King Charles set to be deployed on ‘charm offensive’ mission to the US to help ‘smooth diplomatic relations’ with Royal Family-loving President Trump

The King and Queen are set to visit America in a so-called ‘charm offensive’ in their biggest royal tour yet to help smooth over diplomatic relations with Donald Trump.

It is planned that the monarchs will first go to Canada – which will be Charles’s first visit there as King.

They will then go to the US, where they are expected to be greeted by Trump, likely in Spring of next year.

In case of Charles needing to stay in the UK for cancer treatment, a backup plan involving the Prince and Princess of Wales is in place, sources said.

If it comes to fruition, it will be the first time a British monarch has visited the United States since 2007. But sources from within the palace said there is ‘no active planning’ for such a trip.

This follows the President declaring last week that he would not seek to deport the Duke of Sussex amid an ongoing legal battle over his immigration status, despite having previously suggested he might do so.

‘I don’t want to do that,’ Trump told the New York Post. ‘I’ll leave him alone. He’s got enough problems with his wife. She’s terrible.’

Melania Trump, Donald Trump and King Charles attend Tea at Clarence House on December 3, 2019

President Trump declared last week that he would not seek to deport the Duke (pictured with Meghan) amid an ongoing legal battle over his immigration status

A government source told The Mirror: ‘This will undoubtedly be the biggest tour of the King’s reign so far, a huge undertaking for a British monarch to be hosted in the United States.

‘Americans love the British royal family and it is a great opportunity for both sides to reaffirm the special relationship in such an important and historic year for the US. The King has been especially keen to travel to Canada, a country and people he holds so much affection for, it will be a charm offensive on both sides.’

But a palace source told the tabloid: ‘There are no current dates in the diary for Their Majesties to tour either Canada or the USA, or active Palace planning taking place for either option.’

MailOnline contacted the palace for comment. 

The US President’s ‘warm relationship’ with King Charles is, according to The Sun, the real reason he dismissed calls for Harry’s deportation.

Trump is reportedly aware of the distress it would cause the Royal Family and therefore out of ‘respect’ does not want to take any action.

‘Having him back in the UK is actually harder than having him kept away in the USA,’ a source told the newspaper.

Donald Trump and King Charles are pictured together at Clarence House in December 2019 

The pair share much in common and struck up a unlikely bond during Trump’s first term, during which he travelled to the UK on a state visit in 2019.

King Charles is reportedly in regular communication with the US President and the monarch is known to write many letters to America.

He sent Trump a message of support after survived an assassination attempt in September last year followed by a congratulatory a day before his inauguration on January 20 this year.

And when King Charles revealed his shock cancer diagnosis at the start of last year, Trump said he was sending prayers for a speedy recovery to someone he ‘got to know well.’

‘KING CHARLES HAS CANCER. HE IS A WONDERFUL MAN, WHO I GOT TO KNOW WELL DURING MY PRESIDENCY, AND WE ALL PRAY THAT HE HAS A FAST AND FULL RECOVERY!’ Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

The two men have previously met twice and got on surprisingly well given their differing views on a number of world issues, including climate change.

In 2019, Charles and Camilla even had tea with President and his wife, Melania, at Clarence House and struck up what has been described as a ‘warm’ bond.

Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump host a dinner at Winfield House for Charles and Camilla during their state visit on June 4, 2019

‘In fact the President left saying what a pleasure it had been to meet the king and they stayed in touch for quite a while afterwards actually,’ said a source with knowledge of the meeting told the Mail.

The First Lady later revealed that she and the King also regularly wrote to one another too.

Trump’s remarks are not the first time he has criticised Meghan, who openly supported Mr Biden and branded the Republican ‘divisive and misogynistic’ in a 2016 interview.

He has said he is ‘not a fan’ of Meghan, claiming that ‘Harry is whipped’ and ‘is being led around by his nose’.

Meanwhile, Trump has claimed that he was Queen Elizabeth II’s ‘favourite president’, adding: ‘I had a great relationship with the queen. She liked me and I liked her.’

Prince William was the first member of the Royal Family to meet with President Trump following his election victory last year.

The Prince of Wales and the US President were all smiles when they met at the residence of the British ambassador, following the historic re-opening of the Notre-Dame in December.

Trump praised William, calling him a ‘good man’, before adding: ‘He’s doing a fantastic job’.