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Trump hosts state dinner for Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla

Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump hosted a state dinner at the White House for King Charles III and Queen Camilla amid a tense diplomatic backdrop. Trump said King Charles agrees Iran cannot obtain a nuclear bomb, while Charles emphasized the enduring UK–US alliance in remarks to Congress as tensions persist, including disputes involving UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Eva Weininger

Ivan Romero

Reuters

29 April 2026 at 15:10:17

Trump hosts state dinner for Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla

U.S. President Donald Trump points towards Britain's King Charles as they stand with first lady Melania Trump and Queen Camilla ahead of a state dinner at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 28, 2026.

Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump hosted a state dinner for King Charles and Queen Camilla at the White House on Tuesday (April 28). 


In his remarks, Trump said that King Charles agrees Iran cannot have a nuclear bomb.


Earlier, Charles told the U.S. Congress that despite an age of uncertainty and conflict in Europe and the Middle East, the UK and the U.S. will always be staunch allies united in defending democracy, at a time of deep divisions between the two long-time allies over the war with Iran.


The royal four-day state visit to the U.S. comes during a tense time in relations between the two countries, after Trump has repeatedly criticized UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer for what Trump says is his lack of help in prosecuting the Iran war.

-Eva Weininger, Ivan Romero/Reuters

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