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During a U.S. state visit, King Charles III outlasted President Donald Trump in a high-profile handshake duel, refusing to break contact and signaling a diplomatic win for the monarchy. The moment followed an earlier awkward White House greeting, and Trump later waived whiskey tariffs in Charles’s honor. The trip also included a Union Jack gaffe at Arlington and a planned congressional speech by Charles promoting reconciliation.
The White House released a behind-the-scenes photo gallery from King Charles III and Queen Camilla's April 27-28 state visit, showing arrivals, ceremonies, a state dinner, Oval Office moments and a tech-education event with AI-enabled glasses and VR headsets.
King Charles III and Camilla wrap up a four-day US state visit with events in Virginia after a busy New York stretch that included a 9/11 memorial tribute, a speech to Congress praised by celebrities, and lighthearted exchanges with Macron about language, while Donald Trump weighed in on Iran and the Koh-i-Noor diamond debate remained in the background.
President Trump and First Lady Melania hosted King Charles III and Queen Camilla at the White House for a historic state visit—the first British monarch visit in almost two decades—featuring an arrival ceremony, bilateral discussions, and a state dinner that underscored the enduring U.S.-U.K. partnership. Trump tied the occasion to the upcoming 250th anniversary of American independence, while the royal visit included a personal gift from Charles: the bell from HMS Trump, commemorating shared history and a future of close ties.
During a four‑day US state visit, King Charles III and Queen Camilla visited the 9/11 Memorial and Harlem engagement, with a brief chat between Charles and NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani about returning the Kohinoor diamond; Trump weighed in on NATO/Ukraine, while Buckingham Palace stressed royal neutrality on politics.
During the third day of their U.S. state visit, King Charles III and Queen Camilla travel to New York to attend a 9/11 memorial event, meet first responders, and participate in engagements in Harlem and a literacy event for Camilla, after a White House state dinner. The trip has featured diplomacy around NATO, Ukraine, and Iran, with Charles signaling nuanced positions in recent remarks, as the royals continue with remaining engagements before returning to Washington, D.C.
Buckingham Palace said King Charles is mindful of his Government’s nuclear non-proliferation stance after Donald Trump claimed the King agreed Iran should not have a nuclear weapon. As Charles and Camilla carry on their US state visit, they’ll visit the 9/11 memorial and other engagements, while the King’s address to Congress stressed the enduring US-UK NATO alliance and shared values.
During his first state visit to the U.S. as monarch, King Charles III delivered a nonpartisan address to Congress calling for continued Anglo-American cooperation, the defense of democratic norms, the rule of law, and NATO unity, and for support of Ukraine, while contrasting his stance with the policies of Donald Trump. The visit, marked by a White House ceremony and a state dinner, sought to refresh a long-standing alliance amid contemporary tensions and included symbolic gifts exchanged between the leaders.
King Charles III arrives in Washington for a four-day state visit and will address Congress with a subtle push to strengthen NATO and U.S.-UK security ties, following a productive Oval Office meeting with Trump; the trip features symbolic gifts and diplomacy aimed at repairing the 'special relationship' while observers watch for any concrete policy signals.
King Charles III begins a four‑day US visit with a closed‑press Oval Office meeting with Donald Trump, followed by an expected address to a joint session of Congress and a White House state dinner, signaling a renewed focus on the US‑UK special relationship and shared security. He’s set to stress NATO, Ukraine and the AUKUS pact while observations linger over potential acknowledgments of Epstein survivors in his speech. The day also includes a wreath‑laying at the 9/11 memorial and a Arlington National Cemetery visit to underscore defense ties, with analysts parsing optics for broader diplomatic signals rather than dramatic policy shifts.
During a US state visit, King Charles will hold the Oval Office meeting with President Trump off camera for substantive discussion, with cameras only at the start; Britain hopes the discreet format helps repair frayed UK–US ties as the king avoids a public clash, aided by palace officials and Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper. Charles is expected to touch on climate and Ukraine in his speeches, and security measures were tweaked after the White House correspondents’ dinner shooting.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive in Washington, D.C. for their first U.S. state visit as monarchs, launching a four‑day itinerary through D.C., New York and Virginia that includes a White House welcome and military review, a bilateral meeting with President Trump, Charles’s address to Congress, a White House state dinner, a wreath-laying at Arlington National Cemetery, and cultural, conservation and equestrian events in Virginia.
King Charles III arrives in the United States for a four-day state visit aimed at mending a strained US-UK relationship, meeting Donald Trump privately, and delivering a joint address to Congress, as the royals highlight shared history and navigate policy differences on issues like Iran and climate while engaging with Americans in multiple stops from Washington to New York and Virginia.
King Charles III travels to Washington, DC, for a four‑day state visit described as a delicate effort to restore and strengthen the long-standing UK-US relationship through ceremonies and talks with American leaders.
Buckingham Palace says King Charles III’s state visit to the United States will proceed April 27–30 despite security concerns following the Washington shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner; UK and US authorities are coordinating on enhanced security arrangements as plans for a White House banquet and an address to Congress remain on the schedule, with Capitol Hill weighing heightened protocols and Trump confirming the visit.