2026-04-29
15 分钟This is The Guardian.
They do go a bit weak-kneed at the sight of a monarch.
It's that notion of history.
Remember, Americans' history is quite short.
The founding fathers were bold and imaginative rebels with a cause.
250 years ago, or as we say in the United Kingdom, just the other day.
They declared independence.
It was quality stuff, coded but not that coded.
By royal standards, it was actually pretty direct.
This visit and the rave reviews he 's getting,
the ovations, the laughter at the White House, will represent a big moment for him in his own life story.
A historic day for King Charles, sent to Washington to salvage the ever shakier special relationship.
There were jokes, there were digs.
The supposedly apolitical monarch even appealed to Trump on NATO and Ukraine.
Was the president listening to what the king was really saying?
From the Guardians today in Focus, this is the latest with me, Helen Pitt.
Joining me today is Guardian columnist Jonathan Friedland, who's also the host of our Politics Weekly America podcast.
Lovely to see you, Jonathan.
Good to be with you.
So Tuesday was a pretty historic day for King Charles.