The King is “greatly relieved” US President Donald Trump, the first lady and other guests at a media dinner were unharmed after a gunman tried to charge the venue, Buckingham Palace has said.
Charles, who begins a four-day US state visit on Monday with Camilla, is being “kept fully informed of developments” after the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner was thrown into chaos by the attack on Saturday night.
Video footage shows the president stumbling as he was bundled from the room by secret service agents who also grabbed vice-president JD Vance by the shoulders and escorted him to safety.
The King and Queen are understood to have reached out privately to the president and his wife, Melania, to express their sympathies with all those affected on the night, and their gratitude to the security services who prevented further injury.
A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: “His Majesty is being kept fully informed of developments and is greatly relieved to hear that the President, First Lady and all guests have been unharmed.
“As you would expect, a number of discussions will be taking place throughout the day to discuss with US colleagues and our respective teams to what degree the events of Saturday evening may or may not impact on the operational planning for the visit.”
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