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Live updates: King Charles speaks to Congress on ‘interlinked’ destinies of US, UK
King Charles III’s royal visit to Washington, D.C., is underway. He visited the White House this morning and wrapped up an address to Congress just before 4 p.m. Follow live updates below.
By Andrea Swalec and NBC Washington Staff • Published April 28, 2026 • Updated 5 minutes ago
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King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrived in Washington to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence from British rule and underscore the close ties between the two countries.
What to Know
- King Charles III met with President Donald Trump at the White House this morning and addressed Congress this afternoon, becoming just the second British monarch to do so. His mother, Queen Elizabeth II, addressed Congress in 1991.
- Trump will host the king for a state banquet at the White House this evening.
- Charles and Queen Camilla arrived in D.C. yesterday and had tea with the president and first lady.
- The royal couple will continue their four-day U.S. trip with stops in Virginia and New York City.
King Charles III’s royal visit to Washington, D.C., is underway. He visited the White House and will address Congress. Follow live updates below.New Updates
12 MINS AGO4:19 PM EDT
King Charles speaks of ‘interlinked’ destinies of US and UK
By The Associated Press
King Charles III acknowledged “times of great uncertainty” as he expressed gratitude to the American people and marked the 250th anniversary of independence from Britain in a speech to the U.S. Congress that highlighted the bonds between the two countries at a time of political turmoil.
“For all that time,” Charles said, “our destinies have been interlinked.”
US-UK alliance ‘cannot rest on past achievements,’ Charles says
The call on the allies to continue work on their alliance comes as differences over the Iran war tests the relationship, perhaps the lowest point in the so-called “special relationship” since the 1956 Suez Crisis, when the U.S. opposed Britain’s attempt to seize the Suez Canal.
12 MINS AGO4:19 PM EDT
Nature is ‘our most precious and irreplaceable asset,’ king says
By Maggie More, NBC Washington digital editor
As the U.S. and the world move into the next 250 years of history, King Charles says there is a “shared responsibility to safeguard nature, our most precious and irreplaceable asset.”
The comment received raucous, bipartisan applause from Congress.
Environmentalism is a longstanding favorite issue for Charles, and he took the opportunity to paint the protection of our one shared planet as another way the U.S., the U.K. and other nations can cooperate.
“Millenia before any border [was] drawn, the mountains of Scotland and Appalachia were one,” the king continued. “A single continuous range, forged in the ancient collision of continents.”
Generations of Americans, “indigenous, political and civic leaders” alike, have worked to protect natural resources in the U.S., Charles said, and now is a critical time to continue that work before ecosystems collapse and threaten “far more than the harmony and essential diversity of nature.”
27 MINS AGO4:04 PM EDT
King Charles emphasizes NATO, international partnership
By Maggie More, NBC Washington digital editor
King Charles heavily emphasized international partnerships in his speech to Congress, referencing this year’s 25th anniversary of 9/11 and NATO’s actions in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks to drive home his point.
“In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, when NATO invoked Article 5 for the first time, and the United Nations Security Council was united in the face of terror, we answered the call together as our people have done so for more than a century: shoulder to shoulder, through two world wars, the Cold War, Afghanistan and moments that have defined our shared security,” the King said.
Charles went on to call for “that same unyielding resolve” when it comes to aiding Ukraine.
It was an understated yet pointed comment in the face of a Trump administration that started by dismantling USAID, has repeatedly threatened to take over NATO member nation Greenland and at one point publicly berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for showing “zero gratitude” to the U.S. during peace talks.
53 MINS AGO3:38 PM EDT
King praises American revolutionaries, ‘strength in diversity’ of the colonies
By Maggie More, NBC Washington digital editor
This isn’t the king’s first visit to Washington, D.C. — in fact, as he noted during his address to Congress, it’s actually his 20th, although his first as king.
Those many visits mean the British monarch is well aware of the District as a representation of U.S. sovereignty since the Revolutionary War, calling the city a symbol of “a tale of two Georges.”
He praised the founding fathers as “bold and imaginative rebels with a cause,” to yet more applause from the crowd.
“By balancing contending forces and drawing strength in diversity, they united 13 disparate colonies to forge a nation on the revolutionary idea of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,” King Charles said.
His speech also reinforced cultural ties between those American founders and the British.
