"King Charles III and Queen Camilla are going ahead with a planned four-day visit to Washington, DC, to celebrate the 250th anniversary of US independence and the US-UK 'special relationship.' Their state visit comes after a shooting at a dinner attended by President Donald Trump sparked a last-minute security review of the trip."
"Buckingham Palace said the king 'is greatly relieved to hear that the president, first lady and all guests have been unharmed.' After the review, the palace said the trip 'will proceed as planned.'"
"The stakes for Charles' visit were already high because of the bumpy status of the 'special relationship' between the US and UK in recent months."
"Trump has repeatedly attacked British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for not joining the US-Israeli war on Iran, dismissing Britain's leader as 'not Winston Churchill,' the World War II prime minister who coined the phrase 'special relationship' to describe the US-UK bond."
King Charles III and Queen Camilla are set to visit Washington, DC, for a four-day trip celebrating the 250th anniversary of US independence and the US-UK special relationship. The visit follows a security review prompted by a shooting at a dinner attended by President Trump. Buckingham Palace confirmed the trip will proceed as planned, expressing relief that the president and guests were unharmed. The visit comes amid tensions in the US-UK relationship, particularly regarding Trump's criticisms of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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