Trump and King Charles’s clashing climate views are one schism the royal touch can’t heal

King will probably press his passion for nature during US state visit, but his advocacy will fall on deaf ears

Of the many clashes in worldview between King Charles III and Donald Trump, the greatest is on an issue the White House has sought to silence: the future of the planet.

For more than 50 years, as the Prince of Wales, the environmentally minded Charles spoke out frequently, addressing UN summits and closed gatherings alike, to urge better guardianship of nature and strong action on the climate.