King Charles III confirms U.S. state visit dates
King Charles III will make a U.S. state visit April 27–30, Buckingham Palace said, with White House events and a reported Congress address.
Lauren Collins ·
King Charles III will make a state visit to the United States from April 27 to April 30 , Buckingham Palace announced on Tuesday. The palace said the trip is intended to mark the long-standing links between the two countries and their current bilateral relationship, and it is timed to coincide with America's 250th anniversary .
The visit will be the King’s first state visit to the U.S. since his ascension to the throne, according to the announcement. The itinerary is set to include a banquet at the White House, and an address to a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress was also reported.
The confirmation comes as U.S.-U.K. political messaging has been under scrutiny following renewed criticism from former U.S. President Donald Trump about the U.K.’s position on the Iran conflict. Trump said the United States would not provide assistance, according to the account in the source material. Separately, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has publicly sought to distance the United Kingdom from direct involvement in the Iran conflict.
After completing his U.S. engagements, King Charles III is scheduled to travel to Bermuda , a British Overseas Territory. The palace announcement did not provide additional details in the source material about the Bermuda portion of the trip beyond the planned travel.
The state visit also follows a series of recent high-level exchanges between the two countries. The source material notes that Trump made a state visit to London in September , and that U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson addressed the British Parliament in January .
While the palace framed the trip around commemoration and the modern relationship, several elements remain unconfirmed in the public outline provided in the source material, including the full schedule and whether the reported congressional address will proceed as described. The announcement nonetheless places the visit within a period of heightened attention to allied coordination on international security issues, alongside ceremonial diplomacy.