As Trump turns on the UK, the King’s trip to Washington in April looks more fraught than ever

Posted on March 4, 2026
By The Independent
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As Trump turns on the UK, the King’s trip to Washington in April looks more fraught than ever

As tensions between Trump and Starmer grow, it will be up to the King to smooth over the cracks during his historic trip to Washington in April. But as he deals with his own fallout from Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s Epstein connection, it could prove to be the most difficult royal trip yet. Alex Hannaford reports