King Charles Has a Cup of Tea. It May Become a Poisoned Chalice

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It has not taken long in his reign for King Charles III to ignite a firestorm about how he views his future role. By lending his name and his castle to consecrate a controversial political deal he has crossed a line his mother, Elizabeth II, would never have thought of crossing.

The deal signed between his prime minister, Rishi Sunak, and the president of the European Union, Ursula von der Leyen, was vital to clean up the lingering mess of Brexit, particularly its damage to the economy of Northern Ireland.

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