Royal Commentator Jennie Bond has predicted the King will respond to some of the attacks on the UK by President Trump in a “nuanced message” to Congress.
Speaking on GB News, she said: “The biggest weapon in the government’s arsenal has indeed set foot back in the United States. I think the King has a very delicate tightrope to walk, but he’s perfectly capable of doing so.
“You have here a president, as we all know, who’s deeply flattered. He has slavering admiration for the monarchy. And so if anyone can make a little difference to the parlous state of the relationship at the moment, then I think it is the King. But it’ll be a tricky few days for him, obviously.
“I think he’s perfectly aware that things have changed a great deal [since 1991] and he has been compiling this speech with the help of the government officials for quite some time.
“I think this speech will be very much his own. I think it will be nuanced. I think that Charles can’t take on America and all the insults that Trump has flung at this country.
“He can’t take it on full face, but he can, and he’s very, very good at delivering a nuanced message, and I think that’s what we will see from him. He does not obviously want to provoke Mr Trump, and he doesn’t want to make things any worse.
“His only hope is that by his presence, he can make things a little better and speak to the American people about the longevity of this special relationship many of us believe isn’t quite so special.
“I mean, last week a former diplomat said the only thing special about this relationship now is how very difficult it is to maintain it. But that is the aim that Charles has.
“Beyond that it’s all mired in these complexities and the security issues, but basically, this is meant to be a celebration. It’s meant to be a commemoration and a celebration of 250 years of two countries getting along largely and broadly, extremely well – ever since, of course, the Americans kicked out the King’s great-great-great grandfather.
“I do feel sorry for him. He knows perfectly well it’s his job and he quite likes a challenge, actually. And he will do it well. He and the Queen, of course, will walk this tightrope with great aplomb.
“I am amongst those journalists and commentators who think it should have been called off, should have been called off weeks ago, should have been called off when America launched this brutal assault on Iran.
“It should have been and could have been called off, actually, after the attempted assassination of the weekend, because that would have provided, you could say, an excuse, a reason, whatever you want, but it would have been a way out.
“I think they could have said, well, why not postpone it untill July, untill Independence Day itself, when America will be celebrating all over the place.
“But no, they have decided to go ahead, and Charles will soldier on, and he will do it well, but I think it’s a tough call.”
