Elizabeth II<\/a> \u2019s in 1991. The day will end with an expectedly buzzy dinner at the White House.<\/p>\nHere’s the latest:<\/p>\n
King Charles met with tech leaders earlier in the day at Blair House <\/p>\n
The monarch met with Apple CEO Tim Cook, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su and NVIDIA President and CEO Jensen Huang on Tuesday afternoon. The tech leaders are expected to be guests at the dinner.<\/p>\n
Benioff, Su, Cook and Huang were all at a White House formal dinner last November honoring the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman.<\/p>\n
Trump confesses he was \u2018jealous\u2019 about the king\u2019s speech <\/p>\n
As the royals arrived for the state dinner, the president revealed he enjoyed Charles\u2019 speech to Congress.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe made a great speech. I was very jealous,\u201d Trump said about Charles during a photo op outside the White House.<\/p>\n
Both first lady and queen embrace shades of pink <\/p>\n
First lady Melania Trump donned head-to-toe Christian Dior, in a pale delphinium pink silk strapless gown from the designer\u2019s haute couture collection, with off-white suede gloves and pale delphinium silk pumps.<\/p>\n
Britain\u2019s Queen Camilla wore a deep pink Fiona Clare evening gown with the family jewels \u2014 an amethyst and diamond necklace gifted by a former Duchess of Kent to Queen Victoria.<\/p>\n
Dessert includes beehive-shaped confectionary <\/p>\n
State dinner guests will be served a four course meal, which includes a velout\u00e9 sauce with crisp toasted shallots, spring herbed ravioli made with herbs from the White House kitchen garden, and a classic dover sole meuni\u00e8re, which is a seared fish.<\/p>\n
For dessert, guests will be served a beehive-shaped chocolate confectionary with cr\u00e8me fra\u00eeche ice cream and honey from the White House beehive. The dessert is a nod to the king and queen, who are avid supporters of beekeeping.<\/p>\n
King Charles III urges \u2018unyielding resolve\u2019 in defense of Ukraine, heralds NATO <\/p>\n
The monarch reminded the audience that the only time that the NATO military alliance\u2019s collective defense has been invoked was after the the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday, Mr. Speaker, that same, unyielding resolve is needed for the defense of Ukraine and her most courageous people. It is needed in order to secure a truly just and lasting peace,\u201d King Charles III told the lawmakers and other dignitaries in the chamber.<\/p>\n
The reminder seemed a subtle defense of the transatlantic military alliance that Trump has soured on and repeatedly threatened to pull the U.S. out of.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe do not embark on these remarkable endeavors together out of sentiment,\u201d he said. \u201cWe do so because they build greater shared resilience for the future, so making our citizens safer for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n
King Charles III says US-UK alliance \u2018cannot rest on past achievements\u2019 <\/p>\n
The call on the allies to continue work on their alliance comes as differences over the Iran war tests the relationship, perhaps the lowest point in the so-called \u201cspecial relationship\u201d since the 1956 Suez Crisis, when the U.S. opposed Britain\u2019s attempt to seize the Suez Canal.<\/p>\n
Charles then went on to quote British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who Trump has sharply criticized for Britain\u2019s refusal to provide greater support to the U.S. and Israel in its war against Iran.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs my Prime Minister said last month: \u2019ours is an indispensable partnership. We must not disregard everything that has sustained us for the last 80 years. Instead, we must build on it,\u201d Charles added.<\/p>\n
King Charles III decries \u2018acts of violence\u2019 after White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner incident <\/p>\n
Charles nodded to what law enforcement authorities say was an attempt to assassinate Trump over the weekend when he attended a dinner with members of the White House press corps.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe meet, too, in the aftermath of the incident not far from this great building that sought to harm the leadership of your Nation and to foment wider fear and discord,\u201d he said. \u201cLet me say with unshakeable resolve: such acts of violence will never succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump was on stage at the head table at Saturday\u2019s dinner when Secret Service personnel apprehended a man armed with a gun after he broke through a security checkpoint.<\/p>\n
Selfies with the King <\/p>\n
