Steve Inskeep

This royal visit marks 250 years since the United States declared independence from Charles's ancestor, King George, back in 1776, as seen in Hamilton.

The U.S.

and U.K.

are now close allies, but there's discord over Iran and Ukraine, and the king might get drawn in.

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