Princess Madeleine will visit Gävle on Friday for a dinner hosted by the county governor, where she will dine with local sports teams and athletes. Prince Daniel recently inaugurated a renovated manor in Ockelbo with Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Oscar.
President Trump announced he will remove tariffs and restrictions on Scotch whisky following a White House visit by King Charles and Queen Camilla, citing their influence.
King Charles and Queen Camilla commemorated the victims of the September 11, 2001 al-Qaeda attack on New York by laying a floral bouquet at the World Trade Center memorial in lower Manhattan. The royal visit, accompanied by former mayor Michael Bloomberg, took place amid tensions between Britain and the US over Prime Minister Keir Starmer's handling of the Israel-Iran war.
King Charles and Queen Camilla commemorated the victims of the September 11, 2001 al-Qaeda attack on Wednesday by laying a floral bouquet at the World Trade Center memorial in lower Manhattan. The royal visit, accompanied by former mayor Michael Bloomberg, took place amid ongoing tensions between Britain and the US over Prime Minister Keir Starmer's handling of the US and Israel's war with Iran, following President Trump's criticism.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla begin a four-day state visit to the White House, celebrating 250 years since U.S. independence from Britain. Despite Trump's warm personal rhetoric toward the monarch, significant diplomatic tensions exist over the Iran war, the Chagos Islands dispute, and a proposed U.K. digital services tax. Trump has repeatedly criticized Prime Minister Keir Starmer for not joining the U.S. military effort in Iran, while the king will address Congress only the second time a British monarch has done so.
Donald Trump believes King Charles III's upcoming US visit will mend frayed Washington-London ties, despite trade, security, and policy disagreements. He praised the King as a "fantastic man" and "brave." While the royal tour aims to strengthen historic bonds, underlying tensions persist over immigration, energy, and foreign policy, with the US also eyeing tariffs on digital services.
A year ago, it was all going so well for the U.S. and U.K.'s so-called "special relationship", but ties have soured.
