Overview
- The monarch received a formal South Lawn welcome Tuesday with troop inspection, a flyover, and a 21‑gun salute before a closed Oval Office meeting.
- Charles is set to address a joint session of Congress later Tuesday, a rarity last done by Queen Elizabeth II in 1991, with a White House state dinner to follow.
- The visit is proceeding after Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, and both governments say security has been strengthened and is sufficient.
- British officials frame the tour as a reset for strained ties as President Trump has pressed London over the Iran war and criticized Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
- On Capitol Hill, some lawmakers urged a meeting with Jeffrey Epstein survivors, and Rep. Ro Khanna said he was told the speech would include an acknowledgment of them.