King Charles awaits Trump: Issues likely to be discussed and what’s off limits

At this point, it is largely known that the royal establishment led by King Charles has prepared a magnificent spectacle to host President Donald Trump, accompanied by First Lady Melania Trump, for his historic second state visit today.

While the official tour holds great importance on the global front and regarding the diplomatic ties between the US and the UK, what are the issues which the Crown is likely to go over with Trump? And what might they avoid like the plague?

Here’s a breakdown:

Climate change

Given King Charles’ strong passion towards environmental conservation, climate change is likely to be a matter which could be raised from the royal end once Donald Trump is settled in.

However, as a notoriously staunch denialist of the issue and a proponent of everything that stands against it, Trump may prove difficult to sway on environmentalism.

Notably, TV presenter and the King’s close ally, Jonathan Dimbleby has claimed, “I would be astonished if in this meeting, as at the last meeting , he does not raise the issue of climate change and biodiversity in any chance he has to speak privately to Trump.”

Ukraine

Ukraine’s war with Russia is a global issue which the British establishment will probably count on their King to address with the president, who has not thrown his support behind the country at war as ardently as the rest of the world has.

It is pertinent to note that Trump holds the royal family in utmost regard and that is a fact which the King would lean on to realise his own reverence for Ukraine with his guest, as well as his government’s stance on the issue.

Per digital newspaper Politico, “A senior defense official” who was “granted anonymity” to speak with the outlet, “said the king is ‘very close’ to the detail of ceasefire negotiations and to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy himself.”

The impermissible

While Trump has already been curtailed from addressing the British parliament, something President Emmanuel Macron was welcome to do, it is understood that the American head of state will further be kept away from the main parts of London due to a number of planned protests.

King Charles is also unlikely to touch upon more upfront political issues with President Donald Trump, like that of the Gaza war, which will be left up to PM Keir Starmer.