King Charles rolls out the red carpet to woo Trump

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

79% : In doing so, Trump will be the first U.S. president to have had two such state visits organized in his honor, after a previous trip to Buckingham Palace in 2019.
75% : When Starmer visited with Trump in February, one of his first actions was to hand over a signed note from Charles inviting him to a state visit to which Trump responded by saying, "Oh wow." Seasoned British royal watchers weren't impressed by the stunt, as personal invitations from the king aren't normally waved in front of the masses.
64% : Shortly after being re-elected in November, Trump was shown in Tucker Carlson's docuseries "Art of The Surge" leafing through a photo album of his state visit to meet Queen Elizabeth when he was first president.
62% : Trump has often spoken of his regard for the late Queen Elizabeth II, whom his Scottish mother much admired.
61% : " The visit by Trump will be timed with announcements of greater U.S. and U.K. cooperation in technology, financial services, artificial intelligence and nuclear energy.
56% : King Charles III, Prince William and more than 1,500 soldiers will welcome President Trump to Windsor Castle on Wednesday in an effort to butter up the U.S. president and cement a diplomatic relationship with the most Anglophile U.S. leader in decades.
56% : Over two days, the grounds around the thousand-year-old castle will be turned into a regal theme park, where Trump and the first lady will travel in a horse-drawn carriage to the sound of military bands, witness firing cannons and a flyover, and be the guests of honor at a lavish banquet.
54% : " The novelty factor of holding the visit at Windsor, as Buckingham Palace is currently being refurbished, is another lure for Trump.
53% : The big question now, say royal watchers, is whether Trump will return the favor and invite King Charles on a state visit to Washington.
50% : Trump gushed about his coming trip in remarks to reporters on Sunday evening, pointing out that he was making royal history.
50% : Trump and his wife will visit Queen Elizabeth's tomb located in the castle chapel to lay a wreath.
48% : "Trump is where we are seeing King Charles being used most effectively, regardless of whether he wants to be used that way," said Evie Aspinall, director at the British Foreign Policy Group, a think tank.
47% : However, British officials conceded nothing is assured with Trump.
41% : "I mean who has images like this," Trump said.
40% : Prime Minister Keir Starmer is hoping that a renewed dose of pomp and ceremony will soften Trump up for further hardheaded discussions around steel tariffs and efforts to bolster U.S. support for European security when the two men hold a bilateral meeting on Thursday.
38% : Finally, polls show Trump isn't popular with the British people, which makes King Charles lavishing attention on the U.S. president look out of step with his subjects' views.
36% : Starmer's government wasted no time wooing Trump.
36% : Charles is a keen supporter of Ukraine, a country whose sovereignty risks being undermined if Trump doesn't give it lasting security guarantees as part of any deal to end its war with Russia.
31% : " Charles is also king of Canada, a country that Trump repeatedly mused about annexing early in his administration in comments that infuriated Ottawa.
31% : Shortly after Trump berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House earlier this year, Charles was photographed inviting Zelensky for tea.
26% : "Trump does have a soft spot for the U.K. and for the royal family.

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