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LONDON, United Kingdom \u2014 The British are coming.<\/p>\n
King Charles III and Queen Camilla are making their first state visit<\/a> to the U.S. from Monday, April 27, to Thursday, April 30, with garden parties, a state dinner and a New York minute all in the royal diary.<\/p>\n Americans will be glued to the monarchs’ tour across Washington, DC, New York City and Virginia, which marks the first royal visit since 2007, when Queen Elizabeth II was hosted by former President George W. Bush. His mother had a unique relationship with the White House and made three other state visits to the U.S. during her reign: in 1957, 1976, 1991. Charles also has visited the U.S. 19 times as Prince of Wales, according to Buckingham Palace.<\/p>\n The king’s latest trip marks America’s 250th birthday<\/a>, and will be a symbolic celebration of the United Kingdom’s special relationship with the U.S.<\/p>\n Here’s a day-by-day breakdown of the royals’ schedule for their trip across the pond, according to statements from the White House and Buckingham Palace.<\/p>\n 1<\/span> of 15<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Queen Elizabeth II<\/u><\/a>, Britain’s longest reigning monarch, was born on April 21, 1926. 2026 marks her 100th birthday, and the royal family is attending a number of events to mark what would have been the late Queen Elizabeth II<\/u><\/a>‘s 100th birthday.<\/p>\n See all the pomp and circumstance, starting with King Charles III and Queen Camilla during a visit to the “Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style” exhibition at The King’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace on April 20, 2026, in London. The exhibition is the largest and most comprehensive display of Elizabeth II’s fashion ever mounted as part of events commemorating the 100th anniversary of the late monarch’s birth<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The King and Queen have a packed first day in the nation’s capital. They will join President Donald Trump<\/a> and first lady Melania Trump<\/a> for tea\u00a0at the White House before touring the newly unveiled and expanded White House beehive<\/a> on the South Lawn near the Kitchen Garden.<\/p>\n Later on Monday, the monarchs will attend a Garden Party with a roster of guests. And don’t expect typical English tea party decorum: Guests at the British ambassador’s residence in Washington DC are discouraged<\/a> from wearing hats.<\/p>\nQueen Elizabeth II’s 100th birthday \u2013 See the royal celebration<\/h2>\n
Day 1: April 27<\/h2>\n