You would expect a retired four-star Army general to be a better leader than a foreign monarch. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, after all, attended numerous military leadership schools during his 41 years in uniformed service. In contrast, while he is the nominal commander in chief of the British Armed Forces, King Charles III of the United Kingdom has spent most of his life attending public events, pottering around in his various gardens, and providing easy fodder for Netflix.

Surprisingly, however, Charles seems to understand basic leadership better than does Austin.