00:00The King has just delivered his speech to Congress.
00:03In it, he was remarkably pointed at times about the need for the U.S. to maintain support for NATO,
00:10for Ukraine, and to resist the pull of isolationism.
00:14I pray with all my heart that our alliance will continue to defend our shared values with our partners in
00:23Europe and the Commonwealth and across the world.
00:27And that we ignore the clarion calls to become ever more inward-looking.
00:31Charles is here for a four-day visit spanning Washington, New York, and Virginia to mark the 250th anniversary of
00:40America breaking away from British rule.
00:42But really, he's here for an important diplomatic mission to repair UK-U.S. relations at their lowest in 70
00:50years.
00:51It was just the second time a British monarch has addressed the Joint Session of Congress.
00:55The first was delivered by his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in 1991.
01:01President Donald Trump has spent the months leading up to this royal visit, criticizing and insulting Prime Minister Keir Starmer,
01:08after the U.K. refused to support the U.S.'s initial strikes on Iran.
01:13Charles, in his speech, repeatedly stressed the long-standing alliance between the two nations.
01:18The alliance that our two nations have built over the centuries, and for which we are profoundly grateful to the
01:26American people, is truly unique.
01:29By convention, he's meant to stay above day-to-day politics, but he did wade into key foreign policy and
01:35environmental issues.
01:36Whether it's enough to repair the relationship remains to be seen.
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