{"id":338367,"date":"2026-04-27T18:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T17:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-the-special-relationship-between-the-us-and-the-uk-over-the-global-story\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T18:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T17:00:15","slug":"is-the-special-relationship-between-the-us-and-the-uk-over-the-global-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-the-special-relationship-between-the-us-and-the-uk-over-the-global-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the &#8216;special relationship\u2019 between the US and the UK over? | The Global Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/9ZpH-n6l11U\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Is the 'special relationship\u2019 between the US and the UK over? | The Global Story\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9ZpH-n6l11U\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>King Charles is visiting America at a tense moment for the \u2019special relationship&#8217; between the United States and the United Kingdom. Can he help turn things around?<\/p>\n<p>In a special live recording at the BBC\u2019s Maida Vale Studios in London, Asma and Tristan speak to the former British ambassador to the United States, Lord Kim Darroch.<\/p>\n<p>Recorded on Saturday 25 April as part of Castfest, a one-day celebration of BBC podcasts.<\/p>\n<p>New episodes of The Global Story are released daily. If you\u2019re in the UK, listen on BBC Sounds. If you live outside the UK, listen on BBC.com or wherever you get your podcasts. <\/p>\n<p>LINK: https:\/\/app.magellan.ai\/listen_links\/the-global-story-ytl<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews #kingcharles #royalfamily <\/p>\n<p>00:00 Introduction<br \/>\n02:35 The origin and history of the &#8216;special relationship&#8217;<br \/>\n07:10 The current US-UK relationship<br \/>\n10:13 Relationships with Donald Trump<br \/>\n13:26 King Charles as a diplomat<br \/>\n16:45 Does this look &#8216;a bit desperate&#8217;?<br \/>\n18:58 Dwindling trust between US and UK<br \/>\n20:58 The Peter Mandelson question<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>King Charles is visiting America at a tense moment for the \u2019special relationship&#8217; between the United States and the United Kingdom. Can he help turn things around? 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