00:00Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived in the United States on Monday for a four-day visit.
00:06President Donald Trump, a self-described royal fan, welcomed the king and queen at the White House.
00:12This is the most high-profile overseas trip of Charles' reign so far.
00:16The visit coincides with the 250th anniversary of America's declaration of independence from British rule
00:22and marks the first U.S. visit by a British monarch in nearly 20 years.
00:28Later, Charles and Camilla appeared at a garden party at the British ambassador's residence
00:32where they mingled with Washington socialites and officials.
00:36The week's schedule also includes an address to Congress by the king on Tuesday.
00:40A palace source told Reuters that his speech will highlight the enduring alliance between the two countries,
00:46acknowledging past disagreements while calling the partnership one of the greatest in human history.
00:52The royal's events in Washington take place days after a shooting at the White House press dinner
00:57on Saturday, with much of the capital still on edge.
01:01The visit also comes amid divisions between the two countries over the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
01:07President Trump has openly criticized Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government
01:11for failing to back the offensive.
01:13Starmer hopes the visit will shore up the future of the two allies' special relationship,
01:18which is at its lowest point.
01:20After Washington, the royals will head to New York City to commemorate victims of the September 11 attacks,
01:26before concluding the trip in Virginia, with a king meeting those involved in conservation work,
01:32a nod to his half-century of environmental campaigning.
01:38Starmer starts writing
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