King Charles left for the United States with Queen Camilla for a four-day state visit with an "enhanced security detail" following the shock of the failed assassination attempt on President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, British press reports.
Meanwhile, the UK Ambassador to Washington, Sir Christopher Turner, stressed that "all appropriate security measures" have been put in place to protect the royal couple during the tour, which includes a speech to Congress by Charles III, a gala dinner at the White House, a stop in New York to visit the September 11 Memorial, before continuing on Thursday to the British overseas territory of Bermuda.
The official program of the visit includes the arrival in Washington today of Charles III and Camilla and the welcoming of Trump and First Lady Melania at the White House, with tea in the Green Room.
The highlight of the day is tomorrow, with the official ceremony on the White House lawn, featuring military honors from the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets, national anthems played by the Marine Corps Band, and a 21-gun salute, followed by a parade of approximately 300 service members.
Trump and the monarch will meet in the Oval Office, while Melania and Camilla will attend an event with students at the White House Tennis Pavilion.
Charles III will then deliver the long-awaited speech to the joint chambers of the House of Representatives on Capitol Hill, the seat of Congress, while the State Banquet is scheduled for that evening in the East Room of the White House. On Wednesday the 29th, the royal couple will travel to New York for the ceremony at the September 11 Memorial, where they will meet with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani. They will then travel to Virginia for events commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence.
The farewell ceremony at the White House and the departure are scheduled for Thursday the 30th. The royal couple will continue to Bermuda, a British Overseas Territory, for a two-day visit before returning to the United Kingdom.
