00:00250 years after America kicked out a king, it seems that royalty is back in fashion in
00:05Washington DC. But can a few state dinners and garden parties really fix the special
00:10relationship between the US and UK? It's fair to say that things have been a little
00:15rocky, particularly over Iran and President Trump's criticism of Keir Starmer. He's called
00:20him weak, he said he's no Churchill. That could get a little orcs for the king if he's
00:25standing next to President Trump when he says something, shall we say, disobliging
00:30about his own First Minister. We know that Trump loves the glitter and glamour of
00:36royalty. He had a great time in Britain when he was here for his own state visit
00:40back in September. He said he thinks that the relationship could be repaired by
00:44the king's return trip. Look, the special relationship between Britain and the US
00:49is so important. If King Charles can go some way to repairing that by dazzling
00:54Donald Trump with some fairy dusk, then good luck to him. But in the long term,
00:58when we get perhaps a more conventional president back in the White House, wouldn't
01:03it be better if Britain could stand on its own two feet without having to use the
01:07soft power of royals? For a start, lots of people think that, well, the royals are a
01:12little tarnished by a series of scandals, including over the king's brother Andrew
01:16Mountbatten-Windsor and his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Shouldn't we be using our
01:22economy, our cultural heft, our great universities, tech and innovation, and all
01:27the other things that make Britain a great power, not some discredited royals?
01:31Thanks, guys!
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