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Mrs Todd said she realised she was surrounded by human ashes shortly after sitting on the ground and getting out her packed lunch at the summit of Dumyat.

Export controls, China’s purchase of U.S. goods and potential investment plans, China’s opening up—especially of the services sector—and fentanyl tariffs could all figure at the possible summit, they add.

The COP30 climate summit in Brazil in November will provide another opportunity to put the feelers out, ahead of the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi in December.

The King has been a longstanding advocate of protecting nature - and Prince William has taken on the baton, with his own Earthshot awards, which will be held in Brazil ahead of the COP summit.

One person familiar with the December event said the summit is intended to bring together administration officials and pharmaceutical companies, but acknowledged “there is always a business angle.”