Why keeping the King safe is Trump's top priority
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🗓️ 27 April 2026
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
Why keeping the King safe is Trump's top priority
King Charles's trip to the USA is still going ahead, despite a gunman attempting to storm a dinner attended by President Trump on Saturday night.
It's the first state visit to the country by a British monarch since Queen Elizabeth II in 2007. Charles is also due to emulate his mother by addressing Congress.
Officials from both sides of the Atlantic are working closely on security arrangements. But has the tour been compromised by the assassination attempt? And what does it take to protect a head of state?
Niall speaks to Dai Davies, a former head of Scotland Yard's Royal Protection Command.
Have you got a question for Niall? Email the show: why@sky.uk
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| 0:00.0 | Sky News, the full story first. |
| 0:09.6 | Another attempted assassination of Donald Trump has significant implications for King Charles' visit, and this is why. |
| 0:22.3 | We have launched Operation Epic Fury. |
| 0:24.9 | Stop starting being a proper country. |
| 0:27.0 | When everyone says they're right. |
| 0:29.7 | Who do you believe? |
| 0:30.9 | None of us knew the depth of that relationship. |
| 0:33.0 | If the lines are blurred. |
| 0:34.3 | Can you read between them? |
| 0:37.1 | When the story breaks. |
| 0:38.9 | Who brings perspective? |
| 0:41.2 | If you want to understand the issues that define our times, it starts with listening. |
| 0:47.4 | Times Radio, on your smart speaker, on digital radio or the Times Radio app. |
| 0:57.1 | Hi everyone, Neil here, and look, to be honest, I am still trying to get my head around |
| 1:01.5 | what happened to Donald Trump at the weekend. |
| 1:04.4 | The president was at the annual White House correspondence dinner with the world's media |
| 1:08.4 | also in attendance, including some of our Sky News colleagues. |
| 1:12.6 | Shorts were fired after an armed gunman attempted to gain access. |
| 1:16.5 | He's now in custody, and the president is carrying on after what's actually now the third attempt in his life. |
| 1:23.3 | But what does all this mean for the state visit from King Charles? |
| 1:26.6 | King Charles is coming, and he's a a great guy and we look forward to it. |
| 1:31.3 | He's really a fantastic person and a tremendous representative and he's brave. |
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