King Charles to pay state visit to US in late April amid Iran war concerns

King Charles III will visit the United States in late April, Buckingham Palace said on Tuesday, despite some calls for the trip to be cancelled or delayed amid the Iran war.Confirmation of the monarch’s first state visit to the US comes at a rocky time for the so-called US-UK “special relationship”, with US President Donald Trump repeatedly criticising Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s reticence over the US-Israel war against Tehran.The trip by the king and Queen Camilla would “celebrate the historic connections and the modern bilateral relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States”, Buckingham Palace said in the statement.It will come as the US marks its 250th anniversary of independence and will be followed by an official visit by the king to Bermuda which is a British Overseas Territory.Washington’s envoy to Britain, Warren Stephens, warned last week it would be a “big mistake” for the visit to be cancelled.(From left) Britain’s Queen Camilla, King Charles, US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at Windsor Castle during Trump’s state visit on September 17, 2025. Photo: ReutersThe US leader has repeatedly railed against Starmer since the start of the war, accusing him of not doing enough to support the US.