King Charles’ go to to see Trump ‘ought to be delayed’ as president calls UK ‘horrible’

King Charles has been warned to delay his visit the United Stares next month to see US President Donald Trump during a state visit.

A senior Labour MP has suggested it would be “safer to delay” the King’s state visit to the US next month due to the ongoing war in the Middle East.

The historic visit, which has yet to be officially announced, is expected to see Charles and the Queen are visit Washington and New York in April to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence.

It comes as Trump has branded the UK’s approach to the conflict with Iran “terrible” and repeatedly lashed out at Sir Keir Starmer.

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Dame Emily Thornberry, chair of the Foreign Affairs select committee, said there was a risk Charles and Camilla may be left feeling “embarrassed” because of the current crisis.

Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today radio programme on today (March 17), Dame Emily said: “If it was to go ahead, it would go ahead against a backdrop of a war, and that, I think, is quite difficult – and the last thing that we want to do is to have Their Majesties embarrassed.”

Asked if she was in favour of delaying the visit, she said: “I don’t know what the programme would involve, but I think it needs to be thought through very carefully as to whether or not it’s appropriate to go ahead now, or maybe have a limited programme or delay it – but we can’t just pretend that there isn’t a background of war.”

She added: “I suspect it would be safer to delay it, but I don’t know the details.”

It comes as the Prime Minister has insisted the UK will not be drawn into a “wider war”.

Starmer’s decision not to grant permission for the first wave of military action prompted a raft of criticism from Trump, including a personal attack on him for being “not Winston Churchill”.

Trump railed against the UK on Monday as European countries resisted immediately agreeing to calls for assistance in reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

He appeared to criticise Starmer for seeking the advice of aides on the issue of Hormuz following a call between the two leaders on Sunday, claiming the Prime Minister had said he was “meeting with my team” before making a decision.

Trump said: “I said you don’t need to meet with your team, you’re the Prime Minister, you can make your own… why do you have to meet with your team to find out whether or not you’re going to send some minesweepers to help us or to send some boats,”

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