King Charles US visit live: Monarch set to give historic address to Congress after meeting Trump at White House
Operational adjustments will be made to some of monarch’s engagements in the US after a gunman stormed a dinner attended by the president
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Liveupdated{"lang":"en","timestamp":1777351348}NewsUKHome NewsKing Charles US visit live: Monarch set to give historic address to Congress after meeting Trump at White HouseOperational adjustments will be made to some of monarch’s engagements in the US after a gunman stormed a dinner attended by the presidentRobert Jobson Royal Correspondent in Washington DC, Maira Butt, Rachel Dobkin & Shweta SharmaTuesday 28 April 2026 05:42 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2965197","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/king-charles-us-visit-trump-live-updates-b2965197.html","title":"King Charles US visit live: Monarch set to give historic address to Congress"}}King Charles and Queen Camilla visit White House beehive with Donald Trump and MelaniaYour support helps us to tell the storyRead moreSupport NowFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.Your support makes all the difference.Read more{}King Charles is set to give a historic address to Congress after he and Queen Camilla met with US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump at the White House.The address, which is expected to take place Tuesday at 3 p.m. Eastern Time on Capitol Hill in Washington, is part of the King and Queen’s four-day state visit.This is Charles’ first visit to the US as monarch and the first state visit of any British monarch since 2007. The King and Queen are celebrating the 250th anniversary of American independence, which kicked off with a massive garden party at the British Embassy in Washington Monday. if (document.cookie.split(';').some(cookie => cookie.trim() === '__DEBUG__=true')) { console.log('Ad logs: "mpu1", renderedAtParagraph: 3'); }if (document.cookie.split(';').some(cookie => cookie.trim() === '__DEBUG__=true')) { console.log('Ad logs: "mpu1", injectedAtParagraph: 3'); }Tuesday’s address will be the second of its kind in history. The first and only British monarch to address Congress was Charles’ mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in 1991 during the George H. W. Bush administration.The state visit is under heightened security after Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. The event was thrown into chaos after an alleged attempted assassination of Trump.It comes as UK-US relations have become strained following tense conversations between Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer over the Iran war.RecommendedKing’s US state visit will go ahead as planned…
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