It was a very British day in the United States.
King Charles III spent the second day of his four-day state visit tamping down concerns over the increasingly rocky relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom. He delivered a rare and historic speech to a joint Congress, reaffirming that the two nations were, in fact, united.
The state visit, the most consequential of Charles' reign, commemorates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and is the king's first U.S. trip since his 2023 coronation. The royals ended Tuesday, April 28, with a formal dinner where Charles and President Donald Trump exchanged toasts.
Here are the takeaways from His Majesty's historic visit:
Red Coats took over the White House lawn. But don't worry, it wasn’t the British Army.
