King Charles hails longstanding ties between Britain and US

At a White House state dinner King Charles has hailed the importance of alliances between the United Kingdom and the United States in a "contested world". In his toast President Trump called the ties with the UK a "friendship ulike any other" and said the King agrees with him that Iran must not have a nuclear weapon.

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(Photo: Britain's King Charles, US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump raise their drinks during a state dinner for the King and Queen Camilla. Credit: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters).