It's a bank holiday weekend! Grab a drink and get comfy in your reading corner. This Saturday, we're recapping the news cycle of the past week, starting with King Charles's speech to the United States Congress, before moving on to LGBTQ+ headlines. Before we get caught up in arguments about the monarchy itself, let's dive straight in.
King Charles at Congress: brilliant diplomacy, barely disguised politics
On Tuesday 28 April, King Charles III became only the second British monarch in history to address a joint session of the United States Congress, following his mother Queen Elizabeth in 1991. He could have played it safe and served the politically neutral juice that is expected of monarchs. He didn't...
"America's words carry weight and meaning", he concluded, tearing into the US administration's uncontrollable rants, foul language and aggressive online posts. This barely veiled attack on the rhetoric emanating from the US caused senators and members of Congress to gasp audibly.
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