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Backstage at the King’s state visit to the US by REBECCA ENGLISH

Backstage at the King’s state visit to the US by REBECCA ENGLISH,

On the final day of engagements on the King and Queen’s state visit to the US, we bring you a look behind the curtain from our Royal Editor. 

Rebecca English shares how the King and President Trump managed the start of the high profile visit in the wake of an assassination attempt on the US president.

She explains how they really get on, and a very unusual gesture from President Trump.  

And she reveals the major downside of being a part of the royal convoy – and why this tour is unlike any other that she has reported on during her decades as a royal reporter.

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As the King and Queen begin their second day of engagements on their state visit to the US, we bring you a look behind the curtain from our Royal Editor.

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