President Donald Trump hosted King Charles III and Queen Camilla at the White House for a state dinner, where Trump candidly admitted he was 'very jealous' of the King's historic address to Congress. The visit included gift exchanges, a lavish dinner menu, and discussions on political themes.
I was very jealous': Trump greets King Charles and Queen Camilla at White House for state dinner Your support helps us to tell the story SUPPORT NOW From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. Read more King Charles III and Queen Camilla have arrived at the White House for a state dinner with President Donald Trump. First lady Melania Trump joined the president as he greeted the royals outside the White House on Tuesday evening. Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance are also in attendance, along with several Republican lawmakers, Supreme Court justices and tech leaders. The event follows Charles’ historic address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress, during which he sought to acknowledge abuse survivors, according to a palace aide. Trump told reporters the King’s speech was “great” and that he was “very jealous.” Earlier Tuesday, Charles and Camilla met with the president and first lady, who welcomed them with gifts. Charles gifted Trump a framed replica of the 1879 design plans for the Resolute Desk, which is in the Oval Office, after it was gifted to President Rutherford B. Hayes by Queen Victoria in 1880. Trump gave Charles a custom replica of a letter from John Adams to John Jay in 1785. In the letter, Adams promised to restore a friendship between the two nations. RECOMMENDED Charles wanted to acknowledge ‘victims’ in speech to Congress including those abused by Epstein, palace says When will King Charles and Trump meet today? Full schedule for US state visit ‘No-win situation’: Readers split on King’s high-stakes Trump visit America is terrifyingly unbothered by Trump’s attempted assassination Why the King’s soft power will be more important than ever in wake of shooting KEY POINTS King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive at White House for state dinner Amid tensions over Iran, King Charles stresses importance of NATO during speech King Charles condemns shooting at White House Correspondents’ Dinner Trump remembers his Scottish mother, who had a crush on Charles King Charles lauded checks and balances. At the same time, the White House posted a photo calling Trump a king. King Charles acknowledges 'victims' in speech to Congress What's on the menu at tonight's White House dinner? The White House is serving a three-course meal, plus dessert made with honey from first lady Melania Trump’s beehive, during its state dinner with King Charles and Queen Camilla. Guests will start with a hearts of palm salad and garden herb velouté sauce as the first course. The second course will feature handcrafted spring herb ravioli. And a third course of Dover sole meunière will be offered to guests. This French fish dish will include sweet snow peas and layered potatoes pavé. The show-stopper will be the dessert course. Guests will enjoy a beehive-shaped chocolate gâteau, which is a French cake, with White House honey and vanilla bean crémeux custard. Guests will also be served an almond joconde, another French cake. Read more: Treats from White House beehive on dinner menu for King Charles and Queen Camilla The first lady pulled out all the stops when planning the Tuesday night dinner to honor the special relationship between the U.S. and U.K. Rachel Dobkin29 April 2026 00:42 In pictures: King Charles and Queen Camilla welcomed to White House for state dinner King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive at the White House for a state dinner (Reuters) President Donald Trump said King Charles' congressional address as he arrived at the White House for a state dinner (AFP via Getty Images) First lady Melania Trump greets Queen Camilla at the White House (REUTERS) Katie Hawkinson29 April 2026 00:32 Trump says he's 'jealous' of King Charles' speech President Donald Trump praised King Charles’ congressional address as he welcomed him and Queen Camilla to the White House for a state dinner. "He made a great speech, I was very jealous,” Trump said as he pointed to the King. King Charles arrives for a state dinner at the White House (REUTERS) Katie Hawkinson29 April 2026 00:23 Guests arrive for White House state dinner King Charles is expected to attend a state dinner at the White House this evening. Guests are arriving now, including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife, Lauren Sanchez Bezos, arrive at the White House for a state dinner with King Charles (REUTERS) Outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook arrives at the White House for a state dinner with King Charles (REUTERS) Katie Hawkinson29 April 2026 00:10 King Charles meets with tech leaders ahead of White House dinner King Charles met with tech leaders and entrepreneurs at Blair House in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday afternoon, ahead of his state dinner at the White House. Attendees included Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google President Ruth Porat. Katie Hawkinson29 April 2026 00:05 Watch: King Charles hails importance of 'checks and balances' on executive power King Charles was met with huge cheers as he emphasized the importance of “checks and balances” on executive power during his congressional address. Watch below: Huge cheers as King Charles hails importance of 'checks and balances' on executive power Katie Hawkinson29 April 2026 00:00 King Charles' address was 'best speech of his life,' Piers Morgan says King Charles’ congressional address was “brilliant, bold and challenging,” Piers Morgan said on social media. “Brilliant, bold and challenging address by King Charles to the U.S. Congress which was (very unusually!) united in regular standing ovations,” he wrote. “The best speech of his life, right when his country needed him to step up and repair the Special Relationship. Bravo, Your Majesty!” Katie Hawkinson28 April 2026 23:35 ANALYSIS: King Charles’ speech was delightfully detached from reality — and very inconvenient for Trump The Independent’s Holly Baxter breaks down King Charles’ historic speech to Congress: Charles’ speech to Congress was detached from reality — and inconvenient for Trump The king spoke of shared values and traditions that Trump has long abandoned — and made some pointed references to ‘checks and balances’ needed to restrain the presidency, reports Holly Baxter Katie Hawkinson28 April 2026 23:20 Buckingham Palace says King was 'greatly touched' by response to speech King Charles was “deeply honoured” to have been invited to be the first British King to give such an address and was “greatly touched” by the warmth and generosity of the response he received,” the spokesperson said. King Charles waves as he addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress (Reuters) Katie Hawkinson28 April 2026 23:10 Watch: King Charles acknowledges 'victims' of abuse King Charles acknowledged abuse survivors in his historic address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress Katie Hawkinson28 April 2026 23:00 Newer 1 / 7 Older
