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What to Know About King Charles and Queen Camilla’s State Visit to the U.S.
The British royals are set to arrive on Monday for a visit hosted by President Trump, with a garden party, an address to Congress and a banquet on the schedule.
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King Charles and Queen Camilla in London this past week. When President Trump was asked whether Charles’s upcoming visit could mend relations with Britain, he said: “Absolutely. He’s fantastic. He’s a fantastic man. Absolutely the answer is yes.”
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Reporting from London
April 26, 2026,
12:01 a.m. ET
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King Charles III and Queen Camilla will travel to the United States this week for an official state visit, making stops in New York and Washington, where they will meet with President Trump and the king will deliver an address to Congress.
The visit was arranged to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence, and planning began long before the United States and Israel launched their war with Iran in late February — a conflict that has put considerable strain on the U.S.-U.K. relationship. But Mr. Trump has long indicated a great fondness for the monarch, and the trip could go some way to smoothing over recent tensions.
The trip will last from Monday through Thursday. Here’s what to know.
Why is King Charles visiting the U.S. now?
The official visit, carried out on behalf of the British government, is intended to celebrate the connections between the two countries and acknowledge their longstanding relationship, and it is timed to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence this year.
Buckingham Palace called the visit “an opportunity to recognize the shared history of our two nations; the breadth of the economic, security and cultural relationship that has developed since then; and the deep people-to-people connections which unite communities.”
What is the state of relations between Britain and the United States?
Relations between the two allies have seen better days. Since the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, Mr. Trump has made a series of disparaging remarks about Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his government over Britain’s refusal to join the war.
Mr. Trump has repeatedly said Mr. Starmer is “no Winston Churchill,” among other relentless
criticism
of the British leader.
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