*Bonus* King Charles State Dinner Speech at the White House

0:03 Calorogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome through Palace Intrigue. I am your host, Mark Francis. King Charles has delivered a couple of speeches in his trip to the United States. Yesterday we brought you the address to Congress in its entirety, and you can go back to yesterday's feed to hear that speech. And today we'll bring you the State Dinner speech at the White House in its entirety. As a president, First Lady, my wife and I are most grateful to you for your generous hospitality as the United States celebrates this very special anniversary year of the Declaration of Independence. And may I also just start by paying tribute to your own courage and steadfastest, as well as to your security services for their swift actions on Saturday evening in preventing further injury. My thoughts, my thoughts, and sympathies are very much with you, the First Lady, and all those guests for whom this must have been a very upsetting incident. As the words of that famous anthem remind us, this is the land of the Free

1:34 and home of the brave. As your own response demonstrates what used to be called in the last war in the United Kingdom. Keep calm and carry on, and now realize there's a little to my amazement that my first visit to this remarkable country was over fifty years ago. And mister p the golden. Threads of history and heritage between our lands are also embodied, as you mentioned earlier today, in your own family and your own family story, whose roots traced back to the beautiful landscapes of Britain's outer hebrides, and continue as we know, in the great golf courses of the Highlands. I can only imagine the immense pride with which your own dear mother, indeed both your parents must be looking down on the great office to which you have been elected for a historic second term. And if I may say so, it is a particular pleasure to be back in this wonderful building, the heart of your democracy, on this occasion. I cannot help noticing the readjustments to the east wings the President following your visit to win a castle last year. And I'm sorry to say that we British, of course made

3:05 our own small attempt at real estate redevelopment of the White House in eighteen fourteen. Anyway, I am so glad we have. An opportune, important opportunity at this critical time to renew those bonds of history and friendship between our nations and our peoples. Two and a half centuries ago, the United States of America was founded through an audacious and visionary act of self determination. From the beginning, the American character has been defined by courage, tenacity, and the spirit of adventure.

3:49 As the direct descendant. Of King Georgia. Third, I know this is a nation that never gives up, and my family's history remained is reflected in your maps, which read rather like our Christmas card list, across the ages North and South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, and the cities of Charleston, a particular favorite of mine obviously Georgetown, and for that matter, Georgia, Annapolis, as you mentioned, and further favorites Prince William County and Williamsburg. This said, our French friends can feel equally at home with a glance at a map. Indeed, you recently commented, mister President, that if it were not for the United States, European countries would be speaking German.

4:49 Dare I say that if it wasn't for us, you'd be speaking French. Of course, we both love our French cousins greatly, and we three estates are not any bound by our shared values, but by a profound belief that together we are more than the son of our parts. Out of the fires of a bitter and bloody revolutionary war, the triumph of the father of this country, George Washington, and his fellow founders, was to forge a democracy founded upon the rights to liberty and the rule of law. The story of Britain and America is one of reconciliation from adversaries to the closest of allies, not always perhaps following the straightest path, as you said yourself, mister President, during our own state visit at Windsor Castle last year, Ours is an unbreakable bond of history and heritage, culture and commerce, industry and invention, and we are determined to face the future together. Tonight we are here to renew an indispensable alliance which has long been a cornerstone of prosperity and security for both British and American citizens. Our people have fought and fallen together in defense of the values we cherish. Across the ocean,

6:25 and from coast to coast, we have traded innovated and created together. We've stood together through the best and worst of times. However, the challenges we now face, from those who wish us harm across the world, to balancing the risks and opportunities of powerful new technologies, to the threats to the very international rules that have allowed us to trade and have kept power in balance for eighty years. Those challenges encourage us to reaffirm tonight the basis on which our partnership is built. And yes, we have had our moments of difficulty, even in more recent history. When my mother visited in nineteen fifty seven, not the least of her tasks was to help put the special back into our relationship after a crisis in the Middle East near he's seventy years on, it is hard to imagine anything like that happening today, but it is not hard to see how important the relationship remains in matters both seen and unseen. My mother's first Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, understood this so well. But then he himself was half American, a traditional shared Transatlantic heritage which I'm pleased to say is alive and well in the White House today. Indeed, such was the closeness that Winston, while staying here in

7:55 the White House in those rooms who showed us upstairs, urged naked from the bathtub to discover the door opening. As President Roosevelt came in for a chat with Rapier Wit. The President cast aside any embarrassment by declaring that the Prime Minister has nothing to conceal from the President of the United States. This warm came after testing times between our leaders in the early nineteen forties. The kinship and friendship of many centuries provided great reassurance to my late grandfather, King George the sixth.

