What could possibly go wrong?
When King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive in the United States April 27, nearly every movement of their four-day visit will be planned, every remark vetted. But past royal visits to Washington have sometimes gone awry − from amorous muskrats to a talking hat.
Let’s roll the tape on a half-dozen gaffes from the past.
The first time Charles' mother and predecessor on the throne stepped foot in the former British colonies, in 1951, she was a princess dropping by to visit, and charm, President Harry Truman.
After landing at National Airport, Truman accompanied Princess Elizabeth in the back seat of an open presidential limousine for the ride to Blair House, the elegant government guest quarters where the presidential family was living during White House renovations.
