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Uncertainty Grows Over Reported U.S. Visit by King Charles as Poll Backs Cancellation

Palace silence persists despite mounting political pressure to call off the April trip.

Overview

  • A YouGov poll shows 46% of UK adults want the state visit cancelled, 36% want it to proceed, and 18% are undecided.
  • Reports have long pointed to an April trip tied to the United States’ 250th anniversary, but Buckingham Palace has issued no confirmation.
  • Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey and several Labour backbenchers have urged cancellation, citing the Iran crisis and recent U.S.-Israeli strikes.
  • GB News says it has heard "whispers" the visit could be postponed or scrapped because "nothing has been organised," noting the lack of an official palace statement.
  • GB News also reports President Trump is keen for the visit to go ahead, following his September 2025 state visit to the UK hosted by the King.