King Charles, Prince William To Be Deployed On Trump Trade Charm Offensive In 2026

London : Britain’s top royals will be enlisted as part of a charm offensive with President Donald Trump to seal a coveted trade deal with the United States in the New Year, according to a report on Saturday. According to the news of The Times, based on sources close to the negotiations, King III. It was stated that Charles is expected to make a trip to Washington in the first half of next year and that this visit will be a historic visit by the British monarch who has reigned in almost 20 years.

Prince William of Wales is expected to travel to North America when the United States hosts the Soccer World Cup with Canada and Mexico in July.

Plans for both visits are still in the early stages and official invitations from the United States have not yet been received.

According to the newspaper, both tours are planned to coincide with the 250th anniversary of American independence, and discussions are ongoing about formalizing a trade agreement between Britain and the United States.

This month the American administration paused proposed billions of pounds of investment in the British tech sector over regulatory hurdles related to online security rules, a digital services tax and food safety restrictions.

The £31bn investment was the highlight of Trump’s major state visit in September.

Downing Street hopes to use the royal’s foreign visits as an incentive for Trump to sign a full UK-US trade deal in 2026, the newspaper reported.

Negotiations for such a deal are said to be complicated by US demands for greater access to British markets for American farmers, one of the most sensitive issues on the agenda.

The government, led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, will be keen to get a deal done early enough in the New Year before Trump’s focus shifts to campaigning for the crucial American midterm elections scheduled for November.

Considering his late mother’s childhood years in Scotland, Trump has been quite open about his love for the UK royal family.

When he was hosted by King Charles for an unprecedented second state visit in September, he studied documents related to American independence and the Civil War.

The US President was welcomed to Windsor Castle with all the pomp and pageantry of a full state ceremony and used his speech at the state banquet to salute the special relationship, saying the word special did not do it justice.