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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Tony Jones

US state visit risk ‘grasped in both hands’ by King, aide says

US vice president JD Vance (left) and House Speaker Mike Johnson applaud as the King addresses members of the US House of Representatives and the US Senate (Henry Nicholls/PA) - (PA Wire)

The King “grasped in both hands” the “risk and challenge” of the US state visit but will not dwell on the perceived success of his trip, a senior palace aide has said.

The “high-stakes” address to Congress was one of a number of hurdles Charles overcame during his sternest diplomatic test to date, but it was also seen as an opportunity to deliver on palace objectives in support of the Government who requested the trip.

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