Buckingham Palace confirms King Charles III’s trip to the USA

Trump: dinner shooter was hateful and sick Buckingham Palace confirmed this Sunday afternoon (26) that King Charles III and Queen Camilla will travel to the United States this week, following what was already planned. This morning, a palace spokesperson had issued a statement raising doubts as to whether the trip would be continued, due to the shooting at the correspondents’ dinner, at the Hilton Hotel, in Washington DC, on Saturday night (25). 📱 Click here to follow the g1 channel on WhatsApp LIVE: Follow the news about the shooting at Trump’s dinner with journalists “Following discussions held on both sides of the Atlantic throughout the day, and following government recommendations, we can confirm that Their Majesties’ state visit will take place as planned,” said a palace spokesperson. “The King and Queen are extremely grateful to all those who have worked so hard to ensure this remains the case and look forward to the start of their visit tomorrow.” Before the British confirmation, President Donald Trump had already told Fox News earlier that the monarchs’ trip was maintained. Charles and Camila should arrive on Monday (27) and will stay in the country for four days. The visit to the United States includes a private meeting with Trump and a speech to Congress, marking 250 years since the US declared independence from British rule. Also before the meeting between the president and the majesties was confirmed, the palace spokesperson reported that Charles and Camilla had contacted Trump and his wife – First Lady Melania Trump – privately to express their condolences. British minister Darren Jones said earlier on Sunday that the government would maintain close cooperation with the US security services ahead of Charles’ visit and that the extensive discussions already underway would continue in the coming days. “In relation to Her Majesty’s visit to the United States next week… our security services obviously remain in close co-operation ahead of that,” Jones told Sky News. King Charles III with US President Donald Trump at Windsor Castle. Aaron Chown/Pool via REUTERS Shooting during dinner The President of the United States, Donald Trump, was hastily removed on Saturday night (25) from a dinner of correspondent journalists covering the White House after gunshots were heard there. Metal detectors, credential checking and controlled perimeter: what the security scheme is like at events with Trump The annual event brought together more than 2 thousand guests, including journalists and authorities. Correspondent Raquel Krähenbühl, from TV Globo, was at the dinner, which has been closed and will be rescheduled, according to the organization. Trump released a video showing the man running to try to bypass security. Shots were exchanged and an officer was hit, but was wearing a bulletproof vest.

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