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King's speech was a 'high stakes' moment of US visit, Palace says
Key takeaways
- The state visit speech, in which the King urged US lawmakers to defend Ukraine and support Nato, was a "measure of how much he personally cares", said the Palace aide.
- The speech has been widely applauded for its diplomatic skill in encouraging US President Donald Trump to defend democratic values against aggressors in a "volatile world".
- Buckingham Palace has been reflecting on a trip that was the biggest diplomatic challenge of the King's reign.
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Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent, New York Watch key moments from the King's address to US Congress King Charles III's speech to the US Congress last week was a "high stakes" moment, a senior royal aide has said, but one that stayed true to the monarch's personal "conscience".
The state visit speech, in which the King urged US lawmakers to defend Ukraine and support Nato, was a "measure of how much he personally cares", said the Palace aide.
The speech has been widely applauded for its diplomatic skill in encouraging US President Donald Trump to defend democratic values against aggressors in a "volatile world".
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