King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive for high-profile US state visit
Key takeaways
- The British monarch’s US visit underscores shared history amid strained ties and tensions over the Iran conflict.
- The week’s schedule also includes an address to the US Congress, a lavish state dinner at the White House, and a stop in New York City.
- Buckingham Palace said on Sunday that the king “is greatly relieved to hear that the president, first lady and all guests have been unharmed”.
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The British monarch’s US visit underscores shared history amid strained ties and tensions over the Iran conflict.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla walk past an honour guard upon their arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, the United States, April 27, 2026 [AFP]By AP and Reuters Published On 27 Apr 202627 Apr 2026Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla have arrived in the United States for a four-day trip, a tour that has taken on even greater prominence after the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner shooting and amid acrimony between the close allies.
The state visit on Monday afternoon, by far the most high-profile and consequential of Charles’s reign, marks the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence from British rule, and is the first visit to the country by a British monarch for two decades.