27/04/2026
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27/04/2026
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WASHINGTON (AP), Apr 27: Two and a half centuries after the American colonies declared independence from Britain under King George III, his descendant King Charles III arrived in the United States on Monday with trans-Atlantic ties under strain and security in the spotlight.
A shooting at a Washington dinner attended by President Donald Trump on Saturday sparked a last-minute security review of the four-day state visit, intended to celebrate the United States’ 250th anniversary, and the U.S.-U.K. “special relationship.”
Buckingham Palace said the king “is greatly relieved to hear that the president, first lady and all guests have been unharmed.” After a security review, the palace said the trip “will proceed as planned.”
The plane carrying Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, landed at a U.S. military base in Maryland, just outside Washington. After accepting flower bouquets from the children of British military families based in the United States and listening to the national anthems of both countries played by a U.S. military band, the couple climbed into a black car to be driven to Washington.