King Charles III received an extended standing ovation from members of Congress when he walked into the House chamber, with many lawmakers filming his entrance on their phones or taking selfies.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s an unusual display of unity in the chamber \u2014 very different from the annual State of the Union, when half of the room is usually clapping and the other sitting down.<\/p>\n
King Charles speaks of \u2018interlinked\u2019 destinies of US and UK <\/p>\n
King Charles III acknowledged \u201ctimes of great uncertainty\u201d as he expressed gratitude to the American people and marked the 250th anniversary of independence from Britain in a speech to the U.S. Congress that highlighted the bonds between the two countries at a time of political turmoil.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor all that time,\u201d Charles said, \u201cour destinies have been interlinked.\u201d<\/p>\n
Charles is only the second British monarch to address a joint session of Congress. His mother, Queen Elizabeth II, delivered a similar speech in 1991 highlighting the historic ties between both countries and the importance of their democratic values.<\/p>\n
All the King\u2019s escorts… <\/p>\n
King Charles III will be accompanied by an \u201cescort committee\u201d of lawmakers when he enters the chamber to address Congress. That includes leadership from both parties and other members chosen for the occasion.<\/p>\n
Also in attendance at the speech are members of President Donald Trump\u2019s Cabinet, military leaders, select ambassadors and former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.<\/p>\n
Members of the House and Senate gathering ahead of King Charles III\u2019s address <\/p>\n
As is customary for any joint address, the Senate walked across the Capitol and filed into the House chamber together, taking seats in the front of the room.<\/p>\n
Military leaders were also in attendance, sitting near the rostrum where the king will speak. Lawmakers mingled across the aisle as they prepared to greet the king, a rare bipartisan moment amid the usual tensions in the Capitol.<\/p>\n
King Charles III has arrived in the US Capitol and is meeting with congressional leaders <\/p>\n
House Speaker Mike Johnson walked through the Capitol with the king and escorted him to a reception room just outside the House chamber where he will address a joint session of Congress at 3 p.m.<\/p>\n
The two then met with other congressional leaders, including Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.<\/p>\n
Johnson engaged in friendly conversation with the king at the beginning of the meeting, where he appeared to be explaining something to him.<\/p>\n
Trump returns to his hospitality sector roots with King Charles III\u2019s visit <\/p>\n
With a background in casinos, hotels and golf clubs, Trump seemed to enjoy hosting King Charles III at the White House.<\/p>\n
The president often reverts to his hospitality sector roots when VIPs visit, whether they\u2019re championship sports teams, business titans or foreign leaders that merit some pomp.<\/p>\n
Trump guided the British monarch along the White House South Lawn to inspect the honor guard formations. His speech was all charm, as he called the king \u201cvery elegant.\u201d And in what was supposed to be a private moment, Trump and his wife, Melania, escorted the king and Queen Camilla to an awaiting BMW just outside the Oval Office.<\/p>\n
The queen showed her appreciation by politely waving her hand before the sedan departed, with Trump giving his signature thumbs up as it moved along. Construction of the White House ballroom continued during the visit, a sign of Trump\u2019s ambitions as a host going forward.<\/p>\n
In UK, coverage of Charles\u2019 visit overshadowed by headlines on Starmer political storm <\/p>\n
While King Charles visits the White House, back in the U.K. the news headlines are dominated by the continuing fallout over Prime Minister Keir Starmer\u2019s decision to appoint the scandal-tainted politician Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington.<\/p>\n
British lawmakers are debating Tuesday whether Starmer should face a parliamentary probe on whether the right procedures were followed in the appointment of Mandelson, a friend of Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n
Starmer fired Mandelson in September, but the relentless questions over his judgment has left the prime minister fighting for his job.<\/p>\n
Spruced up tennis pavilion takes center court during royal visit <\/p>\n
The first lady took on the project of refurbishing the White House tennis courts during Trump\u2019s first term, building a pavilion inspired by the East and West Wings to replace a smaller structure.<\/p>\n
