King Charles III visits the US

King Charles III is arriving in Washington today for a four-day state visit, marking his first such travel to the country since being crowned in 2022.

Charles has visited the US 19 times before. During this visit, he is set to meet and have private tea with the Trumps, attend a formal White House state dinner, and a rare address to a joint meeting of Congress on Tuesday—only the second such speech by a British monarch since 1991.

However, the visit comes at a time when US and UK tensions are marred by geopolitical events. President Donald Trump recently criticized Prime Minister Keir Starmer for his stance on the Iran war.

Additionally, the King faces calls to meet with victims of Jeffrey Epstein due to his brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s past associations with the sex offender.

The 77-year-old Charles will be accompanied by his wife, Queen Camilla. He was diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer in 2024.