King Charles III hosted a banquet at Windsor Castle for US President Donald Trump last September, and will visit the US for a return engagement. Mr Trump put the dates as April 27-30. “I look forward to spending time with the King, whom I greatly respect,’’ Mr Trump said on Truth Social. But that hasn’t stopped Mr Trump from chiding the UK for refusing to allow US aircraft to use British bases for offensive operations against Iran. Ed Davey, leader of the opposition Liberal Democrats, said Mr Starmer had shown “a staggering lack of backbone” by allowing the state visit to go ahead.

Source: Irish Independent April 01, 2026 15:01 UTC