It was indeed a tightrope and the King tiptoed skilfully to the end without even losing his balance. I say tiptoed, but in fact Charles managed to lob a few meticulously judged ripostes to some of President Trump‘s recent insults about the UK. Both the King’s speeches were meticulously worded and nuanced. The overriding message came through loud and clear: the relationship between America and the UK is “one of the most consequential alliances in history“ . But the King didn’t shy away from the