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Sir Christian Turner, Britain's ambassador to Washington, was recorded telling sixth-form students in February 2026 that the US "special relationship" is "probably" with Israel, not Britain — remarks leaked by the Financial Times just as King Charles III arrived for a state visit aimed at repairing transatlantic ties strained by the Trump-Starmer rift over Iran. The episode raises hard questions about whether the foundational concept of Anglo-American diplomacy still describes reality, and who benefits politically from its public erosion.