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HISTORIC: President Trump & Melania Welcome King Charles III to the White House

King Charles III and Queen Camilla have officially arrived at the White House for a historic state visit.

This is the very first time that King Charles has visited the United States since ascending the throne.

President Trump and First Lady Melania gave them a warm welcome upon their arrival.

Here are some photos and clips from that moment:

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The first order of business for the monarchs was visiting Melania’s newest project at the White House — a beehive!

This isn’t just any beehive, however. It’s a custom, small-scale replica of the White House itself.

Check it out:

The beehive is already producing loads of honey.

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White House Communications Advisor Margo Martin announced that guests at tomorrow’s state dinner will be gifted a sample:

After meeting with President Trump and First Lady Melania, King Charles and Queen Camilla headed to the British Embassy for a tea party.

Tomorrow, President Trump will have a private meeting with King Charles before hosting a state dinner in his honor later in the evening.

The New York Times reported further on the British royalty’s White House visit:

King Charles III and Queen Camilla were greeted with a red-carpet ceremony on Monday afternoon as the royal couple began a four-day visit to the United States to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

The royal couple walked through an honor cordon made up of U.S. military personnel before heading to the White House to kick off two days in Washington, D.C. The king, dressed in a blue suit, and queen, wearing a pink coat dress, listened as the U.S. military band played the national anthems of both Britain and the United States.

For King Charles, the trip is his first visit to the former colonies as Britain’s monarch and comes at a fraught time for the relationship between the governments of the two countries. President Trump has repeatedly belittled Prime Minister Keir Starmer for refusing to join the war in Iran.

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Their majesties began planning for their American trip months before the current conflict between Mr. Trump and Mr. Starmer. British officials and representatives of Buckingham Palace have repeatedly said the king does not get involved in day-to-day politics or foreign policy.

But privately, officials have said they are hopeful that the king’s visit might soothe tensions between the president and the prime minister.

At the White House on Monday afternoon, the royal couple will have a short visit with Mr. Trump and Melania Trump, the first lady. Following that, they will head to a garden party at the British Embassy in Washington.

A private meeting between the president and the king will take place on Tuesday before the king delivers an address to a joint session of Congress. Mr. Trump will host a state banquet for the royal couple on Tuesday evening.


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