The King in Washington.

 I watched part of a speech given by King Charles, at the state banquet in Washington and it was delivered with humour and panache. However can it make any real difference in the somewhat strained relationship between our two countries? It may help the mood music, but does it make any substantial difference? We know the president has a certain fondness for Britain, from his Scottish mother. But as Humphrey Bogart as Rick says at the end of the famous film - Casablanca “don’t amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world”.