King Charles is set to undertake a slimmed down three-day royal tour of the United States in late April to mark the country’s 250th anniversary celebrations.The monarch’s itinerary will span Washington, New York, and a third destination that remains unconfirmed, according to sources.During the Washington portion of the visit, scheduled for April 28, the King and Queen will attend a dinner hosted at the White House.No joint press conference with President Trump is currently planned for the occasion.
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The state dining room, which accommodates 140 guests, will likely serve as the venue for the meal, as construction on Trump’s proposed new ballroom has only just commenced.While the White House will compile most of the guest list, British officials will have the opportunity to nominate some attendees.The condensed schedule was conceived from the outset of planning discussions, with the King’s health and stamina being primary considerations, The Times reports.The King, 77, and having undergone cancer treatment, Charles is significantly older than his mother was during her bicentennial visit nearly five decades ago.Queen Elizabeth was just 50 when she embarked on her 1976 American tour, which lasted approximately six days and took her to multiple cities, including Philadelphia, Washington, New York, New Haven, Charlottesville, Newport and Boston.The abbreviated nature of the upcoming royal visit also mirrors the streamlined approach taken during President Trump’s State Visit to Britain last September, which similarly spanned three days.Buckingham Palace declined to comment on the arrangements, with a Palace source stating that details would be announced at the appropriate time.The royal tour is expected to remain on the East Coast, steering clear of California, where Prince Harry resides with his family.This routing appears designed to avoid generating media attention around the King’s strained relationship with his younger son.Separate discussions are ongoing regarding a potential summer visit by the Prince of Wales, likely timed to coincide with the World Cup, which will be hosted jointly by the United States, Canada, and Mexico from mid-June to mid-July.William serves as patron of the Football Association, making such a trip a natural fit.The late Queen Elizabeth II undertook five state visits to America throughout her reign, beginning in 1957.Her subsequent tours included the 1976 bicentennial celebrations, a trip to the West Coast as President Reagan’s guest in 1983, a 13-day tour in 1991, and a six-day visit hosted by George W. Bush in 2007.Her final American appearance came in 2010 during a brief New York stopover, when she addressed the United Nations and paid respects at Ground Zero.Our Standards:
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