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With sharp speech, King Charles just showed the point behind the pomp [View all]
London: The British have agonised for months about the time and money being lavished on Donald Trump for his second state visit to their country, wondering why they are treating the United States president with such honour.
King Charles just showed them that pomp has a point. And it can be a very sharp one, while being delivered so smoothly that nobody feels any pain.
There was immense goodwill during the state visit at Windsor Castle on Wednesday ahead of the state banquet honouring Trump, and Charles seemed to be enjoying himself.
“Watch the sword!” the King joked with Trump after they reviewed the guard of honour and faced the guard captain, who raised the weapon to signal the end of the inspection. Trump came face to face with military discipline, tradition and duty.
In 50 words, Charles sent a message to Trump about helping Ukraine, preventing threats to Europe, cementing the AUKUS pact and working with Australia. It seemed to be precisely the message British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer wanted Trump to hear.
https://www.theage.com.au/world/europe/with-sharp-speech-king-charles-just-showed-the-point-behind-the-pomp-20250918-p5mw0i.html
https://archive.md/2YDk5
King Charles just showed them that pomp has a point. And it can be a very sharp one, while being delivered so smoothly that nobody feels any pain.
There was immense goodwill during the state visit at Windsor Castle on Wednesday ahead of the state banquet honouring Trump, and Charles seemed to be enjoying himself.
“Watch the sword!” the King joked with Trump after they reviewed the guard of honour and faced the guard captain, who raised the weapon to signal the end of the inspection. Trump came face to face with military discipline, tradition and duty.
In 50 words, Charles sent a message to Trump about helping Ukraine, preventing threats to Europe, cementing the AUKUS pact and working with Australia. It seemed to be precisely the message British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer wanted Trump to hear.
https://www.theage.com.au/world/europe/with-sharp-speech-king-charles-just-showed-the-point-behind-the-pomp-20250918-p5mw0i.html
https://archive.md/2YDk5
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