At a military base outside Portsmouth, England, a 24-hour service monitors the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and part of the Indian Ocean, responding to distress calls.

Not since his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, traveled to Washington after the Suez Crisis has a visit by the British monarch come at such a fraught point in Anglo-American relations.

Not since his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, traveled to Washington after the Suez Crisis has a visit by the British monarch come at such a fraught time in Anglo-American relations.

With King Charles III and Queen Camilla set to arrive for a state visit with President Trump, we look back at some major moments in previous royal trips to the United States.

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Sindy: "Sindy's Colouring Page" Vintage UK Fashion Doll Magazine (Pedigree) 1984

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Sindy: Vintage UK Fashion Doll Magazine (Pedigree) 1984

The British royals are set to arrive on Monday for a visit hosted by President Trump, with a garden party, an address to Congress and a banquet on the schedule.

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Royal Aero Club RRRA Race School, Popham Airfield EGHP, Hampshire, UK. 2026/04/19.

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Royal Aero Club RRRA Race School, Popham Airfield EGHP, Hampshire, UK. 2026/04/19.

An internal Pentagon email, reported by the Reuters news agency, suggested Washington was reviewing options to penalize the two nations for insufficiently supporting the war in Iran.

A small group in the House of Lords proposed hundreds of amendments that helped stymie a bill that was meant to legalize medically assisted death for the terminally ill.

The U.K. government has become the latest jurisdiction to introduce a lifelong ban on smoking, as its Tobacco and Vapes Bill has cleared Parliament and now needs only royal assent to become law. Here's what to know. Read More