My colleague Gregory Copley, a native Australian, speaks to the pending visit of King Charles III to the United States.

He is king of Australia, he is king New Zealand, he is king of Canada, he is king of Great Britain.

He is, however, a friend of the United States, and he will address both houses of Congress.

What is significant to Gregory is, this is an important visit for the king and for the United

States, and why? Because the British people accept and admire the product of their genius.

That is what the United States represents,

their governance and their genius.

Even in rebellion,

it was part of the British tradition that came to America.

There has been some additions since.

Here Gregory describes.

And, yes, of course, there is baggage.

We don't get into that at Lane, but then the rest of the years devoted to it.

Here's Gregory. King Charles, not to make this state visit this year to the United States

would be incredibly damaging to both the United States and Britain, not because it bolsters President Trump or necessarily bolsters the alliance between the

U.S. and the UK, but because the United Kingdom essentially is the parent of the United States

in terms of its historical genesis. For Britain not to celebrate the United States 250th anniversary at this particular time

would be a sign of pettiness and sour grapes on the part of Britain.

And the British really are proud of the United States, British public,

are proud of the United States and what it's achieved. They admire America's great economic

and military achievements. They admire a lot of the can-do spirit of the United States.

So basically, this is about the British people as a whole recognizing and celebrating the U.S. 250th anniversary.

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