8:38 As he did to my late mother. It means every bit as much to me. Of course. My late mother met new fewer than thirteen serving presidents, thankfully all of them fully closed. The first president I had the honor of meeting at the age of ten in nineteen fifty nine, when he came to Balmols. President Eisenhower, who had served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces during World War Two, at a most critical time in the darkest days of the twentieth century, American leadership helped rebuild a shattered continent, playing a decisive role as a defender of freedom in Europe. We and I shall never forget that, nor least not least as freedom is again under attack following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Today, our partnerships in NATO and AUCUS deepen our technological and military cooperation and ensure that together we can meet the challenges of an increasingly complex and contested world. And speaking of submarine alliances, there was one particular AUCUS predecessor, launched from a UK shipyard in nineteen forty four that served for the majority of her life attached to the fourth Submarine Squadron in Australia, playing a critical role during the war

10:12 in the Pacific. Her name h Ms Trump. So tonight, mister President, I am delighted to present to you, as a personal gift, the original bell, which hung on the conning tower of your valiant namesake, may stand as a testimony to our nation's shared history and shining future. And should you ever need to get hold of us or just give us a ring. For two hundred and fifty years, the ingenuity and the imagination of the people in the United States have been inspiration to the world.

11:11 This land of opportunity has nourished some of the humanity's greatest minds. From the indostrillage of the Spay's age, so many miracles of the modern world have been and still are invented in America. Indeed, we have followed the voyage of Artemis two or Artemist the second, as my family and I might like to call it, with close attention. Now. I know you have big plans for the moves to present, but. I have actually checked the papers and I'm rather suspect it is already part of the Commonwealth. I'm afraid lates on this visit. On this week's visit, I look forward to meeting the people and communities of this dynamic country, including celebrating some of the work of My King's Trust, which it has been doing in these communities, helpfully helping give young people a chance to succeed across America. In this year when we mark fifty years of the Trust, can you believe it?

12:08 Every year, millions of Britain's journey to this remarkable country to experience these glorious natural parks, soaring mountains and ancient forests, from the peaks of the Pacific Northwest to the rugged shores of the Atlantic, from the vast expanses of the west to the sweeping prairies and canyons. The natural beauty of this land is found in every corner and in sport. In just a few. Weeks, the United States and Canada will be among those who welcome the world as hosts of the FIFA World Cup. So in one sense, mister President, as heads of state, we are joint hosts. We call this game by the way, football is the President, and I can only say, as the head of state of five competing countries, I will be watching the matches closely with great enthusion he has them.

13:00 After all, we always like favorable odds. So this city, Washington, DC, is the home of more Shakespeare folios than anywhere in the world. Eighty two copies are carefully preserved and shared of the Folger Library. And at this time, when we search for peace in the world is more critical than ever, I can only turn to Shakespeare's genius to remind us of the plea for peace spoken by the Duke of Burgundy at the conclusion of Henry the Fifth. My speech entreats that I may know why gentle Peace should not bless us with her former qualities. Thank you, mister President, and missus Trump, for your splendid dinner this evening, which may I say, is a very considerable improvement on the Boston tea party. So whether your cup contains tea, wine, Scotch, whiskey, bourbon, or even Kohla, let us raise our glasses and voices as we toast the past, the present, and the future.

14:09 Thank you. Of our two proud allied nations, to the United States and the United Kingdom. God bless both our countries. Thank you, and there you have it. If you'd like to email us our addresses to the Palace Intrigue at gmail dot com. Please follow us on Spotify or Apple if you'd like to get notifications on these bonus episodes. I'm Mark Francis my thanks to John McDermot. This is Palace Intrigue and contns