The King will be toasting Donald Trump with a dram after the US president announced he will remove tariffs from Scottish whisky.
Trump said it was Charles and Camilla’s intervention that prompted the decision soon after they said their goodbyes at the end of their state visit to America. Mark Kent, chief executive of the Scottish Distillers Association (SWA), said “distillers can breathe a little easier” following the move.
The development will vindicate Downing Street’s decision to send the King on a trip, viewed by some as highly risky, to repair the UK-US special relationship. Trump said that while “people have wanted to do this for a long time” the King and Queen “got me to do something that nobody else was able to do”.
In response, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: “The King has been informed of President Trump’s warm gesture and sends his sincere gratitude for a decision that will make an important difference to the British whisky industry and the livelihoods it supports.
“His Majesty will be raising a dram to the president’s thoughtfulness and generous hospitality as he departs the US after a most enjoyable state visit for both their majesties in this special anniversary year.”
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