King Charles III will not cancel his state visit to the United States to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., after a suspected gunman attempted to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with Trump in attendance inside a hotel on April 25.
“Following 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,” a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said in a statement on April 26.
Saturday night’s incident inside the Washington Hilton allegedly has palace officials making small operational changes to a couple of engagements for what will be the king’s first trip to the United States since taking over the throne in the UK in 2022….