The King of Canada wants President Trump to back off. Just don’t expect him to actually say that publicly.
Britain’s King Charles III, who is also Canada’s head of state, is wrestling with an unprecedented diplomatic headache. The monarch wants to stand up for the largest country in his realm as
Trump talks about turning it into the 51st U.S. state. At the same time he has to honor the British government’s desire that he keep Trump, who deeply admires the royal family, sweet.
The result has been a master class in passive-aggressive pageantry from Buckingham Palace.
