{"id":2595488,"date":"2026-04-27T05:50:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T09:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/king-charles-iii-trip-to-us-will-proceed-as-planned-despite-whca-dinner-shooting\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T05:50:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T09:50:50","slug":"king-charles-iii-trip-to-us-will-proceed-as-planned-despite-whca-dinner-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/king-charles-iii-trip-to-us-will-proceed-as-planned-despite-whca-dinner-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"King Charles III trip to US will \u2018proceed as planned\u2019 despite WHCA dinner shooting\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fking-charles-iii-trip-to-us-will-proceed-as-planned-despite-whca-dinner-shooting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2595488&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>King Charles III will proceed with his scheduled four-day U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mexico-president-condemns-censorship-of-president-trump\/\" title=\"Mexico President condemns censorship of President ...\">state visit<\/a> starting Monday, despite a shooting at the White House Correspondents Association dinner on Saturday that authorities say targeted President Donald Trump and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-big-here-we-go-pentagon-halts-biden-transition-defense-briefings-biden-team-unaware-of-directive\/\" title=\"BREAKING BIG: Here We Go \u2014 Pentagon Halts Biden Transition Defense Briefings \u2014 Biden Team Unaware of Directive\">administration officials<\/a>. Buckingham Palace said discussions with U.S. counterparts and advice from government officials led to the visit continuing as planned.<\/p>\n<p>The king reportedly contacted Trump and Melania Trump after the shooting to express support. Trump also publicly said he looked forward to the visit, and house Speaker Mike Johnson invited Charles to address a Joint Meeting of Congress on April 28, citing the close U.S.-UK partnership and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >shared democratic values<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/king-charles-iii\/\">King Charles III<\/a> of the United Kingdom will continue his trip to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-states\/\">United States<\/a> as planned on Monday, despite the shooting that occurred Saturday night at the White House Correspondents Association dinner. <\/p>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> and administration officials were said to be the targets of the gunman. Buckingham Palace announced in a press release on Sunday that the king\u2019s plans to visit will continue. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4543862\/king-charles-iii-to-us-will-proceed-as-planned-despite-whca-dinner-shooting\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>King Charles III to US will \u2018proceed as planned\u2019 despite WHCA dinner shooting<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4543438\/correspondents-dinner-gunman-dc-hotel-guest\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Correspondents\u2019 dinner gunman believed to be guest at DC hotel where event was held<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4543368\/man-charged-security-checkpoint-shot-secret-service-agent-white-house-correspondents-dinner-trump\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Man charged security checkpoint and shot Secret Service agent at White House correspondents\u2019 dinner: Trump<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cFollowing discussions on both sides of the Atlantic through the day, and acting on advice of Government, we can confirm the State Visit by Their Majesties will proceed as planned,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbnews.com\/royal\/king-charles-donald-trump-state-visit-us\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Buckingham Palace officials in a statement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cThe King and Queen are most grateful to all those who have worked at pace to ensure this remains the case and are looking forward to the Visit getting underway tomorrow,\u201d noted the statement.<\/p>\n<p>Charles contacted Trump and first lady Melania Trump sometime over the weekend after the shooting, expressing their support, according to multiple <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/king-charles-queen-camilla-move-ahead-us-trip-white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooting.amp\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sources<\/a>. The king and wife, Queen Camilla, are expected to arrive in Washington, D.C., on Monday for a four-day trip in the U.S. It will be the first visit to the U.S. by a British monarch since Queen Elizabeth II visited the country in 2007. <\/p>\n<p>Buckingham Palace\u2019s statement about the trip came hours after Trump announced that Monday\u2019s visit with the British king was still taking place. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cKing Charles is coming and he\u2019s a great guy and we look forward to it,\u201d Trump <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/king-charles-queen-camilla-move-ahead-us-trip-white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooting.amp\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> on Fox News on Sunday in an interview with Shannon Bream. \u201cHe\u2019s really a fantastic person and a tremendous representative.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson also invited Charles to deliver an address to a Joint Meeting of Congress, the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> previously <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4512321\/mike-johnson-invite-uk-royals-address-congress-250-independence\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4543551\/trump-dinner-shooting-administration-officials-motive\/\"><strong>TRUMP DINNER SHOOTING WAS TARGETING ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS, AUTHORITIES BELIEVE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn behalf of the bipartisan leadership of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, it is our honor to invite you to address a Joint Meeting of Congress on Tuesday, April 28, 2026,\u201d Johnson <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SpeakerJohnson\/status\/2039313286483648758\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a> in a letter to Charles.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It is my distinct honor and great privilege to invite His Majesty King Charles III, The King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, to address a Joint Meeting of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Our two nations share one of the most consequential partnerships in history, and\u2026 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gTOWhqvWOx\">pic.twitter.com\/gTOWhqvWOx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerJohnson\/status\/2039313286483648758?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom has evolved into one of the most consequential partnerships in modern history,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cThat close relationship is rooted not merely in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-press-plane-delayed-7-hours-by-cicadas\/\" title=\"White House Press Plane Delayed 7 Hours By Cicadas\">shared interests<\/a>, but \u2014 as Queen Elizabeth II told a Joint Meeting of Congress in 1991 \u2014 in a shared \u2018spirit of democracy,\u2019 and a commitment to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/82-advocacy-groups-urge-biden-to-end-federal-executions\/\" title=\"82 Advocacy Groups Urge Biden to End Federal Executions\">fundamental values<\/a> of individual freedom, consent of the governed, and the rule of law.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>King Charles will proceed with US trip Monday despite WHCA dinner 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