King Charles has reflected on the United Kingdom’s important relationship with its allies amid the war in the Middle East, just hours before his state visit to the US was confirmed. During an investiture at Windsor Castle today, the monarch spoke to Admiral Sir Tony Radakin - who served as Chief of the Defence Staff from December 2021 to September last year - as he was made a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire. Admiral Radakin’s meeting with the King came shortly before