King Charles and Queen Camilla set to arrive in Washington for state visitpublished at 18:33 BST
18:33 BST
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King Charles III and Queen Camilla are set to arrive the US for a state visit in which the King will become the second British monarch to deliver an address to Congress.
The trip comes after a shooting on Saturday at a gala dinner attended by US President Donald Trump and other members of his administration.
Further security talks surrounding the visit have taken place but Buckingham Palace outlined the itinerary will remain largely unchanged. Trump has since said the King will be kept “very safe”.
The state visit also comes during a period of strained US-UK relations over the Iran war, with Trump telling the BBC last week the visit could “absolutely” help repair the relationship.
The royal couple will be in the States from today until 30 April, attending a White House ceremony, garden party and private tea with the president and his wife Melania, among other engagements, during their two days in DC.
The King will also address Congress, following in his mother Queen Elizabeth II’s footsteps, before he and Camilla head to New York where their diary includes an event commemorating 9/11 and a visit to a community project in Harlem.
There will also be a visit to Virginia for an event marking the 250th anniversary of American independence. After the US engagements the King will pay a visit to Bermuda, before returning to the UK.
We will bring you all of the key moments as they happen, and analysis from our correspondents on both sides of the Atlantic.