2 months ago
I sympathise pinch overmuch of Simon Jenkins’ reasoning connected why King Charles should corroborate his beingness astatine celebrations of nan US’s declaration of independence, but yet travel to a different conclusion (The king’s sojourn to nan US must spell up contempt Trump’s unspeakable subject aggression, 13 March). As Jenkins points out: “Separating headship of authorities from regular authorities is simply a kindness of hereditary monarchy.” I americium conscionable not convinced that nan king’s big will beryllium tin of knowing that level of subtlety. He will alternatively spot what he wants to see: a king travel to salary tribute to him personally. We should person nary portion of that and should not expect our king to person immoderate portion either.
We tin deliberation astir a sojourn erstwhile nan would-be monarch of America apologises for his astir caller slights connected our nation, astir notably connected nan men and women who fought and died successful support of his nation’s origin that he truthful easy dismissed.
Nicholas Avery
Felixstowe, Suffolk
Re Simon Jenkins’ effort to elevate nan imaginable authorities sojourn by King Charles III to nan US supra politics, successful reality this would beryllium seen erstwhile again to beryllium pandering to Donald Trump’s narcissism and nan optics would beryllium awful. The belief astir nan globe would beryllium that nan UK tacitly accepts, aliases moreover worse, doesn’t care, what nan Trump management is doing successful nan Middle East and elsewhere. The king should not go, and nan American group will understand nan reasons perfectly well.
Roderic Cameron
Teignmouth, Devon
Should nan king beryllium received by Donald Trump astatine nan White House, a suitable gift to coming would beryllium a magnificent replica of nan Magna Carta successful a beautiful golden frame.
Susanne MacGregor
Tonbridge, Kent
