This week, the 77-year-old will return to the US for his first state visit as the British monarch, along with his wife, Queen Camilla.Trump dinner shooting live updates: For the latest news on the White House Correspondents' Association dinner shooting, read our blog.These days, his focus is on trying to repair the so-called "special relationship" between the UK and the US, which is under significant strain, thanks to a growing spat between US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer over the war in the Middle East.His Majesty's Government — which advised King Charles to accept Mr Trump's invitation to visit the US — is hoping soft power will help in these hard times, but the visit is proving controversial among British people."The optics of King Charles III travelling to the United States and shaking hands with Donald Trump whilst Donald Trump is waging a war against Iran is horrible at best," royal commentator Afua Hagan told the ABC."But conversely, we do need someone to smooth over the relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom, and King Charles III is our diplomat-in-chief Ahead of the visit he described the monarch as "a great gentleman", "a friend", and "a fantastic person".Last week, Mr Trump told the BBC the royal visit could help repair US-UK relations."Absolutely