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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jessica Elgot and Ben Quinn

King Charles’s state visit to US will be ‘humiliation’ amid Iran war

King Charles and Donald Trump standing in front of a line of soldiers in red jackets and large black hats
King Charles and Donald Trump inspect a guard of honour at Windsor Castle during the US president’s state visit in September last year. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AFP/Getty Images

King Charles will go ahead with a state visit to the US in April, Buckingham Palace has confirmed, despite some politicians saying the trip will be a “humiliation” while Donald Trump’s war with Iran is ongoing.

MPs have privately expressed concerns there is potential to embarrass the king if the US president continues his criticisms of the UK’s armed forces before or during the trip.

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