The british monarchy has once again presented itself as a diplomatic wildcard very useful for the United Kingdom at a time of growing tension with USA. the king Carlos III of England landed this Monday in Washington to begin a state visit of four days in which he will try to reinforce a “special relationship” battered, especially in commercial and defense matters, after the return of Donald Trump to the White House. The British Prime Minister, Keir Starmertrusts that the visit will serve to bring closer positions with the US Administration and help put behind the verbal attacks that Trump has launched against him in recent months.
The difficulties in completing a trade agreement and eliminate tariffsas well as their differences over the war in Iran, have caused an unprecedented rift between the two countries. Trump has harshly attacked Starmer for his refusal to participate in the attacks against the Iranian regime, assuring in burlesque tone that the Labor leader “no es Winston Churchill”while Starmer has insisted that he will not give in to the “pressure” of the American president. The monarch, accompanied by Queen Camilla, will try to grease relations between the White House and Downing Street by taking advantage of Trump’s well-known admiration for the British monarchy.
diplomatic weapon
It is not the first time that the Labor Government plays the card of royal family to soften the American leader, who last September became the first president to make two state visits to the United Kingdom. The pomp and piousness of the monarchy did not produce the expected results in the long term, but many trust that the king will achieve bring postures closer on this trip, celebrated on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the independence of the United States. “[Carlos III] He is a brave man and a great person. Without a doubt, [su visita] it will be something positive“, he assured Trump to the BBC hours before receiving him at the White House.
The highlight of the visit will be this Tuesday, when Trump and his wife, Melania, formally receive the king and queen at the White House with military honors. The monarch and the American leader will later maintain a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office before speech of Charles III in the Capitolior, the first by a British monarch since the one given by his mother, Elizabeth II, in 1991. In the evening there will be a state banquet in honor of the guests, who plan to travel to New York and Virginia before returning to the United Kingdom on Thursday.
Epstein’s shadow
The visit takes place a few months after the publication of thousands of documents on the Epstein casewhich have once again put the focus on the links that both Trump and former Prince Andrew, brother of Charles III, maintained for years with the American pedophile. The relatives of Virginia Giuffrethe woman who claimed to have had sexual relations with Andrés on up to three occasions and who took her own life last year, They have demanded that the monarch meet with them to show solidarity with Epstein’s victims, but neither the White House nor Buckingham Palace plan to address a very uncomfortable matter for both parties.
The journey of the kings is celebrated under forts security measures after the alleged assassination attempt suffered by Trump this weekend. The two teams have been assessing the situation in the hours prior to the visit and have discarded that the incident represents a added risk for the safety of the monarchs, who have thanked the “speedy work” of the people involved in preparing the trip. It only remains to be seen to what extent the words and gestures of harmony of Carlos III will serve to give oxygen to a bilateral relationship that is in one of the worst moments in its recent history.
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