{"podcast":{"title":"The Royals","slug":"the-royals-6903914","podcast_index_feed_id":6903914,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/662f8689e9f4880011c29f68","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-royals","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/662f8689e9f4880011c29f68/1777061125426-3db3ab8b-6b51-477a-a6e1-723abedd091b.jpeg","author":"The Times","episode_count":122,"summary":"The latest news on the drama that is the British royal family. Providing the inside story on Charles and Camilla, William and Kate, Harry and Meghan (and more!), The Times and The Sunday Times's royal editors Kate Mansey and Roya Nikkhah bring you the untold stories of what's really going on during the reign of King Charles III. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T10:21:01.156402+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-royals-6903914"},"episode":{"title":"Is the King Britain's Trump card?","slug":"is-the-king-britain-s-trump-card","published_at":"2026-01-30T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-royals-6903914/is-the-king-britain-s-trump-card","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-royals-6903914","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-royals/episodes/is-the-king-britains-trump-card","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/662f8689e9f4880011c29f68/e/697a37a6fbdedf6404280189/media.mp3","summary":"Donald Trump has backtracked on his criticism of UK troops in the Afghan war. The US president’s change of tone came after concerns raised by King Charles through diplomatic channels – a move seen as a win for Britain’s soft power. Roya and Kate ask Katy Balls whether the monarchy is Britain’s way of staying at the diplomatic table, and what it could mean for the \"special relationship\" ahead of a key US visit. Guest: Katy Balls, Washington editor for The Times & The Sunday Times. Image: Getty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Donald Trump has backtracked on his criticism of UK troops in the Afghan war. The US president’s change of tone came after concerns raised by King Charles…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1885,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-royals-6903914/episodes/is-the-king-britain-s-trump-card/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-royals-6903914/is-the-king-britain-s-trump-card.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}