{"id":2354031,"date":"2026-04-01T10:02:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T10:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2354031"},"modified":"2026-04-01T10:02:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T10:02:26","slug":"an-absolutely-impossible-situation-readers-clash-over-king-charles-us-state-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/an-absolutely-impossible-situation-readers-clash-over-king-charles-us-state-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018An absolutely impossible situation\u2019: Readers clash over King Charles\u2019 US state visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div class=\"hydrate-root sc-1ihz57b-0\" data-component=\"Newsletter\" data-loading=\"lazy\" data-theme-name=\"independent\">\n<div data-theme-wrapper=\"true\" style=\"display:contents;color-scheme:inherit\">\n<aside class=\"sc-y4bm30-0 jwWhkK newsletter-component sc-1ge0fwe-0\" data-newsletter-key=\"receiveindylifestyle\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-1 inRDZn\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-3\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-4 hfveGa\">\n<p><h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-6 fvoxRM fafQAy\">Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-8 fvoxRM fvWmZq\">Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more <\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-7 fvoxRM hkVmms\">Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more <\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk sc-y4bm30-9 iQYNfz\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletters\/lessonInLifestyle1_1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Lessons in Lifestyle\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"big-letter\">I<\/span><em>ndependent<\/em> readers have shared sharply divided views on whether the King should go ahead with his <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/king-charles-queen-state-visit-us-trump-b2949156.html\">planned United States visit<\/a> amid rising diplomatic tensions with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The debate was sparked by calls, including from David Dimbleby, for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/king-charles-us-visit-trump-david-dimbleby-bbc-b2949734.html\">the trip to be reconsidered<\/a> following escalating tensions and criticism of the UK by the US president. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/buckingham-palace\">Buckingham Palace<\/a> confirmed the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/state-visit\">state visit<\/a> just as Trump stepped up criticism of the UK over its position on the US\u2011led war in Iran \u2014 publicly rebuking Britain for not supporting the conflict and warning that the United States \u201cwon\u2019t be there to help you anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many readers agreed that the trip should be cancelled, calling it an \u201cembarrassment\u201d that risks rewarding hostility and could put the King in an \u201cimpossible situation\u201d if he is confronted with further insults. Some said proceeding makes the UK look like it is \u201ccrawling\u201d to a president who has undermined the so-called \u201cspecial relationship\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>However, others defended the visit, stressing the UK\u2019s relationship is with the United States as a whole, not with any one leader. They said the King\u2019s role is to rise above politics, maintain ties and help \u201ccalm the waters\u201d during a tense period, even if it means he must \u201cgrin and bear it\u201d for the good of the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what you had to say:<\/p>\n<p><h2><strong>Fears for the \u2018special relationship\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The visit, which will mark the 250th anniversary of American independence, will \u201ccelebrate the historic connections\u201d between the UK and the US, officials said.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The insults that have been flowing from Trump suggest it might also be the date when the final nails are hammered into the coffin of the much-touted &#8216;special relationship&#8217;, which is anything but special \u2013 unless you consider the UK being specially singled out in Trump tirades against those refusing to get involved in his war for insults, and Trump&#8217;s declarations that the US will no longer come to the UK&#8217;s aid if needed.<\/p>\n<p>Why is the King being subjected to what could further embarrass not only the UK but put him in a position of having to reply to one of Trump&#8217;s ignorant and uncontrolled attacks on the UK? No one should underestimate Trump&#8217;s ego and belief in self that, in his opinion, gives him the right to say and do as he pleases.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/king-charles-us-visit-trump-david-dimbleby-bbc-b2949734.html?__vfz=medium%3Dcomment_share%7Csharer_uuid%3D00000000-0000-4000-8000-070c4c3c61ce#vf-fc242968-e431-434e-9d32-e73298850d41\"><em>Ambigirls<\/em><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><h2><strong>Maintain ties beyond a temporary president<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The King is right to go ahead. He is visiting the USA head of state, who won&#8217;t be head of state forever. Our relationship is with the USA, irrespective of whichever temporary incumbent is or isn&#8217;t behaving like a grown-up. This won&#8217;t be an endorsement of Trump&#8217;s bizarre approach to international relations; it&#8217;s maintaining the relationship so that we can deal with whoever comes after.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/king-charles-queen-state-visit-us-trump-b2949156.html?__vfz=medium%3Dcomment_share%7Csharer_uuid%3D00000000-0000-4000-8000-070c4c3c61ce#vf-538f873e-c7f8-4540-8f30-258b5efcc5ef\"><em>Paul<\/em><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><h2><strong>Grin and bear it<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>President Trump is very annoyed, and we have to accept that Sir Keir has not handled the situation with the American president well this time. <\/p>\n<p>Whether we like Mr Trump or not, or whether he is right or wrong, he is the president of the USA, a country on which we are dependent, and therefore we need to calm the waters. <\/p>\n<p>The King has the potential and the opportunity to do that, given Mr Trump\u2019s love for the Royal Family, including King Charles himself.<\/p>\n<p>I think the visit should go ahead. The King has to grin and bear it for the good of the United Kingdom. The palaces, the Rolls-Royces, the pomp and privilege of royalty are not free.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/king-charles-us-visit-trump-david-dimbleby-bbc-b2949734.html?