Complex sentence: Initially, relationships between the King and his Prime Minister seemed cordial, but the horizon soon clouded over, especially after the King clumsily handled certain "insulting" letters to the Prime Minister, and after the emergence of the alleged " " ASPIDA "Scandal".
Split into simpler sentences: Initially, relationships between the King and his Prime Minister seemed cordial. However, the horizon soon clouded over, especially after the King clumsily handled certain "insulting" letters to the Prime Minister, and the emergence of the alleged " " ASPIDA "Scandal".