When Donald Trump was voted out of office in 2020, most of the world turned its attention to the new US president, believing that Trump’s reign was over for good. As global leaders courted the new administration, the fickle world of politics moved on to the Biden years.
There was one relationship, though, that was carefully, quietly maintained.
The King, one of life’s great letter writers through his decades as Prince of Wales, kept up his personal correspondence with the former president, posting a hand-written missive every now and then to the delight of Trump and his wife Melania.
At the time, it was a gesture that came naturally, following in the footsteps of the late Queen who had shown how to keep up a lifelong relationship with US presidents.
Now, as Trump settles into the White House for a second term, that transatlantic hand of royal friendship between the President, King and, now, Prince William, may come to define the “special relationship” for a new era.
The Prince of Wales, described variously by Trump as a “good man”, “really very handsome” and doing a “fantastic job”, is set to be called upon for more presidential charming.
