Given the growing tensions between the UK Government and President Donald Trump, few British figures could expect to be met with 12 standing ovations during an address to the US Congress. King Charles III could. Evie Aspinall, Director of the British Foreign Policy Group, told The Mace: “The Royal Family serves as a huge soft power asset for the UK. The pomp, pageantry and tradition of the Royal Family are widely admired in the United States and can therefore create valuable diplomatic opportunities for the UK. “King Charles’s visit to the United States was a powerful reminder of that, bringing celebration and excitement to an otherwise difficult special relationship. The Royal Family is able to position itself above the fray of day-to-day politics, acting as a useful diplomatic tool, particularly when relationships between the President and Prime Minister are difficult.” During his address to Congress, the King reportedly inspired repeated applause across the political divide, often p...