King Charles Hails U.K.-U.S. Bond as 'More Important' Than Ever But Splits From Trump on Key Issues

In a rare royal speech to the United States Congress on Tuesday, King Charles III celebrated the intertwined histories of the two nations but had pointed criticisms for some of President Donald Trump’s actions. Pausing for several standing ovations from both chambers of Congress, Charles said he came to the U.S. to celebrate the 250-year anniversary of when the American colonies declared their independence from the U.K. and emphasized that the history between the two people across the Atlantic dates back four centuries. “I am the nineteenth in our line of Sovereigns to study, with daily attention, the affairs of America,” Charles noted.

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