King Charles to visit US in landmark trip marking America’s 250th birthday
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King Charles III and Queen Camilla will visit the United States next month to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence.
Buckingham Palace said the king and queen have accepted an invitation from President Donald Trump, describing how the trip will highlight historic ties and the modern bilateral relationship between the two nations, with full details of the itinerary to be announced closer to the visit.
Trump confirmed the visit in a statement Tuesday, saying he and first lady Melania Trump are pleased to receive the pair for a “historic state visit from April 27-30, which will include a banquet at the White House on April 28.”
“This momentous occasion will be even more special this year, as we commemorate the 250th Anniversary of our Great Country,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “I look forward to spending time with the King, whom I greatly respect. It will be TERRIFIC!”
King Charles III and Queen Camilla pose for a photograph ahead of a state banquet for Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, on March 18, 2026. The pair will visit the U.S. next month, marking the 250th anniversary of independence. (WPA Pool/Getty Images)
The visit will be Charles’ first state visit to the U.S. as king.
Queen Elizabeth II previously carried out four state visits to the U.S. in 1957, 1976, 1991 and 2007, according to Buckingham Palace.
President Donald Trump, right, walks with Britain’s former Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, left, as he arrives for a welcome ceremony at Buckingham Palace in central London on June 3, 2019. (TOBY MELVILLE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Charles, as Prince of Wales, visited the United States 19 times, including a 2005 tour with Camilla.
Following the U.S. leg, the king will travel to Bermuda for his first visit to a British Overseas Territory as monarch. It will mark the first visit by a reigning king to Bermuda, where Charles last visited in 1970, while Queen Elizabeth II most recently traveled to the island in 2009.
Charles and Camilla hosted President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump during a state visit in 2019. (Chris Jackson – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
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Trump has made two state visits to the United Kingdom — first in June 2019, when he was received by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, and again in September 2025, an unprecedented second state visit where he was hosted by King Charles III at Windsor Castle.
