British Embassy Hosts Royal Couple, and a Few Hundred More, at Garden Party
King Charles III and Queen Camilla attended a garden party hosted by the British Embassy in Washington, marking the start of their weeklong U.S. visit to celebrate British-American ties. The off-the-record event drew around 600 guests, including U.S. officials and public figures, for an evening of informal mingling. No formal remarks were made, but the gathering offered a moment of diplomatic camaraderie amid recent tensions. The royal couple stayed at Blair House, while the embassy residence hosted the festivities.
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#masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }King Charles and Queen Camilla’s U.S. TripWhat to KnowAddress to CongressU.S.-U.K. TensionsPast British Royal VisitsAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTSupported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTBritish Embassy Hosts Royal Couple, and a Few Hundred More, at Garden PartyKing Charles III and Queen Camilla gathered with Washington’s famous and not so famous for an off-the-record evening.Listen · 2:34 min Share full articleKing Charles III and the British ambassador to the United States, Christian Turner, pointing, attended a garden party at the British Embassy in Washington on Monday.Credit...Pool photo by Julia Demaree NikhinsonBy David E. SangerReporting from WashingtonApril 27, 2026 window.registerInteractive && window.registerInteractive("100000010805361"); !function(){var e="gps_module_impressions",s="gps_suppress_module",t=new URLSearchParams(window.location.search),o="1"===t.get("gps_debug")?function(e,s){console.log("[gps]",e,void 0!==s?s:"")}:function(){};if(o("version",16),(document.documentElement.lang||"").toLowerCase().startsWith("es")&&(document.body.classList.add("gps-lang-es"),o("language: spanish")),"1"===t.get("gps_reset"))try{localStorage.removeItem(e),localStorage.removeItem(s),o("localStorage reset")}catch(e){}if(document.querySelector(".NYTApp"))o("hidden: NYTApp context");else{var a=!1;try{a=!!localStorage.getItem(s)}catch(e){}if(a)o("hidden: suppressed via "+s);else{var r=0;try{r=parseInt(localStorage.getItem(e),10)||0}catch(e){}o("impressions so far",r);try{r+=1,localStorage.setItem(e,String(r)),o("impression recorded",r)}catch(e){}document.body.classList.add("gps-show"),o("module shown")}}}().gps-module{display:none;background-color:var(--tpl-color-background-secondary,#f8f8f8);font-family:nyt-cheltenham,georgia,serif;text-align:center;padding:1rem 16px 16px 16px;max-width:600px;margin:1.25rem 20px;text-wrap:balance}.gps-show .gps-module{display:block}@media (min-width:640px){.gps-module{margin:1.25rem auto;box-sizing:border-box}}.gps-link{text-decoration:none;color:inherit;display:block}.gps-body{display:block;margin:0;font-family:nyt-franklin,helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:.9375rem;line-height:1.4;font-weight:500;color:var(--tpl-color-content-primary,#121212)}.gps-cta{display:inline-block;margin-top:6px;font-family:nyt-franklin,helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:.8125rem;font-weight:700;line-height:130%;border:1px solid var(--tpl-color-stroke-tertiary,#dfdfdf);background-color:var(--tpl-color-background-primary,#fff);color:var(--tpl-color-content-primary,#121212);padding:.375rem 1.125rem;border-radius:2rem}.gps-caret-sep{display:inline-block;width:.25rem}.gps-link:hover .gps-cta{border:1px solid var(--tpl-color-stroke-tertiary,#dfdfdf);background:var(--tpl-color-background-tertiary,#ebebeb)}.NYTApp .gps-module{display:none}.gps-es{display:none}.gps-lang-es .gps-module .gps-es{display:inline}.gps-lang-es .gps-module .gps-en{display:none}See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más de nuestra cobertura en los resultados de búsqueda. Add The New York Times on GoogleAgrega The New York Times en Google !function(){if(document.body.classList.contains("gps-show")){var e="1"===new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get("gps_debug")?function(e,t){console.log("[gps]",e,void…
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