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<\/a> On Monday, April 27, King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrived in Washington, D.C., to start a four-day state visit. The power of the monarchy will be on full display as the monarch attempts to smooth the choppy political waters separating Britain and the U.S. government.<\/p>\n President Trump has been bashing the U.K. for months on everything from Prime Minister Keir Starmer\u2019s character \u2013 <\/span>comparing him to Neville Chamberlain<\/a> \u2013 to its military \u2013 mocking it for having \u201c<\/span>two, old broken-down aircraft carriers<\/a>.\u201d Last week, <\/span>a Pentagon report suggested<\/a> that the U.S. should punish its NATO allies, including Britain, for their lack of support for the American war against Iran by reviewing its support of the British administration of the Falkland Islands.<\/span><\/p>\n Meanwhile, the royals are doing everything they can to smooth the waters. In diplomacy, symbolism is noticed. When Queen Camila walked down the steps of their aircraft, she pinned to her pink Dior dress a jewel-studded brooch in the shape of the U.K. and U.S. flags, which was given to the late Elizabeth II by New York\u2019s mayor on <\/span>her<\/em> first state visit to the country in 1957.<\/span><\/p>\n