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S8 Ep607: Gregory Copley Gregory Copley explains King Charles’s intent to visit America’s 250th anniversary despite political friction. The King aims to prioritize the long-term UK-US alliance over temporary diplomatic tensions between Donald Trump and Keir Starmer

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🗓️ 19 March 2026

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Gregory Copley Gregory Copley explains King Charles’s intent to visit America’s 250th anniversary despite political friction. The King aims to prioritize the long-term UK-US alliance over temporary diplomatic tensions between Donald Trump and Keir Starmer. King Charles Navigates Transatlantic Tensions (2)

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0:00.0

This is John Batchel. Speaking to Gregory Copley, just returned from Britain, where he attended

0:06.3

festivities in all directions, to ask about the newspaper article appearing this week that there

0:13.1

was anxiety in Britain about the king being embarrassed by Donald Trump if he attends or when he attends

0:20.5

the 250th anniversary, the summer of 2026 of the United States.

0:26.3

Gregory rejects that the king would hold back.

0:29.5

He'll come and he'll be gracious as he is.

0:33.0

And then the question is, can the king get involved in the controversy over Sir Kirs Starrmer,

0:39.0

who is very unpopular in all directions in Britain? And Kier Starrmer is in a position right

0:48.3

now to make decisions for Britain about the Gulf War. And the President of the United States

0:52.8

has spoken poorly of him in the meantime.

0:56.1

And there is a line that apparently is emerging about speaking poorly of secure Starmor,

1:02.6

but not the British people, not the contribution of Britain to any peace in our time.

1:09.8

Here's Gregory to explain.

1:12.0

Remember, Donald Trump is both head of government and head of state.

1:16.2

The king is head of state.

1:18.1

Secure Starmer is head of government.

1:20.3

It's an important distinction.

1:22.9

Gregory Copley.

1:25.0

Absolutely.

1:26.1

In fact, there was a lot of discussion there. And in fact, even the

1:32.1

former leader of the opposition, Kemi Badenock, leader of the Conservative Party, came to

1:38.4

the defence of Secere Stama when Donald Trump, President Trump, issued another diatribe against Stama,

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