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WHITE HOUSE(National Times)- Britain\u2019s King Charles III met Donald Trump at the White House early Tuesday, kicking off a high-stakes\u00a0state visit<\/a>\u00a0shadowed by transatlantic tensions and a new alleged attempt to assassinate the US president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Behind the warm welcome for Charles and Queen Camilla in front of the cameras lay a deepening rift in the so-called \u201cspecial relationship\u201d between Washington and London over Trump\u2019s war in Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With such tensions simmering, Charles will address a joint meeting of Congress on Tuesday, when he will tell US lawmakers that the long history between the two countries is one of \u201creconciliation and renewal,\u201d according to a released excerpt from the king\u2019s speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In mild Washington sunshine, Charles and Trump exchanged handshakes and apparently friendly remarks, which reporters were unable to hear, outside the White House South Portico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Lady Melania Trump, wearing a primrose yellow suit, gave Charles and Camilla kisses on both cheeks. Camilla was wearing a Cartier brooch with the British and US flags in platinum set with rubies, emeralds and diamonds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump \u2014 whose fascination with the British royal family is a point of leverage for UK diplomats \u2014 and his wife hosted the royal couple for tea and later gave them a tour of the beehive on the White House\u2019s carefully manicured South Lawn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Afterward, the royals made their way to a garden party with hundreds of guests at the British ambassador\u2019s residence, including Britain\u2019s Olympic diving champion Tom Daley, US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and other political dignitaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The four-day visit had been meant to celebrate the historic ties between the two close allies for the 250th anniversary of US independence from the British monarch\u2019s ancestor, George III.US President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, Britain\u2019s King Charles III and Britain\u2019s Queen Camilla pose by a model of Trump\u2019s proposed ballroom as they tour the White House beehive on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 27, 2026. \u2014AFP<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>\u2018No Churchill\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday the visit would \u201chonor the long-standing and special relationship.\u201d But it has ended up with Charles, 77, having to wage a diplomatic charm offensive after 79-year-old Trump bitterly criticised London\u2019s refusal to help Washington with the Iran conflict.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The royal trip is also going ahead despite a shooting Saturday at the glitzy White House Correspondents\u2019 Association dinner attended by Trump. A suspect charged with trying to assassinate the president was arraigned in court on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result, an already meticulously choreographed visit with limited media engagements to avoid unscripted moments is now being held under even tighter security than before.irst Lady Melania Trump laughs with Britain\u2019s King Charles III as they tour the White House Beehive on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 27, 2026. \u2014AFP<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The royals arrived earlier at Joint Base Andrews near Washington, where they were greeted on the red carpet by children carrying bouquets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Tuesday, the Trumps will meet Charles and Camilla in the Oval Office and hold a state dinner. Charles will also become the first British monarch to address Congress since his mother, the late queen Elizabeth II, in 1991.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The royals will visit New York on Wednesday, touring the 9\/11 memorial,<\/a> before departing Thursday for Bermuda for Charles\u2019s first visit to a British overseas territory as monarch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But as Trump\u2019s war with Iran drives a rare wedge between London and Washington, the visit has generated considerable controversy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has repeatedly lambasted British Prime Minister Keir Starmer over his war opposition<\/a>, alongside his government\u2019s immigration and energy policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The US president has branded Starmer \u201cno Churchill\u201d \u2014 referring to wartime premier Winston Churchill, who coined the \u201cspecial relationship\u201d phrase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starmer has publicly criticised the war, but defended the state visit. An early April YouGov poll found 48 percent of Britons support cancelling it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a>\u2018Elephant in the room\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Trump has said the king\u2019s visit could help repair transatlantic relations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe represents his nation like nobody else can do it,\u201d Trump told Fox<\/em> News on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The US visit also represents a personal test for Charles, who has been battling cancer in recent years.US President Donald Trump and Britain\u2019s King Charles walk on the day they meet for tea at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 27, 2026. \u2014AFP<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the king showcased his diplomatic skills during Trump\u2019s state visit <\/a>to Britain last September, with Royal Holloway University of London monarchy expert Craig Prescott noting he is \u201cgenerally very good\u201d at navigating such occasions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prescott added that Charles would likely address the war \u2014 the \u201cvery big elephant in the room\u201d \u2014in a coded way in his speech to Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, the scandal<\/a> around late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein threatens to encroach on the highly choreographed tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charles has faced a major crisis over the friendship his brother, the former prince Andrew, had with the billionaire, who died<\/a> in prison in 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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