King Charles – setting sail for the new world

King Charles embarking on his state visit with Trump on Monday is facing what is described as “high risk, high stakes and high opportunity” and a tough test given his health. The trip will involve addressing Congress and a state dinner; a visit to the 9/11 Memorial and a reception in New York followed by  natural beauty in a national park in Virginia.

  In addition to the Middle East imbroglio and Trump’s vengeful attacks on Starmer for his disobedience, tariffs etc, the vexed question of Andrew/Epstein and victims will loom large. The King won’t meet survivors but Camilla will be meeting campaigners against domestic abuse during her engagements.

It’s the first such speech to Congress from a UK monarch since that of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in 1991. She said then “Some people believe that power grows from the barrel of a gun. “So it can. But history shows that it never grows well, nor for very long. Force, in the end, is sterile. We have gone a better way. Our societies rest on mutual agreement, on contract, and on consensus.”  Guarantee Charles’ speech won’t empathise the same points.

 Charles has tr Pluto exactly conjunct his Descendant now hinting at intense interactions with everyone he meets; with a high-alert tr Mars exactly on his Midheaven over the visit. The latter could make him impatient or argumentative, though it may also keep him focussed. Tr Jupiter conjunct his Solar Arc Moon as he arrives home on May 2 suggests a huge sigh of relief.

 Relocating his chart to Washington gives a steady Taurus Ascendant with a 7th house Sun, suggesting cooperation is a priority. Saturn in the 5^th = socialising is hard work. Venus Neptune in the 6^th = not high energy. Mars Jupiter in the 8^th plus a 12^th house Moon and a 4^th house Pluto point to much that is suppressed in the way of emotional reactions, kept firmly out of sight.

Charles’s Scorpio Sun is conjunct DT’s IC at the start of his 4^th house so he is important in connecting to DT’s roots through his Scottish mother. Charles’ Saturn falls in DT’s 1^st house so he will damp down some of his exuberance. At best he might add a hint of gravitas.

 Their relationship chart has a sociable, friendly composite Sun Venus Mercury conjunction; with a sparky Mars trine Uranus trine Moon; with Moon square Jupiter. And a chained-together composite Pluto Saturn. Not too tricky and Charles has always had a penchant for the wealthy so there may not be too many rough edges.  

 Camilla and Melania are a different matter. They are both tough-minded ladies – Melania with a Sun Saturn in Taurus and Camilla with a Saturn Pluto conjunction in Leo. Both have Mars in direct-speaking Gemini and Jupiter in money-magnet Scorpio. Their relationship chart has a hostile/toxic dislike composite Mars square Pluto with an argumentative Sun Mars. It will no doubt be all covered over by saccharine smiles.

  Just to add to Charles’ burden, his errant younger son Harry could not resist the urge to upstage and embarrass him with a trip to the Ukraine and a few words of advice for Trump immediately before.

  It seems to have upset Camilla more with tr Uranus square her composite Venus with Harry; and William who is beyond furious with his relationship chart with Harry seething under tr Pluto square Mars/Pluto midpoint at the moment and worse to come through this year and 2027.  

  Charles’ relationship chart with Harry does have a 2 degree Gemini Ascendant so there may be more definitive upheavals from June onwards as tr Uranus moves across into their composite 1^st house – which suggests more separation rather than less in the time thereafter.

 Harry looks lost at the moment with his Solar Arc Midheaven conjunct his 12^th house Neptune – searching for a direction in life and failing to find it. And his relationship with Meghan is heading for a major upheaval from this June onwards with tr Uranus square their composite Sun and opposition Uranus. Both their Sun/Moon midpoints will be under major pressure in 2027 – tr Saturn square his and tr Uranus square hers – so he won’t be finding stability anytime soon.