March 31 (UPI) — King Charles and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom will come to the United States in April for an official state visit, the first since Charles’ coronation.
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the visit will be between April 27 and 30, with “a beautiful Banquet Dinner at the White House on the evening of April 28th.”
Just a few hours earlier Tuesday morning, Trump posted a rant against the country.
“All of those countries that can’t get jet fuel because of the Strait of Hormuz, like the United Kingdom, which refused to get involved in the decapitation of Iran, I have a suggestion for you: Number 1, buy from the U.S., we have plenty, and Number 2, build up some delayed courage, go to the Strait, and just TAKE IT. You’ll have to start learning how to fight for yourself, the U.S.A. won’t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren’t there for us. Iran has been, essentially, decimated. The hard part is done. Go get your own oil! President DJT,” the post said.
The last state visit by a British monarch was in 2007 by Queen Elizabeth II.
Charles is also expected to address Congress, though no itinerary has been released.
Buckingham Palace said the trip will “celebrate the historic connections and the modern bilateral relationship” between the U.S. and Great Britain. This year, the United States is celebrating its 250th year as an independent nation.
“Their Majesties the King and Queen have accepted President Trump’s generous invitation to make an historic State Visit in this landmark 250th year,” Christian Turner, British Ambassador to the United States, said in a statement. “It will be an honor to host them and celebrate our close ties with the American people through one of the world’s oldest alliances.”
Trump made a state visit in September to the United Kingdom. The president was met with thousands of people protesting his visit.
Rep. Ro Khanna wrote to Charles and asked him to meet with Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking survivors. It’s not clear if Charles will do that.
Charles’ brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, has been arrested in England for his role in the Epstein scheme. The former Prince Andrew and duke of York, the second son of the late Queen Elizabeth II and late Prince Philip, was stripped of all his titles and honors by Charles in October.
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