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    King addresses Bermuda's Government House

    The King received a warm welcome from the people of Bermuda and a 21-gun salute as he arrived in the British Overseas Territory. The 64,000 residents of Bermuda are all Brits just like those living on the British mainland 3,500 miles away. Thousands cheered and the King was greeted by British...
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    British Army to destroy WWII bomb found in Plymouth

    The moment the British Army and Royal Navy destroyed a German 250kg bomb. Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes after the World War II bomb was discovered on a building site. The military couldn't ascertain whether it was safe to move so they destroyed the device in situ. The...
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    New portrait of Princess Charlotte to mark her 11th birthday

    The Prince and Princess of Wales (Prince William and Catherine) have released a new portrait of their daughter Princess Charlotte to mark her 11th birthday. Princess Charlotte was born at St Mary's Hospital in London on 2nd May 2015. She is Third in Line to the Throne after only her father...
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    King addresses Bermuda's Government House

    The King and His Excellency the Governor of Bermuda Andrew Murdoch His Majesty King Charles III is back in Britain - albeit a part of Britain which is 3,500 miles from the mainland. It's the King's first visit to the British Overseas Territory - located 650 miles off the coast of South...
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    King and Queen start US State Visit

    The King also exposed the Democrats The American "No Kings" Lefties are in disarray Democrats spent weeks screaming "No Kings" — then gave King Charles III the longest standing ovation Congress has seen in years. Donald Trump roasted them for it at the state dinner, King Charles joked about...
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    King and Queen start US State Visit

    The guy makes a good point. The Americans have been angry that Britain hasn't taken part in the Iran War (if they're so powerful why do they even want us?). But was the King's gift of the HMS Trump bell to Donald Trump and the King then saying "If you ever need us just give us a ring" the King's...
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    King and Queen start US State Visit

    Bonnie Greer: "We are now in the Carolinian Age." "We're in a new age. We are in the Carolinian age now. Before we were in the Elizabethan age, the age of his mom. Now we have a baby boomer king." American Bonnie Greer is the former Deputy Chair of the British Museum and an advocate for close...
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    King and Queen start US State Visit

    The King stunned by child's hilarious response After the formalities of meeting the US President, addressing Congress and attending a White House dinner the King enjoyed a more relaxing day at Harlem Grown, a community organisation and after‑school initiative tackling systemic health, education...
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    King and Queen start US State Visit

    "UK's most useful diplomat" Spiked Online Editor Tom Slater claims King Charles “turned on the charm” with US President Donald Trump during his US visit. “Just overnight we’ve seen the President lift tariffs on whiskey as a present to the King and the Queen,” Mr Slater told Sky News Australia...
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    King and Queen start US State Visit

    King Charles III tells Americans he values their friendship in NATO and AUKUS and then gifts them a bell During the White House State Dinner King Charles III gave US President Donald Trump a bell from World War II Royal Navy submarine HMS Trump as a gift in honour of AUKUS, the British...
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    King and Queen start US State Visit

    King's Top 12 jokes to the Americans King Charles III had Americans in raptures as he fired humorous potshots at their country and history. He's very British with his humour and banter.
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    King and Queen start US State Visit

    With the US President in attendance, the King made a humorous speech at the White House State Dinner. He made jokes poking fun at Americans, what we Brits call "friendly banter". The King's visit has helped to re-strengthen ties between the two allies after they have been strained recently...
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    King and Queen start US State Visit

    King persuades Trump to lift whisky tariffs The Americans seem to have been really left in awe by the King's speech so much so that after the speech President Trump decided to remove tariffs on Scottish whisky. Whisky is one of Britain's biggest exports, valued at over £5 billion annually...
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    King and Queen start US State Visit

    Britain displays her soft power might The United States is the world's military superpower but the King's speech to the United States which left that country in awe demonstrates that Britain is the world's "soft power" superpower. "The Americans have the brawn but the British have the brains."
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    British Army to destroy WWII bomb found in Plymouth

    The Germans dropped around 500,000 bombs on Britain during World War II. 10% of those failed to detonate. So 50,000 German bombs landed in Britain that didn't explode. 50,000.
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    King and Queen start US State Visit

    Majority of Americans support what the King said in his speech which focused on democracy
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    King and Queen start US State Visit

    It feels as though the British have just told the Americans that "Yes we are friends but we disagree with you on this and that and you better sort your shit out" on the 250th anniversary of American independence from Britain.
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    King and Queen start US State Visit

    "Like having a headmaster speak to a school" Americans react to the British Head of State schooling the United States on democracy during the 250th anniversary of American independence Relations between Britain and America are frayed right now and the King highlighted his country's priorities...
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    King and Queen start US State Visit

    USA and Britain become best buddies again! King's speech to Congress hailed by Americans as a "diplomatic masterclass" After a recent frostiness in relations between the two great English-speaking allies King Charles III's speech to Congress garners a high approval rating amongst Americans...
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    British Army to destroy WWII bomb found in Plymouth

    Devon and Cornwall Police and the British Army today addressed the country after an unexploded World War II bomb was found in Plymouth, Devon. More than 1000 homes have been evacuated and a no-fly zone has been put in place after the bomb was discovered on a building site. The army confirmed...