# Explainer 515: Has King Charles saved the special relationship?

An episode of [The Foreign Desk](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/786319916), 29 Apr 2026, 7:28.

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Given Donald Trump’s fondness for royalty, who better than King Charles III to smooth US-UK tensions? Andrew Mueller considers whether the current state visit has delivered a diplomatic win for palace soft power. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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