Overview
- Buckingham Palace, which announced the trip Tuesday, said the King and Queen will travel on the advice of the U.K. government to mark America’s 250th year of independence.
- President Trump posted that the visit will run April 27–30 with a White House state banquet on April 28, calling the occasion “TERRIFIC” in a Truth Social statement.
- The program is set to feature formal events in Washington, and reporting indicates the King is expected to address a joint session of Congress during the visit.
- After Washington, the King will continue to Bermuda for his first visit there as monarch, with the palace noting this follows the U.S. trip.
- Officials frame the visit as soft-power outreach during a rift over the Iran war, while opposition figures in Britain urge delay or cancellation, and this would be the first U.S. state visit by a British sovereign since 2007.