On Sunday, I wrote about the timing issues of Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs on the United Kingdom in “Trump, King Charles, and the Calendar.”
It could prove exceedingly harmful to the King, his throne, and his government if Charles and Camilla were seen being entertained by a man who is actively hurting the United Kingdom. How could they clink glasses at a glittering formal banquet while businesses are closing and people are losing their jobs as a direct result of actions by the man hosting the regal couple at the White House?
On Monday, Prime Minister Keir Starmer had to answer the first of what is certain to be a deluge of questions about the state visit, widely believed to be happening in April. He dodged the question.
Asked whether he would advise the King against a state visit to the United States, the prime minister merely affirmed it was important to continue working with the US on matters of defence, intelligence and security, which “requires us to have a good relationship with the United States.”
He added that this didn’t mean the UK had to pretend it didn’t have a difference of opinion with Washington.
“There is a principle here that cannot be set aside because it goes to the heart of how stable and trusted international cooperation works,” he said, adding that any decision about the future status of Greenland “belongs to the people of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark alone.”
Last year, we all saw Prince William skilfully driving an e-scooter to meet Eugene Levy in Windsor Castle. Now, that mode of transport is off limits because his family’s move to Forest Lodge, reports the Sun.
It’s not a distance problem but because their new home is located within the boundaries of Windsor Great Park, which is managed by the Crown Estate.
That estate has banned all forms of motorized transport like e-scooters for safety reasons (think tourists and traffic), unlike the private area just outside Windsor castle where the Wales family used to live.
Both sides started outlining their legal strategies during opening arguments in the civil trial between Prince Harry and six other claimants, including Elton John and his husband David Furnish, and the publisher of the Daily Mail.
Harry attended, having arrived in Britain over the weekend. He’s expected to testify on Thursday. He and the other claimants allege that the Mail unlawfully gathered private information on them, including hiring private investigators to plant listening devises, paying sources to access private info, and other unlawful means. Lawyer David Sherborne stated the newspaper had a practice of “clear, systematic and sustained use of unlawful information gathering,” reports the Telegraph.