There are two things Donald Trump seems to value that money can’t buy. One is the Nobel Peace Prize; the other a chance to hobnob with royalty.

As the US president prepares for an “unprecedented” second state visit to the UK, all eyes will be on Keir Starmer and King Charles as they look to perform a potentially perilous diplomatic dance.

The PM will be hoping the “gilt-edged reception” laid on by the King “will help to deliver the UK’s message on awkward issues such as Ukraine and trade tariffs”, said the BBC . “And if anyone can get the US president’s attention and influence him, surely King Charles III and the Royal Family can.”

What did the commentators say?

To call Trump divisive would be an understatement. A YouGov poll published in July found the British public were split

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