1 HOUR AGO3:23 PM EDT
‘Such acts of violence will never succeed:’ King Charles condemns WHCD shooting
By Maggie More, NBC Washington digital editor
Saturday night’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner was among the first issues King Charles has addressed in his speech to Congress.
He condemned the political violence in no uncertain terms.
“We meet too in the aftermath of the incident not far from this great building, that sought to harm the leadership of your nation, and to foment wider fear and discord,” the king said. “Let me say with unshakeable resolve, such acts of violence will never succeed.”
1 HOUR AGO3:22 PM EDT
Jubilant applause from Congress
By Maggie More, NBC Washington digital editor
As King Charles entered the House floor, he was greeted by a solid minute of applause from the representatives and other guests present for his speech.
The king was greeted with yet more applause when the opening line of his speech addressed the semiquincentennial of the Declaration of Independence.
1 HOUR AGO3:13 PM EDT
King Charles III becomes 2nd-ever British monarch to address Congress
By Maggie More, NBC Washington digital editor
King Charles III has begun his address to a joint meeting of Congress.
He is expected to focus on the shared democratic values of the U.S. and the U.K., reaffirming the importance of the “special relationship” between the two nations despite recent disagreements over the war in Iran.
The king is now the second-ever British monarch to address Congress; the first was was his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in 1991.
President Trump is not in attendance, but Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson both are.
1 HOUR AGO3:02 PM EDT
How Queen Elizabeth made Congress laugh during her address almost 35 years ago
By Erika Gonzalez
King Charles will become the first British monarch to address Congress since his mother, Queen Elizabeth, did so nearly 35 years ago.
Marlene Koenig, an expert in all things British royalty, told us what she’d love to see happen:
“I always like thinking about — the first thing I think he should say is something that made Congress laugh 35 years ago, is when the queen said, ‘Can you see me now?’ because, of course, at the White House, she had ‘the talking hat’ and most photographers were unable to see her.”
Koenig was referring to an incident when, during a visit to the White House, the queen was positioned behind a lectern and microphones that were much too high for her, obscuring much of her face. A reporter was heard shouting: “All I’ve got is a talking hat!”, as NBC News reported.
1 HOUR AGO2:33 PM EDT
Did Trump break protocol during the royal visit?
By NBC staff
President Trump walked in front of King Charles III during the king’s visit to the White House, sparking questions over whether he broke royal protocol.
Etiquette generally dictates that no one ever walk in front of or turn their back to the monarch — however, Buckingham Palace says there is no official rule.
Spectators have questioned whether President Donald Trump broke protocol during King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s visit to the White House by walking ahead of and touching the monarch. Here’s what you need to know.
2 HOURS AGO2:25 PM EDT
Trump and Charles meet in Oval Office
By Andrea Swalec
The president and king met in the Oval Office as several top officials looked on, including Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper.
3 HOURS AGO1:26 PM EDT
Trump said the magic words: ‘Our special relationship’
By Associated Press
Part of the king’s mission on this state visit is to try to mend a rift over issues including the Iran war and bolster what is known as the “special relationship” between the two countries. In his remarks, Trump explicitly linked Charles to that relationship.
“Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Franklin Roosevelt famously met on a ship in the North Atlantic to outline a vision for the free world after World War II. That understanding of our nation’s unique bond and role in history is the essence of our special relationship, and we hope it will always remain that way,” Trump said.
“The ship where the two great leaders met was called the Prince of Wales, the very title that His Majesty the king held longer than any other individual in British history,” he said.
3 HOURS AGO1:04 PM EDT
‘We really want acknowledgement’ from king, Epstein survivor says outside White House
By Juliana Valencia
The royal visit is drawing protests from survivors connected to Jeffrey Epstein at a gathering outside the White House. They’re calling for accountability and action for victims of abuse.
While King Charles was inside meeting with President Trump, victims of Jeffrey Epstein said they hope the king will voice support for survivors.
“It would be so impactful if he can mention that he supports the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein. That will show that he is a great leader. It will show the potential of what he can do as king of the United Kingdom, and that will change the narrative here in the United States,” said Rina Oh, who is part of a group of survivors who say Epstein used his wealth, education and access to powerful circles to exploit young women.
Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein have gathered outside the White House during the royal visit. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.
