President Donald Trump on Friday announced he would accept an offer from King Charles to join the British Commonwealth, promoting America’s ties to the United Kingdom.
‘I Love King Charles. Sounds good to me!’ Trump wrote on his Truth Social account.
Trump was answering to an exclusive report, announced on Thursday by DailyMail+ royal columnist Richard Eden, that the King would make a ‘hidden’ offer to the president for the U.S. to become the next ‘associate member’ of the Commonwealth.
The Commonwealth, whose nations have a total population of more than 2.7billion, is one of the world’s oldest political associations of states.
There are 56 member states which are former territories of the British Empire. They are connected through their use of the English language and historical-cultural ties.
King Charles III is the “head” of the commonwealth.
The move will be widely seen as a huge promotion for the ‘special relationship’ between the US and UK..
Trump and the King have kept a good relationship even after Trump left the White House. The two exchanged letters often.
Now the British are reviving the plan to extend the invitation with the hope the King will personally make the case to Trump when the president and first lady make their state visit to the UK later this year.
‘Donald Trump loves Britain and has great respect for the Royal Family, so we believe he would see the benefits of this. Associate membership could, hopefully, be followed by full membership, making the Commonwealth even more important as a global organization.’
The source added: ‘The Commonwealth is also a great forum for resolving differences between nations, and the King has shown that he is a natural peacemaker.’
He described the King as a ‘beautiful man.’
