Trump news at a glance: royal visit designed to avoid making things (more) awkward between US and UK

Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive to look at the White House garden and bee hive on the South Lawn of the White House on day one of their state visit, on Monday. Photograph: Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenDonald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive to look at the White House garden and bee hive on the South Lawn of the White House on day one of their state visit, on Monday. Photograph: Getty ImagesTrump administration briefingTrump administrationExplainerTrump news at a glance: royal visit designed to avoid making things (more) awkward between US and UKKing Charles and Queen Camilla visit the White House at a notably tense time between the two allies – key US politics stories from 27 April 2026 at a glanceGuardian staffMon 27 Apr 2026 21.00 EDTLast modified on Mon 27 Apr 2026 21.02 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleKing Charles and Queen Camilla arrived at the White House on Monday for a state visit in Washington, a city still rattled by a weekend shooting and a transatlantic alliance showing fresh signs of strain.British flags could be seen lining lamp-posts outside the White House, where Donald Trump and the first lady, Melania Trump, greeted Charles and Camilla with handshakes. The four appeared to exchange pleasantries and posed for several photographs before heading inside the White House for a private tea.The British monarch was spared the potential humiliation of being upbraided in public by the US president this week after the White House agreed that any meeting between the two men should be held off-camera.UK ministers have pinned great hopes on the state visit, which they are hoping will help repair the relationship between the two countries at one of its most difficult periods in decades.With Trump threatening retaliation for criticism of the Iran war by the prime minister, Keir Starmer, and the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, the government is hoping the king might be able to talk Trump down from some of his more aggressive statements.King Charles to meet Donald Trump off camera to avoid awkwardnessThe four-day tour, intended to mark the 250th anniversary of US independence, begins against the backdrop of a diplomatic rift over Trump’s war in Iran and a dramatic security scare at last Saturday’s White House correspondents’ dinner.Read the full storyWhite House press dinner shooting raises questions over security at eventThe shooting in the White House correspondents’ dinner has prompted questions over security with some asking how a shooter was able to get close to where Donald Trump and many other senior administration officials were gathered and many others praising the actions of law enforcement that swiftly stopped the attack.Read the full storyUS supreme court reinstates Texas electoral map favoring RepublicansThe US supreme court formally reinstated on Monday a redrawn Texas electoral map that was designed to add more Republicans to the US House of Representatives, as Trump’s party seeks to keep control of Congress in the November congressional elections.Read the full storyMelania and Donald Trump call for Jimmy Kimmel to be fired in latest attack on ABC hostIn the aftermath of the White House correspondents’ dinner shooting, Melania Trump accused Jimmy Kimmel of “hateful and violent rhetoric” and said it was “time for ABC to take a stand” against the comedian who has long been critical of Donald Trump and his policies.The first…

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