Donald Trump is famously a fan of the British royal family, which has long given the United Kingdom an ace-in-the-hole in international relations. Is Trump once again threatening economic retaliation? Interfering in domestic politics? Throwing his weight around militarily?
Simply throw a King, Queen, or Prince at him for a couple of hours in a white tie dinner in some creaking and moldy old castle, and he’ll soon remember where his priorities lie. But, just as the United Kingdom can give this “honor”, they can also take it away.
