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King Charles visits White House amid US-UK tensions
King Charles III kicks off his state visit on Monday amid increasing tensions over the war in Iran
King Charles III kicked off a four-day state visit on Monday, amid both increased security concerns after the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner and increased tensions between the countries over the war in Iran. The palace said that after a last-minute security review, the trip will “proceed as planned.” The visit is intended to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary and the “special relationship” between Britain and its former colony. On Monday, King Charles and Queen Camilla toured the new White House beehives on the South Lawn and attended a traditional royal garden party at the British Embassy. On Tuesday, the White House has planned a traditional military arrival ceremony, including a 21-gun salute. The king will also sit down with the president in the Oval Office. He will then address Congress, something that has only happened once before, when his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, spoke in 1991. The royals will also attend a state dinner Tuesday night. On Wednesday, they will spend the day in New York before concluding their U.S. visit on Thursday with a trip to Arlington Cemetery.The trip comes amid rising tensions between the U.S. and the U.K. over the war in Iran. Trump has criticized U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer for not supporting U.S. attacks on Iran and has called other NATO allies “useless” and “cowards.” However, Trump has said the rift will not affect the royal visit, stating last month that King Charles “has nothing to do” with NATO.
King Charles III kicked off a four-day state visit on Monday, amid both increased security concerns after the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner and increased tensions between the countries over the war in Iran.
The palace said that after a last-minute security review, the trip will “proceed as planned.” The visit is intended to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary and the “special relationship” between Britain and its former colony.
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On Monday, King Charles and Queen Camilla toured the new White House beehives on the South Lawn and attended a traditional royal garden party at the British Embassy.
On Tuesday, the White House has planned a traditional military arrival ceremony, including a 21-gun salute. The king will also sit down with the president in the Oval Office. He will then address Congress, something that has only happened once before, when his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, spoke in 1991. The royals will also attend a state dinner Tuesday night.
On Wednesday, they will spend the day in New York before concluding their U.S. visit on Thursday with a trip to Arlington Cemetery.
The trip comes amid rising tensions between the U.S. and the U.K. over the war in Iran. Trump has criticized U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer for not supporting U.S. attacks on Iran and has called other NATO allies “useless” and “cowards.”
However, Trump has said the rift will not affect the royal visit, stating last month that King Charles “has nothing to do” with NATO.
