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Trump to lift tariffs on scotch whisky after king’s US visit

significant pressure on the sector,” the SWA said. Though British prime minister Keir Starmer was able to [negotiate](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/may/08/trump-and-starmer-confirm-breakthrough-us-uk-trade-deal) a trade deal with Trump last May, the US left the 10% baseline tariff

Whisky tariffs deal sparks political squabble over who claims credit

King Charles and Queen Camilla's state visit to the US. But with less than a week to go before the Scottish election, the welcome for the announcement was accompanied by competing claims about

King Charles US visit: What to know about the itinerary, Congress address

significant because it places the British monarchy “before the institutional heart of American republicanism”. “This is not simply pageantry,” he said. “It is a performance of reconciliation between empire and former colony, and a reminder

Have the royals got their mojo back from US visit?

significant since his grandfather George VI's visit in 1939 on the eve of the Second World War". Emily Maitlis, interviewer of Prince Andrew in the Newsnight interview, made bigger claims, hailing the speech

WHCA dinner shooter charged. And, Charles III to address Congress

Charles' speech** will focus on reconciliation while also addressing points of disagreement between the two countries, including NATO, Ukraine and the Middle East. The king is supposed to remain politically neutral, which could mean

European countries emerge as NATO leaders as U.S. role recedes

King Charles' U.S. visit comes at tense moment in trans-Atlantic relationship](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/26/nx-s1-5788696/king-queen-state-trump) In an email to NPR, White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said: "President Trump has made his disappointment with NATO