President Donald Trump has indicated King Charles and Queen Camilla’s State Visit to the US will go ahead.Speaking to Fox News, the US President addressed concerns over the visit following last night’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, DC.King Charles and Queen Camilla had been to arrive in the US on Monday for a three-day State Visit, where they will stay in the US capital, with President and First Lady Melania Trump.However, the attempt of a “would-be assasin” to storm an event attended by Mr Trump, his wife, top adminstartion offiicals and high profile White House journalists rasied major worries in some quarters about the saftey of the visit.
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“First of all, King Charles is coming,” Mr Trump assured.“He’s a great guy. We look forward to it,” he said phoning in to the US broadcaster.”He’s really a fantastic person and a tremendous representative. And he’s brave. He’s a friend of mine for a long time “So he’s coming and we’re going to have a great time. And he represents his nation like nobody else can do it,” Mr Trump added.The US leader’s remarks come as Keir Starmer holds crunch talks with Buckingham Palace over King Charles’s “security” ahead of the long-planned State VisitFollowing last nights events, Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones confirmed: “These are remarkable scenes.”“The Prime Minister has, this morning, sent a message to the President of the United States in solidarity for the events that took place.“As you would imagine, with the visit of His Majesty the King this week, our teams are working closely to ensure that security arrangements are put appropriately in place.”LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:Washington shooting suspect shared anti-Trump manifesto just minutes before attackKeir Starmer warns Donald Trump of ‘severe consequences’ to Iran war after ‘assassination attempt’Who is Cole Tomas Allen? ‘Evil’ teacher who stormed White House dinnerAsked if there are any extra concerns for the King’s safety during his upcoming state visit to the US, Mr Jones said: “As you would imagine, the Government and the Palace take the security of His Majesty very seriously, and there were already extensive discussions taking place, which will continue over the coming days.”Earlier, the Prime Minister had said he was “shocked” by the incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.In a post on X, Sir Keir said: “Any attack on democratic institutions or on the freedom of the press must be condemned in the strongest possible terms.“It is a huge relief that @POTUS, the First Lady and all those attending are safe.”Veteran royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams told GB News earlier this morning: “This is obviously very concerning. Security will have been extremely tight anyway, especially given the War with Iran.”Clearly, it will be further strengthened. To my knowledge, no walkabouts were planned. This devastating security scare turned the event into chaos.”Secret Service agents intercepted the suspect, identified as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, from Torrance, California during the attempt to storm the Washington dinner. One Secret Service officer was shot at close range but was saved by his bulletproof vest.GB News has contacted both Buckingham Palace and the White House for comment.
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