__vfz=medium%3Dcomment_share%7Csharer_uuid%3D00000000-0000-4000-8000-070c4c3c61ce#vf-62d4dd12-916e-4030-9909-4d030b55b2a8\"><em>Krispad<\/em><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><h2><strong>Royal visit should stay above politics<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>I respect Dimbleby&#8217;s opinion, but the King does not represent political situations, and his visit is to create a good opinion about Britain, and he is popular in America. He should not cancel his visit.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/king-charles-us-visit-trump-david-dimbleby-bbc-b2949734.html?__vfz=medium%3Dcomment_share%7Csharer_uuid%3D00000000-0000-4000-8000-070c4c3c61ce#vf-edf0113a-7bfd-4341-a5d3-5be748759116\"><em>TotiCalling<\/em><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><h2>What will the King crawling to Trump achieve? <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>I am sure it will be argued that our relationship with America will continue after Trump has gone. This is, of course, true, but I have to ask what possible good can come from the visit. Since Trump was treated to his second state visit, he has done nothing but turn on the UK and, in that context, the visit was a waste of time. <\/p>\n<p>We now have Trump saying that America will not be there for us if we need them. Well, that&#8217;s fine as it is his choice, but what will the King crawling to Trump achieve? I used the word &#8220;crawling&#8221; because that is exactly how it will look. The King is supposed to serve the people of this country, and he should do so by making a stand against a man who has destroyed standards of honesty and decency. Once Trump has gone, nobody will remember a good thing about him, but they will remember our King prostrating himself at Trump&#8217;s feet. The people of the UK do not want this visit, and the King should respect that.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/king-charles-queen-state-visit-us-trump-b2949156.html?__vfz=medium%3Dcomment_share%7Csharer_uuid%3D00000000-0000-4000-8000-070c4c3c61ce#vf-4f156cf9-ce6d-413d-8b3d-55baba1bbfd0\"><em>Beatnik<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><h2><strong>An embarrassing visit for the King<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>David Dimbleby is correct, the King&#8217;s visit to Trumpland is an embarrassment.<\/p>\n<p>Not only because our King is everything that Trump is not but, amongst many other reasons, because Trump&#8217;s attacks on the UK&#8217;s military &#8216;toys&#8217; include one of which was named after the late King&#8217;s mother, the Queen, God rest her soul.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/king-charles-us-visit-trump-david-dimbleby-bbc-b2949734.html?__vfz=medium%3Dcomment_share%7Csharer_uuid%3D00000000-0000-4000-8000-070c4c3c61ce#vf-fbe65c2d-11e3-40e7-8525-db3322b36d08\"><em>Amy<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><h2><strong>An impossible position<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>This will put the King in an absolutely impossible situation. Every time Trump makes an anti-British statement in his company, such as the UK armed forces being &#8216;cowards&#8217; or condemns the government for not joining in his illegal war, Charles has only the option of remaining silent (and appearing to endorse or be neutral on what is said) or creating a diplomatic incident by replying robustly in terms which would defend the country of which he is head of state.<\/p>\n<p>Any other President would understand the position of royals and respect this, but Trump has already shown that he will take precedence by walking in front of royals (as he did on his first visit with the Queen) and ignore totally the requirements for neutrality and the avoidance of inflammatory statements.<\/p>\n<p>It will be putting our monarch, who is now a sick and elderly man, under considerable pressure and will probably lead to a far worse diplomatic situation and breach between the UK and the US.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/king-charles-us-visit-trump-david-dimbleby-bbc-b2949734.html?__vfz=medium%3Dcomment_share%7Csharer_uuid%3D00000000-0000-4000-8000-070c4c3c61ce#vf-5ec036ce-b68f-4bc3-97d6-b1a4cdf23d9b\"><em>Adrian Fox<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><h2><strong>Beyond embarrassing<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Dimbleby is a friend of the King, so I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if he was reflecting the King\u2019s reaction. It\u2019s beyond embarrassing that the visit was announced under an hour after Trump lashed out at the UK.<\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t see any benefit in the visit going ahead. Trump won\u2019t give the UK any favours, and appeasing him like this will disappoint two thirds of Americans who disapprove of Trump.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/king-charles-us-visit-trump-david-dimbleby-bbc-b2949734.html?__vfz=medium%3Dcomment_share%7Csharer_uuid%3D00000000-0000-4000-8000-070c4c3c61ce#vf-8efab496-4504-4ba0-a183-d80d2fcf9b36\"><em>Damo75<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><h2><strong>The late Queen would not have gone<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>His mother, the late Queen, would definitely not go because she had very little time or regard for Trump, and maybe he should think about that! As her &#8220;favourite&#8221; guests, it&#8217;s the Obamas who were very friendly with the Royal Family, with Queen Elizabeth even reportedly asking if visits could be arranged for Barack Obama after he left office.<\/p>\n<p>As Trump loathes Obama so much, it would tip him over the edge if this visit is cancelled.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/king-charles-us-visit-trump-david-dimbleby-bbc-b2949734.html?__vfz=medium%3Dcomment_share%7Csharer_uuid%3D00000000-0000-4000-8000-070c4c3c61ce#vf-60d4bb33-9e2c-4e04-8aba-641389166731\"><em>JustMeHere<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><h2><strong>Postponement isn\u2019t enough<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The majority in the poll say no, it should be postponed. I hesitated before signing that because I think &#8220;never&#8221; is a better option than postponement.<\/p>\n<p>There is no point trying to flatter Trump. It&#8217;s water off a duck&#8217;s back. He will ignore you, and anything he ever promised you, and move on to the next thing.<\/p>\n<p>We just have to treat him as toxic, and wait for a better and more sane leader to emerge.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/king-charles-queen-state-visit-us-trump-b2949156.html?__vfz=medium%3Dcomment_share%7Csharer_uuid%3D00000000-0000-4000-8000-070c4c3c61ce#vf-fdc0fafe-8a6f-41a4-bcfc-a363bc9091e3\"><em>SteveHill<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Some of the comments have been edited for this article for brevity and clarity.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want to share <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/your-views\"><strong>your views<\/strong><\/a><strong>? Simply register your details below. Once registered, you can comment on the day\u2019s top stories for a chance to be featured. 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