Overview
- The four‑day visit runs Monday through Thursday, April 27–30, with stops in Washington, D.C., New York and Virginia that include a White House state dinner, a joint address to Congress and a wreath‑laying at the 9/11 Memorial.
- President Donald Trump said in a Reuters interview he will raise Iran, NATO and the U.K.’s digital services tax in private talks with the King, framing the visit as a chance to repair strained relations.
- New York officials confirmed Friday that the King will lay a wreath with Mayor Zohran Mamdani at the 9/11 Memorial, and the mayor’s office said there will be no private meeting between them.
- Tensions set the backdrop as Trump threatens tariffs unless Britain drops its digital tax on U.S. tech firms, while some U.K. lawmakers urge canceling the trip over the Iran war and polling shows the British public split.
- The King’s speech would be the first by a British monarch to Congress since 1991, underscoring a calibrated effort to use pageantry and personal ties to steady a political relationship under unusual strain.