JUST IN: Carlos III maintains his state visit to the United States despite the growing tension between Trump and Starmer due to the war in Iran | International
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The British monarchy has been, until now, the balm that appeases the fiercest Donald Trump. Buckingham Palace confirmed this Tuesday that the state visit of Kings Charles III and Camilla to the United States, scheduled for the end of April and with dates and agenda yet to be specified, is being maintained. Despite the deterioration of the relationship between Trump and the Prime Minister, Kier Starmer, due to the disagreements of both governments regarding the war in Iran, Downing Street is desperately seeking to rebuild the “special relationship” between London and Washington, and has given the green light to the trip, despite the fact that opposition parties such as the Liberal Democrats have insisted that the visit be cancelled. “At the suggestion of Her Majesty’s Government, and under the invitation of the President of the United States, the King and The Queen will carry out a State visit to the United States of America. Their Majesties’ program will serve to celebrate the historical connections and modern bilateral relationship that exists between both countries, when the 250th anniversary of independence is commemorated. [de EEUU]”says the statement from Buckingham Palace announcing the decision. Starmer has skillfully used the bait of the royal family to seduce Trump, who boasts of Scottish background, has a couple of golf courses in Scotland, and does not hide his delight when all the pomp and liturgy of British royalty is displayed at his feet. In September last year, the prime minister organized, with the complicity of Charles III, the second state visit of the president of The first was in 2019, when Elizabeth II was still Queen. For the new occasion (no other American president had made two state visits, to the satisfaction of Trump’s ego), an agenda that had something of papier-mâché was organized. The ceremony, with the transfer of the American marriage by royal horse carriage and military deployment, was held in the closed grounds of Windsor Castle. That is, far from the planned demonstrations and protests. Checkers, also away from any possible disturbance. That visit was noted as a bit of a diplomat for the Prime Minister. Trump was floating on a cloud, with so much pomp and circumstance, and he was full of praise for Starmer and the “special relationship” between the United States and the United Kingdom. Since then it has rained a lot, but the real storm was unleashed when Trump launched, hand in hand with the Israeli Government of Netanyahu, the attack against Iran Starmer considered from the beginning, alerted. by the specter of the Iraq war that tore apart the then Labor Government of Tony Blair, that the aggression against the Islamist regime in Tehran was contrary to international law and, above all, very poorly planned. “You do not change a regime from the air,” the British Prime Minister said in Parliament Downing Street denied its historical ally the use of its military bases, especially that of the Diego García Island of the Chagos Archipelago, key to being able to design a war strategy in the Middle East. Although Starmer agreed shortly after that the United States could use the British facilities, as long as it was for defensive purposes or to protect the passage through the Strait of Hormuz, Trump had already become angry by then. He insulted the British Prime Minister, comparing him to Churchill, and described as “toys” the British aircraft carriers and destroyers whose use, Starmer finally proposed to protect the ships that circulate through the strait. Pressure from the oppositionThe Liberal Democratic Party, the second force of the strait. opposition after the conservatives, has been demanding that the British Government, since the war against Iran began, cancel the state visit of Charles III “Seeing the way in which they have treated. [la Casa Blanca] our troops, and how they have been insulted, and how [la guerra] “It is having a high cost for British citizens, I do not think that the Prime Minister should allow this planned visit to go ahead,” the leader of the Liberal Democrats, Ed Davey, had claimed. Starmer, however, has given the green light to the preparations for a visit that he intends to use to soften the current tensions with Washington. Along with the trip of Charles III and Queen Camilla, the arrival to the United States, for next summer, of the princes of Wales, William and Catherine, for whom Trump has also expressed his affection.The historic Labor MP, Emily Thornberry, who chairs the Foreign Affairs Committee of the British Parliament, has also suggested the possibility of avoiding a bad experience for Kings Charles and Camilla. “If the visit goes ahead, it will be carried out against the background of a war, and I think it will be a difficult situation. The last thing we want is to place their majesties in an embarrassing situation,” he said. However, Trump has not been able to hide his enthusiasm at the prospect of receiving the monarch on his land, with a state dinner planned, and a speech by Charles III in the US Congress. In fact, in a message released through his social network Truth, he anticipated the dates of the visit, between April 27 and 30, even though Buckingham Palace had preferred not to specify still. “I look forward to spending some time with the King, whom I respect enormously. “It will be fantastic!” Trump announced. Buckingham Palace has also confirmed that Charles III and Camilla will take advantage of their trip to visit Bermuda, a territory of the Commonwealth. Elizabeth II made four visits to the United States, in 1957, 1976, 1991 and 2007. In the case of her son and heir, it is the first state visit to the country.
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