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Donald Trump has suggested that the war with Iran will be over in two to three weeks. The rest of the world just shrugs. We'll believe it when we see it.

Buckingham Palace confirmed that King Charles and Queen Camilla's state visit to the US will occur in late April, marking the king's first visit as monarch.

Many said travelling to the US at this moment would hand Donald Trump an unwelcome diplomatic win and risk appearing to legitimise policies and rhetoric they strongly oppose. Some argued the King's presence could be interpreted as an endorsement of the current administration, particularly given criticism of its approach to foreign policy, immigration and international alliances.

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I remember our meeting during her time with the Welsh Guards, where her warmth and compassion were unmistakable. She served with courage and distinction as a medic and sought always to help others. I send my heartfelt condolences to her family and friends.

In a social media post reporting that the King would cooperate with the police investigation into his brother Andrew's ties with the late serial sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, CBS News mistakenly referred to the monarch as King Charles II a distant ancestor of King Charles III who died more than 300 years ago in 1685. The mistake, which was slapped with a community note on X, quickly went viral, with social media users dunking on the suggestion that a 17th-century monarch had been reached for comment.

I thought it was wrong I'd said we mustn't pay it, but we ended up paying it anyway, a former civil servant told the BBC, referring to a claim that followed a visit to the Middle East. The source, who worked in the UK's trade department in the early 2000s and is now retired, said he was annoyed by Andrew's request to cover the cost of massage services, and refused. But he claimed he was overruled by senior colleagues.

London fashion week was probably the last public place King Charles III wanted to be on Thursday, admiring the suits and costumes that no one he knows would dream of buying, and making light conversation with designers he would have difficulty in recognising at a royal garden party. Charles must have been contemplating the crumbling of all his plans and hopes for his reign.