London: The British have agonised for months about the time and money being lavished on Donald Trump for his second state visit to their country, wondering why they were treating the United States president with such honour.

King Charles just showed them that pomp has a point. And it can be a very sharp one, when delivered so smoothly that nobody feels any pain.

There was immense goodwill during Trump’s state visit at Windsor Castle on Wednesday ahead of the state banquet honouring Trump, and Charles seemed to be enjoying himself.

“Watch the sword!” the King joked with Trump after they reviewed the guard of honour and faced the guard captain, who raised the weapon to signal the end of the inspection. Trump came face-to-face with military discipline, tradition and duty.

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