US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was lifting tariffs on whisky from the United Kingdom, in a gesture to King Charles III and Queen Camilla after their royal state visit.

The royal duo left the US on Thursday after a four-day state visit meant to celebrate the former British colony's 250th anniversary of independence. The trip was aimed at repairing relations between the US and UK, strained over European allies declining to join the US-Israel war against Iran.

Note: whisky, the so-called water of life, is the preferred spelling for the drink in Scotland, also known as Scotch.…