At a moment of tension for the UK-US “special relationship”, will King Charles’ meeting with President Donald Trump help smooth relations with Prime Minister Keir Starmer?

Last week, President Trump told BBC North America Editor Sarah Smith that the King could “absolutely” help repair relations, but this follows numerous attacks from the US president towards Starmer over his position on the US-Israel war with Iran.

BBC’s Jo Crawford spoke to North America Editor Sarah Smith to examine the political backdrop to the King’s visit to the US and with Royal Correspondent Sarah Campbell, to explore Trump’s fascination with the British Royal Family.

00:00 – 00:40 King Charles arrives in US for 250th anniversary of American independence
00:40 – 03:06 Where did Trump’s interest in the British Royal Family begin?
03:06 – 04:45 Could King Charles help fix the “special relationship”?
04:45 – 06:02 Has the British Royal Family helped soothe tensions in the past?
06:02 – 07:17 Has the UK-US “special relationship” faced difficulties before?

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King Charles is visiting America at a tense moment for the ’special relationship’ between the United States and the United Kingdom. Can he help turn things around?

In a special live recording at the BBC’s Maida Vale Studios in London, Asma and Tristan speak to the former British ambassador to the United States, Lord Kim Darroch.

Recorded on Saturday 25 April as part of Castfest, a one-day celebration of BBC podcasts.

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00:00 Introduction
02:35 The origin and history of the ‘special relationship’
07:10 The current US-UK relationship
10:13 Relationships with Donald Trump
13:26 King Charles as a diplomat
16:45 Does this look ‘a bit desperate’?
18:58 Dwindling trust between US and UK
20:58 The Peter Mandelson question

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Iran has attacked three ships in the Strait of Hormuz and seized two, days after vowing retaliation for the US intercepting an …

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President Donald Trump and his officials were the “likely” targets of a suspected gunman who attempted to storm the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche has said.

The suspect, named by US media as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, was arrested after police said he opened fire near a security checkpoint during the event at a Washington DC hotel on Saturday.

Blanche, speaking to NBC News, said the alleged gunman’s motive is still under investigation, but that “preliminary” findings suggest he was targeting administration officials.

Trump, who was rushed off the stage to safety, told reporters at a briefing after the shooting on Saturday: “I can’t imagine that there’s any profession that’s more dangerous”.

In a statement on Sunday, the White House said Trump “stands fearless” after surviving, alongside cabinet members, “an assassination attempt when shots were fired”.

The White House Correspondents’ Association president, Weijia Jiang, called the attack “harrowing”.
On Sunday, Jiang, who was sat next to Trump at the dinner, thanked the Secret Service for actions which “protected thousands of guests”. She added the board will meet and determine how to proceed, and will release updates when available.

Trump told Fox News that the suspect “had a lot of hatred in his heart for a while”, and said his family knew he had “difficulties”. He added that the suspect had a “manifesto”.

Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Gary O’Donoghue, Tom Bateman, Regan Morris, Daniela Relph and Joe Pike.

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Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has hailed Moscow and Tehran’s “strategic relationship” as he meets Russian President Vladimir Putin for talks on the Iran war.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia is ready to offer “goodwill or mediation services” in future negotiations between Iran and the US.
It comes after Donald Trump cancelled a planned trip by US officials to Pakistan over the weekend for talks on the Iran war, claiming it would be wasting “too much time”.

In Lebanon, strikes continue – over the weekend the country’s health ministry said Israeli strikes killed 14 people on Sunday, while Israel’s military says an IDF soldier was killed in a Hezbollah drone attack.

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