King Charles to visit US in landmark trip marking America’s 250th birthday

King Charles III and Queen Camilla will visit the United States next month to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence, according to Buckingham Palace. 

Officials said 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.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla will visit the United States next month to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence, according to Buckingham Palace.  (Channel 4 / Bango Studios)

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Buckingham Palace said that King Charles III and Queen Camilla accepted an invitation from President Donald Trump.

The visit will be Charles’ first state visit to the U.S. as king. 

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)

Queen Elizabeth II previously carried out four state visits to the country in 1957, 1976, 1991 and 2007, according to Buckingham Palace.

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.

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Charles and Camilla hosted President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump during a state visit in 2019. (Chris Jackson – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

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.

President 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.