Oh set up a picnic outside of Lafayette Park as a performance art piece to draw attention to the Epstein survivors’ plight and to invite Charles to meet with them. She prepared an English tea and sandwiches and left a seat for him.
“We really want acknowledgement from him. He has mentioned in statements that he supports Jeffrey Epstein survivors,” Oh said. “Validation is key and very important in the recovery process for each and every one of the 1,000-plus victims of Jeffrey Epstein.”
There was a roundtable today with Epstein survivors on Capitol Hill, with a group of House Democrats. Charles will not be in attendance there. He’s is set to address Congress about 3 p.m., followed by a state dinner this evening.
3 HOURS AGO12:55 PM EDT
Photos: President Trump, King Charles meet in Oval Office
By Getty Images
4 HOURS AGO12:02 PM EDT
Trump praises ‘Anglo-Saxon courage’ shared by British and early Americans
By Andrea Swalec
Trump began his remarks welcoming Charles and Camilla by painting a picture of American history. He said early Americans had a “culture, a character and a creed” and their “veins ran with Anglo-Saxon courage.”
“Long before Americans had a nation or a constitution, we first had a culture, a character and a creed. Before we ever proclaimed our independence, Americans carried within us the rarest of gifts: moral courage, and it came from a small but mighty kingdom from across the sea,” Trump said.
“For nearly two centuries before the revolution, this land was settled and forged by men and women who bore in their souls the blood and noble spirit of the British. Here on a wild and untamed continent, they set loose the ancient English love of liberty, the Great Britain’s distinctive sense of glory, destiny and pride, and that’s what it is – glory, destiny and pride.
“The American patriots who pledged their lives to independence in 1776 were the heirs to this majestic inheritance. Their veins ran with Anglo-Saxon courage. Their hearts beat with an English faith in standing firm for what is right, good and true.
5 HOURS AGO11:29 AM EDT
Ballroom construction continues during royal visit
By Associated Press
Nothing gets in the way of the president’s ballroom construction – not even a visit by Britain’s king and queen.
Work on the project continued ahead of the royal visit to the White House. Ballroom construction cranes were swinging, and the sound of clangs could be heard.
In the wake of Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Trump has said the ballroom is needed to hold secure events. The construction, however, is the subject of an ongoing lawsuit.
5 HOURS AGO11:19 AM EDT
Apple and Nvidia CEOs attend royal welcome ceremony
By Megan Lebowitz | NBC News
The U.S. delegation walked out of the White House to await the royals’ arrival. The delegation includes Vice President JD Vance, second lady Usha Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles.
Other ceremony attendees include Apple’s outgoing CEO, Tim Cook, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang; Reps. Steve Scalise, R-La.; Brian Mast, R-Fla.; and Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla.; and Govs. Mike DeWine of Ohio and Henry McMaster of South Carolina, both Republicans.
5 HOURS AGO10:50 AM EDT
‘Gold plated monstrosity’: Trump’s $400m ballroom plans inundated with negative comments as public weighs in
Josh Marcus
Wed, March 4, 2026 at 12:34 PM PST
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- Public comments on President Trump’s proposed $400m White House ballroom project have been overwhelmingly negative, with more than 98 percent expressing disapproval.
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Thousands have weighed in with nearly universal disapproval in public comments about President Donald Trump’s planned $400m (£297m) ballroom at the White House, as the project faces a key review vote on Thursday at the National Capital Planning Commission.
“The size and design of the proposed White House Ballroom are hideous,” one commenter wrote. “I object to the decision to ruin the American public’s historical legacy.”
Another, from architect Donna Wax, called the president’s plans for a gilded, 22,000-square-foot ballroom inside a newly built, columned East Wing a “fascist take on classism.”
“What Donald Trump is doing to the White House and proposing for other construction is appalling,” Penny Jarrett, who grew up outside Washington, told the commission in a February comment. “How could he just ‘do that’ without consent from you or Congress? PLEASE don’t let him get away with him building this addition, gold-plated monstrosity, as it will be a replica of his ‘gold plated lifestyle’ which is disgusting.”
More than 98 percent of the more than 10,000 pages of comments were negative, according to a New York Times analysis, and some of the criticism came from unlikely sources.
