Overview
- The visit’s centerpiece came Tuesday with a rare address to Congress, where King Charles urged the United States and United Kingdom to defend democratic values, back NATO and support Ukraine.
- At the White House state dinner Tuesday night, President Trump praised the relationship and said Charles agreed Iran must never obtain a nuclear weapon, a claim the king did not echo in his own remarks.
- The program moved to New York on Wednesday as Charles and Camilla laid a wreath at the 9/11 Memorial and met first responders and families ahead of the 25th anniversary of the attacks.
- The royals conclude the tour Thursday with a White House farewell and a community stop in Virginia tied to America’s 250th year.
- Security was tightened throughout the trip following the weekend shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner, with a suspect charged with attempting to assassinate the President.