Buckingham Palace announced on Tuesday that King Charles and Queen Camilla will be heading to the US for a State Visit to mark the 250th anniversary of the American Independence.

US President Donald Trump gave an interview to The Telegraph amid the ongoing conflict, which has caused tensions across the globe about the future. Hence, it was also one of the reasons that Britons had been urging the UK government to cancel the visit altogether.

Meanwhile, Trump, who was hosted by the royals last September at Windsor Castle, told the publication that he has good ties with the King.

“I like him. I always liked him as a prince. He’s a good man, a great representative for your country,” Trump said of Charles. “I think he would have taken a very different stand [on the war in Iran] but he doesn’t do that. I mean, he’s a great gentleman.”

The bold claim came after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, irked Trump after staunchly opposing the war.

Before the matters escalated for the royals, a Buckingham Palace source told the Daily Beast on Wednesday that “the king is above politics.”

Traditionally as well, the royals have remained politically neutral, focusing instead on its duty to promote national unity and pride. Therefore, it also seemed to be a wise decision to clear that to the public before another furore cast its shadow on the monarch and his reign.

Charlene White, Loose Women star and news anchor, has issued support for Meghan Markle who was recently subject to mockery on Saturday Night Live.

The broadcaster, who herself came under fire for not wearing a poppy on air during Remembrance Day, blasted television audiences’ obsession with tearing Meghan down. 

Shuting down the consistent backlash of the Duchess, she spoke that it is “unfathomable” to her that people choose to be so critical.

She said: “We could do an episode that features Harry and Meghan and people will be chatting about it on socials for like weeks and weeks afterwards.

“I just cannot get my head around people getting so deep and meaningful and also hateful about someone they’ve never met before in their life,” she expresed her anger in conversation with the Daily Mail at the British Diversity Awards at JW Marriott Grosvenor House in London.

“It blows my mind, and it’s unfathomable to me.”

White, who helped host the diversity awards, continued: “I like discussing her, because I think it’s important that we talk about her without the intention of trying to get clicks and trying to beat down yet another woman.

“I think that’s really important, when for some, beating her down is almost a sport.”

Cast member Hammed Animashaun delivered a pointed joke about Prince Harry’s marriage, quipping that the duke was “going to marry a woman 98 per cent of the UK public will find it impossible to have a normal conversation about”.

Royal fans were left split over the targeted joke, with one quipping: “Ouchh!!! —— Again??”

However, another social media user said: “The smearing of Prince Harry and Meghan just won’t do. It’s overused, and frankly too transparent.”

Prince William and Princess Kate seemed to have heard the public opinion and offered an honour to very special individual after he won hearts of the UK public.

The Prince of Wales last month had surprised BBC Radio presenter Greg James, who embarked on an eight-day journey on a tandem bike, to raise money for Red Nose Day. The fundraising activity for charity had been a brutal challenge which required Greg to travel 1000 miles on a bicycle.

Every day, Greg had been joined by a special guest and during the fifth day, the RJ was delighted to see the future king come and join him for the challenge. William rode with Greg as they engaged in playful banter.

This was met with a flood of comments urging the royals to give Greg an honour, not only because of how beloved he is for his show but also for the incredible challenge he took on for charity, which will change so many lives.

While Greg isn’t being called for a knighthood as of yet, Kensington Palace shared a “Spring Rewind” for the Prince an Princess of Wales which made the “start of 2026 so special”.

Among the many moments. Greg was included in one of the slides out of the 19 shared on social media.

This delighted the Radio1 Breakfast Show host, who commented, “I made the royal dump!”

Support had been pouring in from listener and famous faces ever since he completed the gruelling challenge.

“It’s been such a struggle at times but everyone has got me through it,” he said after finishing the final leg of the journey. “The thing I’ll remember the most is seeing the joy from everyone and pushing through the pain to get to that joy.”

Greg managed to raised £4,041,910 for Comic Relief, which supports a wide range of charities in the UK, tackling poverty, gender injustice, early childhood and development and homelessness.