Planning for the project — which was paid for by private donations — began in early 2018, followed by approval in June 2019 by the Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission.<\/p>\n
Trump hosts King for brief Oval Office meeting <\/p>\n
Trump said the meeting with Charles was \u201creally good\u201d and said the king is a \u201cfantastic person.\u201d<\/p>\n
The president has made a habit during his second term of turning Oval Office meetings with foreign officials into freewheeling events full of criticism about how leaders are managing their national affairs.<\/p>\n
But Tuesday\u2019s Oval Office meeting was held largely out of public view, reducing the potential of such an exchange with the king.<\/p>\n
Epstein survivors speak at Capitol ahead of King\u2019s visit <\/p>\n
Several survivors of sexual abuse from Jeffrey Epstein spoke at the Capitol ahead of an address from King Charles III on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n
They called for further legislation to protect victims of sex trafficking and a deeper acknowledgement from those in power.<\/p>\n
Sky Roberts, the brother of the late Virginia Giuffre who was a prominent abuse survivor, said that survivors are \u201cstill fighting to be heard, still pushing for real accountability, while many of the powerful connected to these systems remain just out of reach, unable to acknowledge survivors face to face.\u201d<\/p>\n
First lady and Camilla talk to students about history \u2014 and AI <\/p>\n
The queen and the first lady joined students at the tennis pavilion of the White House. The students looked at a World War II map, a portrait of President John Adams, and a letter from Queen Elizabeth II to President Dwight Eisenhower with AI-enabled glasses and headsets — an exercise the first lady\u2019s office said explored the history of the bilateral relationship.<\/p>\n
Melania Trump has made artificial intelligence part of her portfolio of issues.<\/p>\n
Later on, the king was slated to meet a group of chief executives from the technology sector to talk about investments, according to his schedule. Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang was spotted among the guests for the official arrival ceremony.<\/p>\n
What to expect from the King\u2019s speech to Congress <\/p>\n
The king\u2019s speech to Congress will likely mark his most extensive public remarks during his four-day visit to the U.S.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s expected to address the Saturday shooting at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association Dinner in a sign of solidarity and support.<\/p>\n
He will also acknowledge tensions that have surfaced between Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, noting that the two countries have not always agreed but \u201chave always found ways to come together.\u201d<\/p>\n
King Charles is expected to acknowledge Epstein survivors <\/p>\n
King Charles III is expected to acknowledge the survivors of abuse from Jeffrey Epstein when he speaks to Congress on Tuesday afternoon, but declined to meet with survivors of his abuse, according to Rep. Ro Khanna, a California Democrat who has been a leader of the charge on Capitol Hill for a reckoning over Epstein.<\/p>\n
Khanna had pushed for the king to meet with the survivors during his visit, but said that he was told by the British ambassador to the U.S, that instead there would be an acknowledgement of the survivors.<\/p>\n
Allegations of sexual abuse had roiled the British royal family, and King Charles eventually stripped his brother, the former Prince Andrew, of his royal titles and privileges over his links to Epstein.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought it would have been a incredible moment and statement to show that it doesn\u2019t matter how much wealth you have, how much power you have, no human being is dispensable and the survivors deserve justice.\u201d<\/p>\n
UK envoy\u2019s unguarded comments are leaked <\/p>\n
As King Charles III celebrates the transatlantic relationship, Britain\u2019s ambassador in Washington has appeared to downplay the uniqueness of the so-called \u201cspecial relationship\u201d in leaked comments.<\/p>\n
Ambassador Christian Turner told a group of British students that \u201cI think there is probably one country that has a special relationship with the United States \u2014 and that is probably Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said, though, that the U.K. and the U.S. share \u201ca deep history and affinity,\u201d and that \u201cparticularly on our defense and security, we are intertwined.\u201d<\/p>\n
A recording of the comments was published Tuesday by the Financial Times, which said they were made in February.<\/p>\n
