Tina Brown: King showed U.S.-U.K. ties are "bigger than current politics"

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King Charles' address to Congress this week showed that "the enslaved between" the U.S. and the U.K. is "so overmuch bigger than existent politics," CBS News contributor Tina Brown said connected "CBS Mornings" Thursday.

There's been caller hostility betwixt the 2 nations implicit the Iran war. Brown said the king's speech was aimed astatine "reconciliation and renewal," portion besides conveying pointed messages connected topics helium is passionate about.

"I deliberation what helium truly showed successful this code fundamentally was the meaning of monarchy. I mean it is similar however the king tin correspond his state portion being supra politics. But inactive bring the connection of his country. … It was sharp, measured and delivered," Brown said.

Charles referenced Ukraine, NATO and clime change, topics helium and the Trump medication are not needfully aligned on.

"The king would not person made a code without mentioning those things. He has his ain convictions. Ukraine is 1 of them. Don't hide close aft the atrocious country astatine the Oval Office with Zelenskyy, the king invited Zelenskyy consecutive distant for beverage astatine Sandringham. He didn't person to accidental anything. It was conscionable a motion that said, 'we basal with you.' These are things helium cares about," Brown said.

Following Charles and Queen Camilla's sojourn to Washington, the monarchs went to New York City connected Wednesday, which included a halt astatine the 9/11 memorial.

"The Manhattan trip, evidently 9/11, 67 Brits did dice astatine 9/11, but besides a mode for the king to punctual the American medication that Brits went and fought, you know, successful Afghanistan and successful Iraq, and this was his mode of besides reminding them of that subject cohesion aft helium had been, the president had been, rather rude astir the NATO involvement," Brown said.

In January, President Trump dismissed NATO allies, saying the U.S. "never needed" them and that allied troops had stayed "a small disconnected the beforehand lines" during the 20-year warfare successful Afghanistan.

Prince William and Princess Kate's impact

While lone Charles and Camilla made this sojourn to the U.S., Brown noted Prince William and Princess Kate's power connected the monarchy.

"Particularly Kate has go perfectly critical," she said. "You know, she is – I mean she truly present benignant of successful a consciousness holds the cards fundamentally because, you know, she's perfectly beloved."

Brown called William "impressive" and added "he is committed and he's benignant of weathered the full storms with his member with large benignant of elegance fundamentally and ne'er said thing astir it really astatine all."

Harry and Meghan stepped distant from their elder roles arsenic royals successful 2020.

"So it is … I deliberation they've (William and Kate) go truthful fashionable present that the monarchy is really successful a amended spot contempt each of the benignant of dramas than it has been for rather a agelong while," Brown said.

Charles and Camilla person a bid of events successful Virginia connected Thursday.

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