King Charles and U.S. President Donald Trump have lauded what they call a special relationship between the two countries during a State banquet held on Wednesday at Windsor Castle.
The King used the opportunity to reflect on the centuries of shared history between the two countries, encompassing areas of war, hardship, innovation, and cultural exchange.
According to King Charles III: “Our people have fought and died together for the values we hold dear. We have innovated, traded, and created together, fuelling our economies and cultures through myriad forms of exchange.”
He spoke of the deep cultural and ancestral ties uniting the two allies.
US President Donald Trump, on his part intimated “We’re joined by history and fate and by love and language, and by transcendent ties of culture, tradition, ancestry and destiny. We’re like two notes in one chord, or two verses of the same poem.”
Charles also nodded to Trump’s Scottish roots and even his fondness for golf, while highlighting shared diplomatic efforts in hotspots from Ukraine to Gaza.
In his own toast, Trump described the alliance as “priceless and eternal,” saying the word “special” hardly does it justice. He called the US and UK two verses of the same poem, adding that the two countries have done “more good for humanity than any in history.”
The banquet, filled with royal pageantry, capped a historic second state visit for Trump — the first time any world leader has received the honour twice