King Charles III Addresses US Congress During Historic State Visit to Washington DC
British monarch's first US visit since 2007 includes White House state dinner and submarine bell gift to Trump
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- King Charles III delivered a speech to both houses of US Congress on Tuesday during his state visit to Washington DC, marking the first such visit by a reigning British monarch since Queen Elizabeth II in 2007.
- The King and Queen Camilla met with President Trump's cabinet before the address celebrating America's 250th anniversary.
- The day concluded with a state dinner at the White House, where Charles gifted Trump a bell from HMS Trump, a WW2 submarine named after the president.
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This is the first state visit by a reigning British monarch to the US since Queen Elizabeth II met President George W Bush in 2007. The visit coincides with America's 250th anniversary and includes a memorial service for 9/11 victims in New York.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla continued their state visit in Washington DC on Tuesday, by meeting members of President Trump's cabinet, before the King gave a speech to both houses of US Congress to celebrate America's 250th anniversary. They ended the day with a state dinner at the White House, where Trump praised the United Kingdom for the 'richest inheritance one nation could give to another', while Charles gifted the president a bell from his WW2 submarine namesake, 'HMS Trump'. It is the first such visit by the reigning monarch to the US since Queen Elizabeth II met President George W Bush in 2007. The King and Queen will journey to New York City tomorrow, to participate in a memorial service for victims of the 11 September 2001 attacks.
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- What specific proposals or agreements were discussed during cabinet meetings
- What was the content of King's congressional speech
- How did the submarine gift ceremony proceed
