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Britain’s King Charles III has begun a state visit to the United States on Monday despite a shooting two days earlier at a dinner attended by his host, President Donald Trump.
Notwithstanding transatlantic tensions fuming over the Iran war, Charles and Queen Camilla commence a four‑day trip to honour the historic ties between the two countries as the United States marks its 250th anniversary, according to the British government.
Charles will become the first British monarch to address Congress since the late Queen Elizabeth II, in 1991, while the royal couple will have tea with Trump and Melania, and attend a state dinner.
The royals will visit New York on Wednesday, touring the 9/11 memorial, before departing Thursday for Bermuda for their first visit to a British overseas territory. Buckingham Palace said Sunday that the US visit would take place despite the shooting at a gala the night before, and that Charles was “greatly relieved” that Trump, his wife Melania and other guests were unharmed.
An alleged gunman said to be acting alone was in custody following the incident at the annual dinner of the White House Correspondents’ Association. However, one member of the president’s security detail was wounded.
Christian Turner, Britain’s ambassador to the US, told a briefing in Washington late Sunday that after extensive discussions, “we are all very confident that all appropriate security measures are in place” for the state visit.
