- Veteran broadcaster David Dimbleby has criticised the King and Queen's upcoming state visit to Donald Trump, calling it "an acute embarrassment", and called for the government to postpone it.
- The royal couple is scheduled to attend a state dinner at the White House and the King will address Congress during the visit later this month.
- Dimbleby expressed sympathy for the King, stating he is at the government's mercy, and highlighted Trump's history of insulting British troops, the Royal Navy and Nato.
- He described Trump as a "narcissist and a bully”, arguing that the government should not be accommodating such behaviour.
- The visit, intended to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence, faces public opposition, with over 140,000 people signing a petition to cancel the trip due to Trump's repeated verbal attacks on the UK.
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