Turner also called it \u201cextraordinary\u201d that scandals around Jeffrey Epstein had brought down a member of the royal family and senior officials in Britain \u2013 and could yet topple Prime Minister Keir Starmer \u2013 \u201cand yet here in the U.S., it really hasn\u2019t touched anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Foreign Office said \u201cthese were private, informal comments\u201d and \u201ccertainly not any reflection of the U.K. government\u2019s position.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump says he wanted to go to the Capitol for the King\u2019s speech <\/p>\n
Trump said he wanted to be there for the first address to a joint meeting of Congress by a British king, but he\u2019ll stay behind and watch instead.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was thinking of going, but they said, I don\u2019t know, that might be a step too far. I would love to go. It\u2019s not supposed to be protocol, but I would love to be with you,\u201d Trump said during his own speech at the welcome ceremony for Charles and Camilla.<\/p>\n
Trump says the magic words: \u2018our special relationship\u2019 <\/p>\n
Part of the king\u2019s mission on this state visit is to try to mend a rift over issues including the Iran wa r and bolster what is known as the \u201cspecial relationship\u201d between the two countries. In his remarks, Trump explicitly linked Charles to that relationship.<\/p>\n
\u201cPrime Minister Winston Churchill and President Franklin Roosevelt famously met on a ship in the North Atlantic to outline a vision for the free world after World War Two. That understanding of our nation\u2019s unique bond and role in history is the essence of our special relationship, and we hope it will always remain that way,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe ship where the two great leaders met was called the Prince of Wales, the very title that His Majesty the king held longer than any other individual in British history,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Trump tells Charles his mother \u2018had a crush\u2019 on him <\/p>\n
Trump talked about his late mother, Mary Anne MacLeod, who was born in Scotland and loved watching the royal family on television at ceremonies and events.<\/p>\n
\u201cI also remember her saying very clearly, \u2018Charles, look young Charles, he\u2019s so cute,\u2019\u201d Trump said, looking back at the king sitting behind him on the dias.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy mother had a crush on Charles — can you believe it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018What a beautiful British day this is,\u2019 Trump quips <\/p>\n
Trump welcomed the king and queen noting the drizzle weather that had guests wiping off seats and huddling under umbrellas.<\/p>\n
Trump paid tribute the Brits who first traveled to America, then a \u201cwild and untamed continent,\u201d and walked through a history of the \u201cspecial relationship\u201d between the two nations.<\/p>\n
Trump says it\u2019s a \u2018tremendous privilege\u2019 to host King Charles <\/p>\n
The president paid homage to the king\u2019s mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, as he welcomed the royal couple to the White House.<\/p>\n
Trump said Elizabeth was \u201can incredible woman who I had the privilege of getting to know,\u201d noting that she planted a tree at the White House years ago.<\/p>\n
\u201cLook at it now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The remarks were part of a broader effort by Trump to note the long history between the U.S. and the U.K.<\/p>\n
\u201cLike our nation itself,\u201d Trump said of the tree, \u201cit was laid with British hands but grew in American soil.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ballroom construction keeps going during royal visit <\/p>\n
Nothing gets in the way of the president\u2019s ballroom construction. Not even a visit from Britain\u2019s king and queen.<\/p>\n
Work on the project was continuing ahead of the royal visit to the White House. Ballroom construction cranes were swinging and the sound of clangs could be heard.<\/p>\n
In the wake of Saturday\u2019s shooting at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner, Trump has said the ballroom is needed to hold secure events. The construction, however, is the subject of an ongoing lawsuit.<\/p>\n
Grey skies in Washington ahead of White House welcome <\/p>\n
Washington\u2019s finicky spring weather is on display ahead of King Charles and Queen Camilla arriving at the White House. They\u2019ll be greeted by President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump on the South Lawn.<\/p>\n
Ahead of their arrival, skies are grey with a light breeze. Drizzle and rain is possible over the next hour.<\/p>\n
Members of the audience are shielding themselves with umbrellas to stay dry as the Marine band plays.<\/p>\n
Trump delights in allegedly being a 15th cousin of King Charles III <\/p>\n