“I have substantial concerns regarding the action or inaction by the National Capital Planning Commission and/or the White House during the undertaking of the demolition of the East Wing of the White House,” Republican Rep. Michael Turner of Ohio, co-chair of the Congressional Historic Preservation Caucus, wrote of the plans in a newly released October letter. “The stark images of the East Wing demolished in mere days were deeply disturbing to Americans who cherish preservation of our nation’s history.”
“President Trump is working 24/7 to Make America Great Again, including his historic beautification of the White House, at no taxpayer expense,” White House spokesman Davis Ingle told The Independent. “These long-needed upgrades will benefit generations of future presidents and American visitors to the People’s House.”
The commission, chaired by a White House staffer and former personal lawyer for the president, will vote Thursday on whether to move forward with the project.
A staff report ahead of the meeting noted the “substantial” number of public comments, “the majority in opposition” to the project, but still recommended moving forward with the renovation.
Last month, the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, another review board filled with Trump allies, approved the project, despite not seeing the final design and similarly being deluged with almost entirely negative public comments.
Last week, a federal judge rejected a preservation group’s request for an injunction to block the project.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation filed an amended lawsuit over the weekend. It alleged the Trump administration violated multiple federal laws by embarking on the construction project unilaterally last fall without prior approval from the two planning commissions and Congress.
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“No president is legally allowed to tear down portions of the White House without any review whatsoever — not President Trump, no President Biden, and not anyone else,” the suit reads.
Outside of the planning process, the project has generated controversy because of its private funding from past donors to the Trump campaign and inauguration, including numerous large tech companies.
The Independent has reached out to the White House for comment.
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Acting AG Blanche asks court to let White House ballroom construction resume
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has formally asked a federal judge to overturn the judge’s own ruling that blocked construction of the White House ballroom. In a 9-page filing late Monday, Blanche argued that the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner is proof that the ballroom is necessary for the president’s safety and construction must be allowed to proceed.
Federal Judge Richard Leon imposed a preliminary injunction earlier this month that paused above-ground construction until the administration obtains congressional approval. Construction of a presidential bunker beneath the East Wing was not subject to the injunction.
A federal appellate court now reviewing the case then allowed all construction to continue temporarily and will hear further arguments in early June.
The lawsuit against construction was initially filed late last year by the Trust for Historic Preservation. It said Monday it had no intention of dropping its suit “which endangers no one and which respectfully asks the Administration to follow the law.”
Blanche’s filing asks Judge Leon for an indicative ruling – essentially a request for Leon to consider the impact of the dinner shooting and state whether he would lift the injunction or throw out the case if it were sent back to him by the appellate court.
Leon has expressed reservations about the project’s $400 million private financing arrangement and the lack of congressional input. Republican Rand Paul, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, said Monday he would introduce legislation to permit ballroom construction.
Blanche, whose writing at times mirrors President Trump’s social media posts, argues “Saturday’s narrow miss [at the dinner] … confirms what should have already been obvious: Presidents need a secure space for large events, that currently does not exist in Washington, D.C.”
Blanche claims Saturday’s shooting “could never have taken place in the new facility” and “the Project is required for National Security.”
The government’s motion is accompanied by a sworn affidavit from Secret Service deputy director Matthew Quinn, who attests to the “security limitations of large off-site venues.”
Such events bring members of the public into close proximity of the event, Quinn writes, while the White House “is a controlled facility with a permanent security infrastructure.”
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After an attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan outside the hotel in 1981, the building was retrofitted with security measures to accommodate future presidential visits. Presidents of both parties typically attend events at the Hilton multiple times per year.
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In the court filing, Blanche repeatedly attacks the trust on political grounds, saying “they suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome, commonly referred to as TDS.”
“If any other President had the ability, foresight, or talents necessary, to build this ballroom, which will be one of the greatest, safest, and most secure structures of its kind anywhere in the World, there would never have been a lawsuit,” the government argues.
‘Hello, king!’: The long motorcade that took King Charles III to the British Embassy
By Joseph Olmo and Maggie More, NBC Washington digital editor
High-profile international visitors come with traffic to match.
When King Charles III and Queen Camilla made their way from the White House to the British Embassy on Massachusetts Avenue NW last night, they were accompanied by Secret Service vehicles, D.C. police vehicles and unmarked Suburbans.
The king kept his window rolled down to wave to the public as he passed.
With trips back to the White House, to Congress and then down to Virginia planned through the rest of the week, odds are the major motorcade will be seen around town again.
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