{"id":2030962,"date":"2025-09-18T07:23:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T07:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2030962"},"modified":"2025-09-18T07:23:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T07:23:09","slug":"amid-trumps-biggest-best-state-visit-ever-the-king-delivers-a-pointed-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/amid-trumps-biggest-best-state-visit-ever-the-king-delivers-a-pointed-message\/","title":{"rendered":"Amid Trump’s biggest, best state visit ever, the king delivers a pointed message"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Donald Trump was in his element.<\/p>\n

Feted by the British royal family like no other president before him, he sat down next to King Charles for a state banquet at the ancient castle of Windsor.<\/p>\n

The day had seen the US president honoured with a Red Arrow fly-past, a royal carriage ride, and a whole lot of flattery.<\/p>\n

Conscious of the president’s love of the superlative, UK authorities had also let it be known that it really was the biggest and best of its kind, putting on what they described as the largest military ceremonial welcome for a state visit to Britain in living memory.<\/p>\n

One hundred and twenty horses and 1,300 members of the military took part.<\/p>\n

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Donald and Melania Trump’s state visit was kicked off with plenty of pomp and ceremony.\u00a0 (Reuters: Chris Jackson\/Pool<\/span>)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was also truly historic, with Trump becoming the first US leader to enjoy two state visits.<\/p>\n

Then the monarch stood to address the guests, who included tech giants and the media mogul Rupert Murdoch.<\/p>\n

“Mr President, from York to New York, from Birmingham, England to Birmingham, Alabama, we are united by a common language and shared heritage,” the king began in one section of his pre-prepared remarks.<\/p>\n

So far, a little cliched perhaps, but uncontroversial.<\/p>\n

Then things began to shift.<\/p>\n