King's 'bump in the road' and 'coalition course'
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Among the newspapers to lead with the Royal health news, the Daily Express headlines with: "King suffers 'bump in road' during cancer care." , external
The Daily Mail leads on the King's decision to pull out of engagements, external today, because of side-effects of his treatment.
The opinion column in the Express , externalpoints out that at 76, the King's recovery from cancer was "never going to be quick or easy".
On the front of the Guardian, Sir Keir Starmer is smiling while being photographed with President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Ukraine summit, external in Paris. There's a more sombre picture of the leaders inside. The paper explains that, facing political and logistical difficulties - as well as possible US resistance - countries at the talks were "far from agreed" on whether to deploy military forces to help back Ukraine's security if there's a deal to end hostilities with Russia.
The Daily Telegraph says that Trump is "holding a gun" to Zelensky's head, external, demanding "huge" reparation payments and access to resources other than minerals as payment for American support. An expert in international law is quoted describing it as an "expropriation document".
The front page of the i Paper says that as the UK sends military chiefs to Kyiv, external, US President Donald Trump is going after Ukraine's gas, oil and metals.
As UK car manufacturers prepare to meet ministers, to discuss Trump's new 25% tariffs on car imports, the Times considers Starmer's chances of easing the effects on Britain with a US trade deal, external. The paper believes the prime minister has a "weak negotiating hand", because any tariffs the UK imposed on American imports "would simply increase the hit to the government's finances".
Finally, several papers focus on the Queen's visit to ITV to mark the channel's 70th birthday.
"Lights.. Camilla... action!" is the headline in the Daily Mirror, external, who also feature There are pictures of her on the set of the drama, Trigger Point.
The Sun has a two-page feature about royal appearances on television, external, including the Princess of Wales reading a Bedtime Story on CBeebies in 2022 and an episode of Friends in 1998 which featured the Duchess of York.

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