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King Charles III praises the values of old Europe in Washington. He speaks more clearly than his mother, Elizabeth II, ever dared.
King Charles is always ready to give a speech. About a year ago, the British monarch was in Canada and opened the parliamentary year in Ottawa by remarking that the country was “strong and free.” This was a counterpoint to the idea of US President Donald Trump, who had just returned to office and had floated the idea of Canada becoming the 51st state of the United States. Now, King Charles has traveled to Washington himself to present some thinly veiled positions to the US President.
Among other things, he responded to Donald Trump's recent doubts about the NATO security alliance with a strong appreciation for the alliance. He accompanied this by emphasizing that its unity is also based on generosity and shared values.
Government mission in London
The official reason for Charles III's state visit to America was the 250th anniversary of the independence of the United States. However, the real mission that the British government had assigned him was to repair the damaged bilateral relations between London and Washington. Despite the energetic and rather caressing efforts of the British side after Trump's return to the White House, strong tensions had recently come to the fore. This was especially so after the Labour government in London refused to support Trump's military adventure in Iran.
However, the king's speech to Congress went far beyond a diplomatic attempt at reconciliation. It was a speech by a European who, from a historical memory spanning more than a thousand years, not only derives his right to remain on the throne of his nation, but also wishes to embody the lessons and warnings that this history contains.
Trump's respect and his motives
For now, it seems the king has touched the American president's sense of respect. But it is possible that Trump, as a host, showed such deference to the monarch only to be able to later criticize British Prime Minister Starmer more harshly, who, after all, bears responsibility for the head of state's speech.
What is certain is that with this speech, which lasted ten minutes longer than planned and was interrupted twelve times by standing ovations, Charles has finally emerged from the shadow of his mother, Elizabeth II. His late mother would never have expressed herself so directly politically. But perhaps Britain's longest-serving monarch ruled mainly during a long and relatively stable post-war period, while his son must face very different circumstances. /Adapted from FAZ /
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