US this month, a Buckingham Palace source confirmed, as further details about
Royal Bermuda Regiment of the British Army before shaking hands with members of the public who lined the streets of former capital St George to see him. Those who gathered ahead of the King
tensions and will be a "huge global event", where the King will have a chance to champion the "traditional values of democracy, liberty and freedom". All the ingredients are there for the biggest diplomatic challenge
UK, Sept. 17, 2025. **Yui Mok/AP/Pool PA** Yui Mok/AP/Pool PA LONDON—When entertainer Bob Hope serenaded Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip at the White House in [1976,](https://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/digital-research-room/topic-guides/queen-elizabeth-ii) it captured a warmer
tensions there seemed to be no such guarantees - and the King was here to rekindle that alliance, to an audience including US Vice-President JD Vance and political powerbrokers from both Republican and Democrat parties