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King Charles praises Nato and urges defence of Ukraine in key speech during Trump visit

King Charles has extolled the importance of Britain’s “special relationship” with the United States in a speech to [US Congress](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-congress) that made pointed reference to the importance of Nato, the defence

Trump's embrace of King Charles comes at a fraught time for U.S.-UK relations

response to a digital services tax that the UK has imposed on tech companies. "If they don't drop the tax, we'll probably put a big tariff on the UK," he said. None

Trump and King Charles’s clashing climate views are one schism the royal touch can’t heal

addressing UN summits](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/video/2023/dec/01/the-earth-does-not-belong-to-us-king-charles-addresses-cop28-climate-summit-video) and [closed gatherings](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/may/09/prince-charles-climate-change) alike, to urge better guardianship of nature and strong action on the climate. The royal visit to Washington will be no exception

King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive for high-profile US state visit

address Congress the next day – just the second time a British monarch has done so. The royals will then head on to New York City, where they will commemorate those killed in the September

Trump tells BBC that King's visit could 'absolutely' help repair relations with UK

Charles and Queen Camilla could "absolutely" repair relations with the UK. When asked in a phone interview with the BBC whether the visit could help repair the relationship, Trump said: "Absolutely. He's fantastic

Tuesday briefing: Is a social media ban in the UK enough to help protect young people?

address. First, the headlines. ## Five big stories 1. ***UK politics*** | Volodymyr Zelenskyy [has revealed that he plans](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/09/zelenskyy-hopes-to-invite-king-charles-state-visit-ukraine) to invite King Charles on a state visit to Ukraine as early as this year

Digested week: King bites his tongue as a president indulges his fantasies | John Crace

responsibility. They are representatives of our democracy. Almost everyone else doesn’t get to drink at work, so surely MPs can also do without. Though it seems that some journalists can’t. When the gunman

King's speech was a 'high stakes' moment of US visit, Palace says

Addressing US Congress on Tuesday, the King used humour and charm, but delivered a surprisingly direct message about the need for the US to support democratic values. "Everything that is in that speech

The diplomacy at play behind the King's speeches

address to Congress was always going to involve walking a diplomatic tightrope. But he managed to make a speech that made a number of important political points - all delivered in a gentle, King-like

King gets ovation for speech hailing importance of UK and US partnership

Charles has stressed the value and importance of the "indispensable" UK and US partnership in an historic address to Congress in Washington DC. In the historic setting of the Capitol building, the King warned that

Tehran, Taiwan, trade … what are the hazards facing Trump on Xi summit tightrope?

King Charles III](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/01/king-charles-trump-visit), Xi is likely to flatter the US president while subtly highlighting Trump’s weaknesses and asserting his own strengths. Whatever bonhomie Xi and Trump are able to muster during

New laws expected to be in the King's Speech

Charles III will deliver the King's Speech, setting out the government's planned new laws for the next Parliamentary session and beyond. The speech will be scrutinised even more intensely than usual