In a speech at a lavish banquet honouring the US president’s historic second state visit to the UK, Charles praised Trump’s “personal commitment to finding solutions to some of the world’s most intractable conflicts, in order to secure peace”.
The King also spoke passionately about the environment – in what could be seen as a pointed message about the US president’s massive expansion of oil and gas production under his second term.
“We share the ambition, and determination, to preserve our majestic lands and waters; above all, to ensure that we have clean water, clean air and clean food.
In a powerful passage to mark the opening of the banquet at Windsor Castle, the monarch told Trump: “Our countries have the closest defence, security and intelligence relationship ever known.
“The successors of the British Redcoats and of George Washington’s Continental Army today stand shoulder-to-shoulder, brothers and sisters in arms, protecting the freedoms we both cherish.
King Charles III delivers his speech as Donald Trump and the Princess of Wales listen during the state banquet (Photo: Yui Mok/PA Wire)
There was also a veiled message of unity and support to Trump following the assassination of his friend, the right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk last week.
The state visit was held amid one of the biggest security operations by police in the UK, as protests took place in central London and in the town of Windsor.Meanwhile in Trump’s speech he appeared to nod as the King spoke of the need to stand together in support of Ukraine.
In words that will be welcomed by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, amid ongoing fears of splits between the UK and US, Trump said of the relationship between the two countries: “The word special does not begin to do it justice.”
“We’re like two notes in one chord or two verses of the same poem, each beautiful on its own, but really meant to be played together.
“It’s irreplaceable and unbreakable.”
At one point, Trump praised the King for knowing the names of “every single person” in a line of “about 150” people whose hands the pair shook ahead of the banquet, even though “some of them had bad names, like X Y Z dash 3”. Trump said the Princess of Wales was “so radiant and so healthy” and The King has also raised a remarkable son in His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, saying William was “Really amazing”.
“Melania and I are delighted to visit again with Prince William and to see Her Royal Highness, Princess Catherine, so radiant and so healthy, it’s so beautiful. It’s really a great honour, thank you.”
The state visit will reach its climax on Thursday when Trump travels to the Prime Minister’s country residence of Chequers for lunch and political talks.
Both conflicts present a potential diplomatic headache for the talks, with Starmer keen to ask the president to keep the pressure up on Vladimir Putin over a ceasefire in Ukraine, amid little progress in that war since the summit between US and Russian leaders in August.
Starmer is also ready to push ahead with recognising a Palestinian state, with the UK-imposed deadline looming of next week’s UN General Assembly for Israel to meet a series of conditions on Gaza.
Trump delivers his State Banquet speech (Photo: Pool AFP)
A Labour MP told The i Paper that Starmer “needs to show a bit of steel” with the president and to stop being so “supplicant”.
“Sometimes you have to call a spade a spade and most people think he’s a malevolent force in international politics.”
Kensington Palace said the meeting between William, Kate and the Trumps was “warm and friendly” and took place inside Windsor Castle.
Just six members of the royal family joined the US president for lunch in the state dining room – the King, Queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.
The Duchess of Edinburgh has left for an overseas tour and the Duke of Edinburgh is also away on a foreign trip.
The Princess Royal was not at the lunch.
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