Is the U.S. president actually a distant royal?<\/p>\n
The U.K.-based Daily Mail reported this week that Trump and King Charles III have a shared distant ancestor that would make the two 15th cousins.<\/p>\n
According to research conducted for the tabloid, Trump and Charles are both related to the 3rd Earl of Lennox, who is a great-grandson of King James II of Scotland.<\/p>\n
\u201cWow, that\u2019s nice. I\u2019ve always wanted to live in Buckingham Palace!!!\u201d Trump posted on his social media site Tuesday morning shortly before he was to formally greet the king and Queen Camilla at the White House. \u201cI\u2019ll talk to the King and Queen about this in a few minutes!!!\u201d<\/p>\n
Charles has faced some calls to meet with victims of Jeffrey Epstein <\/p>\n
Charles has faced some calls on Capitol Hill to meet with victims of Jeffrey Epstein while he is in the U.S. There\u2019s no indication that he will do so, even as the scandal involving the convicted sex offender has ensnared his brother, the former Prince Andrew, who was arrested in February over misconduct allegations, which he denies.<\/p>\n
U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., urged the king over the weekend to at least address the issue during his congressional speech.<\/p>\n
Trump has maintained warm relations with the King <\/p>\n
The president has spoken in glowing terms about Charles, repeatedly referring to the monarch as his \u201cfriend\u201d and a \u201cgreat guy.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also continues to mention his \u201camazing\u201d trip to the U.K. in September with Melania Trump for an unprecedented second state visit. Starmer hand-delivered the invitation from the king in the Oval Office five weeks after Trump returned to office, in a very public attempt to woo the Republican president.<\/p>\n
The U.K. royal family laid on pomp and pageantry for the Trumps, with scarlet-clad guardsmen, brass bands and a sumptuous banquet at Windsor Castle.<\/p>\n
\u201cPresident Trump has always had great respect for King Charles, and their relationship was further strengthened by the president\u2019s historic visit to the United Kingdom last year,\u201d White House spokesperson Anna Kelly told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n
The visit comes at a challenging moment for US-UK relations <\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s up-and-down relationship with Prime Minister Keir Starmer has taken a particularly sour turn over the past several months as the president has sought to rally international support for the war in Iran. Trump lamented that Starmer, who has largely resisted his overtures, was \u201cno Churchill.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump has also imposed tariffs on the U.K. and warned of additional levies despite a Supreme Court ruling earlier this year that has made such unilateral moves more challenging. Still, Trump threatened just last week to slap a \u201cbig tariff\u201d on the U.K. if it doesn\u2019t scrap a digital services tax on U.S. technology companies.<\/p>\n
Trump has more broadly challenged the traditional trans-Atlantic alliance with efforts to annex Greenland and threats to walk away from NATO. He has repeatedly imposed tariffs on and taunted Canada, a member of the British Commonwealth.<\/p>\n
A rare royal address to Congress <\/p>\n
King Charles III will become the first British monarch to address the U.S. Congress since his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in 1991. Her speech highlighted the shared history of both countries and the importance of their democratic values, themes Charles will likely reinforce on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Such addresses are an opportunity afforded to only the most prominent world leaders, including Pope Francis, V\u00e1clav Havel and Winston Churchill. It will likely mark the most extensive public remarks Charles will deliver during a four-day visit to the U.S. that\u2019s intended to celebrate the country\u2019s 250th anniversary of independence from Britain.<\/p>\n
King Charles III and Queen Camilla head to the White House <\/p>\n
The king, accompanied by Queen Camilla, will begin his day with a meeting at the White House with Trump. The Oval Office encounter offers the potential for the freewheeling, sometimes controversial meetings with foreign leaders that have become routine during Trump\u2019s second term.<\/p>\n
Given the expressly apolitical nature of the British monarch and Trump\u2019s fondness for the royal family, the likelihood of an awkward meeting may be reduced.<\/p>\n
Trump will host Charles on Tuesday evening for a state banquet at the White House.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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