UK ambassador to Washington betrayed by sixth-form visitor

Sir Christian Turner, Britain's ambassador to Washington, is the latest victim of a breach of confidence. He gave up his valuable time to see a bunch of sixth-formers for a session at the embassy and spoke to them privately about some of his views. This took place in February but now, timed to perfection, as King Charles and Camilla carry out a state visit to the United States, one of the sixth-formers or their parents or whoever, has leaked the contens of the ambassador's address to them to the Financial Times. He is now in odour with his bosses at the Foreign Office because his remarks are perceived to be embarrassing to HM Government. Actually, he didn't say anything very controversial. He said America's real special relationship was not with Britain but with Israel. Correct. Then he expressed amazement that no senior figure in the US, unlike in the UK, had been investigated or pilloried for being connected to Jeffry Epstein, the late and unlamented sex trafficker. True. And then he predicted that Sir Keir Starmer probably won't survive as prime minister over the Peter Mandelson scandal. Sir Christian Turner succeeded Mandelson after he was fired as UK ambassador to Washington. He's probably right. But, of course, when this all comes out of the mouth of the ambassador at a time when relations - except with the king - are so poor between Britain and Trumpland, it has been blown up into another example of a top diplomnat being terribly indiscreet. I feel sorry for the guy. It just shows you can't trust anyone these days. Why did someone in the party privileged to chat with the ambassador in a specially-arranged visit to the embassy, feel it was ok to betray the confidence and blurt it all out to a newspaper? Whoever it was, they should be ashamed. PLEASE BUY AGENT REDRUTH, MY NEW SPY THRILLER. AMAZON, WATERSTONES, ROWANVALE BOOKS.