The king’s speech to Congress may have given a jolt to US Republicans, but also to us soft republicans here in the UK (How King Charles’s speech was written – and how to read it, 29 April). So the British monarchy has some purpose after all, when it speaks as an observer of current political…
What does Britain’s royal couple bring to a potluck? On Thursday, King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrived at a block party in Front Royal, Va., with coronation quiche (a spinach, broad bean and tarragon quiche created for the king), some Victoria sponge (known in country as the queen of cakes) and honey from the…
King Charles III quoted Oscar Wilde, joking that the British have everything in common with America “except, of course, language.” President Trump said the morning’s gloomy rain reminded him of a “beautiful British day” and noted that his mother thought young Prince Charles was “so cute.” Both men waxed poetic about the bonds between their…
When King Charles’s mother became the first British monarch to address the United States Congress in 1991, she spoke in the aftermath of the US-led response to Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait, in which more than 50,000 UK troops participated. Queen Elizabeth II used the occasion to celebrate the role of the transatlantic alliance in upholding the rule…
This article is an on-site version of our Swamp Notes newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every Monday and Friday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters I thought about entitling this note, “The sanity of Charles III”. Then it occurred to me that…
Shorouk Express Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email King Charles has seen a difficult couple of years for his health, particularly after his cancer diagnosis. The latest issue saw the monarch…
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