Have the royals got their mojo back from US visit?

Have the royals got their mojo back from US visit?8 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSean CoughlanRoyal correspondent, Washington DCPA MediaThe King has drawn applause from many quarters for his speech at CongressKing Charles must be pinching himself at the moment. After months and months of terrible headlines, he's suddenly surrounded by applause.Over the past couple of days, in his speeches on his US state visit, he's teased President Trump, stood up to him, charmed him and even though it was hidden in a velvet glove, landed a couple of decent digs.And many commentators, even critics of the monarchy, seem delighted at the spectacle. It was the underdog winning the cup against all expectations.Alastair Campbell, a longstanding republican, posted: "Excellent speech by King Charles... Loved the confidence in British and European values."Sir Anthony Seldon, historian and biographer of prime ministers, praised the subtlety of what the King seemed to have pulled off."With a president known for his unpredictability and fresh out of an assassination attempt, the King managed to land subtle blow after blow on a smiling president, upholding Ukraine, Nato, climate change, the Royal Navy, and the limits to presidential authority," said Sir Anthony.He described it as "a state visit for the ages, the most significant since his grandfather George VI's visit in 1939 on the eve of the Second World War".Emily Maitlis, interviewer of Prince Andrew in the Newsnight interview, made bigger claims, hailing the speech for cheering up the nation."You send somebody out there and everyone applauds him and he carries it off. He did a sort of Love Actually speech, but written by Plato. That's what it felt like, someone who lifted us all up a bit," she said, in her Newsagents podcast.For those inside the Capitol chamber, and I had the good fortune to be there watching, it was remarkable how quickly the mood became so nois...