Hi everyone. Welcome back to The Insider.
I'm Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist's Editor-in-Chief.
British politicians have long touted their relationship with America as something special.
But amid the war in Iran and with Donald Trump's withering criticism of Britain's Prime Minister
and his general disregard for his country's allies,
that bond is fraying.
Yet Britain keeps trying.
Next week, playing to the President's penchant for pomp,
King Charles will be deployed to Washington in an attempt to win back Donald Trump's affection.
Will it be enough?
Well, with me to answer that question and to assess the state of the special relationship are
Ed Carr, my deputy, as always, very nice to see you again.
Hi Zanny.
Sasha Nauta, our Britain editor, very nice to see you on the show again, Sasha.
Hi Zanny.
And Shashank Joshi, our defense editor, known to all of you, very nice to see you, Shashank.
Thanks Zanny.
And representing the entirety of America from New York at a very early hour of the morning is
Charlotte Howard, our New York bureau chief, Charlotte, very nice to see you.
Nice to see you too.