By Charles Radclyffe, Contributor
Publication Date: 2026-04-28 12:01:00
The British King Charles III. and Britain’s Queen Camilla exit their aircraft upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, April 27, 2026. King Charles III arrives in Washington on Monday for a high-level state visit aimed at repairing Britain’s frayed ties with Donald Trump, amid particularly tight security following an attack on a gala dinner attended by the US president. Tensions over the Iran war have rattled so-called “special relations” ahead of a trip that was meant to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States’ independence from the British monarch’s ancestors. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA/AFP via Getty Images)
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As our King visits the US this week with the aim of developing and strengthening US-UK bonds, there is currently a debate in the UK tech scene about the differences between the UK and US ecosystems and why we in the UK don’t seem to be able to scale world-changing AI companies in the same way that our American counterparts can and do.
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