Many sensitive issues, few results.

During his current visit to the United States, King Charles III of Great Britain was received by President Donald Trump with the same solemn protocol as his predecessors had given Queen Elizabeth II.

The only difference is that King Charles III's visit to America was far more difficult, complex, and sensitive than the visits his mother had made during her reign.

King Charles III of Great Britain met with President Trump on April 28 at the White House.

Photo: Reuters

The reason is that the relationship between Britain and the United States, although considered a special one for decades, is currently very difficult and quite tense. Trump disagrees with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer because Washington is not receiving the support it desires from London. Trump has publicly criticized Starmer. Furthermore, Trump has openly expressed his intention to annex Canada as a new state for the United States, even though Canada is a member of the British Commonwealth. Nominally, King Charles III is the head of state of Canada.

Therefore, this monarch's current visit to the US is like walking a tightrope, having to balance preserving Britain's prestige and interests with pleasing President Trump. The sensitivity of the trip, the already strained state of bilateral relations, and the fact that King Charles III, although the head of the constitutional monarchy in Britain, actually holds executive power in the government, meant that this event was, from the outset, more about formality than substance.

King Charles III's trip to the US can only ease the current discord between Trump and Starmer, and between the US and the UK, but it cannot salvage either relationship. According to the British constitution, the monarch can represent the British government in its policy direction, but cannot contradict it.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nhieu-nhay-cam-it-ket-qua-185260428211517442.htm