Charles Heads to Washington for State Visit Amid Trump Criticism

Buckingham Palace confirmed King Charles and Camilla will proceed with their end-April state visit to the United States on government advice and at the invitation of the US president, despite UK critics who argue the trip could be seen as a humiliation amid hostile rhetoric from Donald Trump. The visit will include an address to Congress and events marking the 250th anniversary of US independence, marking Charles’s first state visit as king and the first by a British sovereign to the US since 2007. Afterward, Charles will visit Bermuda without Camilla for his first royal visit as monarch to a British Overseas Territory. The piece also notes ongoing political tensions in the UK over the trip and a potential chance for Charles to meet Prince Harry during the tour.