The King has met a host of British people living in the US at a
rare event in Washington – a royal garden party.
King Charles and Queen Camilla attended the event at the
residence of the UK ambassador to the US soon after touching down
in the country for a four day State Visit.
And the unusual event provided a link between King Charles and
his beloved grandfather, King George VI.
For one of the first events held at the residence after it was
officially opened was a garden party, held when George VI and Queen
Elizabeth, later the Queen Mother, arrived for their own State
Visit.
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Along with Queen Camilla, The King met some of the many British
people who live and work in the US capital. Among those he chatted
with was Olympic gold medallist, Tom Daley, who lives in Los
Angeles. The diving star later revealed that he had chatted about
one of his other great passions with King Charles – knitting.
Tom Daley is campaigning to get it on to school curriculums and
he shared that King Charles told him he had tried the craft as a
child but hadn’t succeeded.
The garden party followed the first welcome to the White House
from Donald and Melania Trump who greeted King Charles and Queen
Camilla soon after they touched down in the US.
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The King and Queen arrived at the White House where they were
greeted by the US President and First Lady and the first of many
official photos were taken.
King Charles and Queen Camilla then took tea with their hosts
inside the White House with conversation flowing so freely that the
event overran by quite some time.
Under the spring sunshine of Washington, the four then took a
walk across the lawns of the White House to see the First Lady’s
latest innovation – a beehive shaped as the official residence of
the US President.
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The mini White House is now home to some of the tens of
thousands of bees in the colony kept there. King Charles and Queen
Camilla, both keen beekeepers themselves, were shown some of the
honey produced there and inspected the new hive.
The King and Queen had earlier arrived in Maryland at the start
of the historic visit which has been seen as crucial for relations
between the UK and US. To cement ties, Queen Camilla chose an
unusual and rarely seen brooch from the royal collection. The
diamond studded jewel is shaped as a Union Flag and Stars and
Stripes flag, intertwined.
It was presented to Queen Elizabeth II during her first State
Visit to the US in 1957. It was a gift from the then Mayor of New
York, Robert F. Wagner, and his wife.
Their four day itinerary will also take them to New York and
Virginia.
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