See photos of King Charles' visit to the U.S.

Updated April 29, 2026

King Charles has become the first British monarch to visit the United States in 16 years. He is spending time in New York City and Washington during his visit.

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Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla talk with Charlotte Tilbury, second from right, and Lionel Richie, right, as Edward Enninful, left, walks by during a cultural reception Wednesday in New York.

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Britain's King Charles III attends an event at Harlem Grown.

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Britain's King Charles III attends an event with Tony Hillery, CEO and founder of Harlem Grown.

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Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, from left, Britain's King Charles III, Queen Camilla and Elizabeth Hillman, president and CEO of the National 9/11 Memorial & Museum, visit the 9/11 Memorial on Wednesday.

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Britain's King Charles shakes hands with a police officer as he and Queen Camilla visit the 9/11 Memorial on Wednesday.

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Queen Camilla speaks as she visits the New York Public Library for a literacy event on Wednesday.

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Britain's Queen Camilla arrives at the New York Public Library in New York, Wednesday, April 29, 2026.

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Actress Sarah Jessica Parker, left, walks down the stairs with Queen Camilla at the New York Public Library, Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in New York.

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, center left, greets Britain's King Charles III, center right, during a visit to the 9/11 Memorial.

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Britain's King Charles III, standing next to Queen Camilla, shakes hands with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul during a visit to the 9/11 Memorial.

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Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, left, and Britain's King Charles III, center, and Queen Camilla arrive at the 9/11 Memorial during their state visit to the United States, in New York Wednesday.

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Britain's King Charles III, center, and Queen Camilla, right, visit the 9/11 Memorial with former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday.

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Britain's King Charles III toasts President Donald Trump in the East Room of the White House on Tuesday in Washington.

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Britain's King Charles III addresses a joint meeting of Congress in Washington on Tuesday.

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Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla are seen on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday in Washington.

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Britain's King Charles III meets with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on Tuesday in Washington.

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Britain's King Charles III listens as President Donald Trump speaks on the South Lawn of the White House on Tuesday in Washington.