- King Charles and Queen Camilla are preparing for a four-day state visit to Washington to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence.
- The visit by the British royals begins this Monday 27 April and and herald the start of Independence Day celebrations across the US, with Charles and Camilla marking the milestone at a “block party”.
- During their visit, the royal couple are scheduled to meet the US President and attend a White House banquet, with King Charles also invited to address the US Congress.
- The trip comes amidst transatlantic tensions concerning the Iran conflict, which has led to calls for the visit to be cancelled.
- The ongoing Jeffrey Epstein scandal, linked to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, is also noted as a potential shadow over the royal visit.
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