President Trump and King Charles III greeted each other warmly on Tuesday as the monarch began a day of diplomacy in Washington, per the AP. Under gray, drizzly skies, Trump welcomed Charles and Queen Camilla to the White House in a ceremony on the South Lawn, with the president quipping that it was a "beautiful British day." The king shook hands with members of Trump's Cabinet and joined the president for a rendition of the national anthem.
The two leaders also huddled in the Oval Office for a meeting that was closed to the public. Afterward, Trump said that it was a "really good meeting" and that Charles is a "fantastic person." Charles will later address Congress, only the second monarch to do so. His mother, Queen Elizabeth II, delivered a speech in 1991 highlighting the historic ties between both countries and the importance of their democratic values, themes Charles will likely reinforce on Tuesday.
The royal visit comes at a challenging moment for US-UK relations but is intended as a celebration of America's 250th anniversary of independence from Britain. In his welcome remarks, Trump highlighted the shared history between the two countries and sought to draw a line from King John's sealing of the Magna Carta in 1215 to the American Revolution. "American patriots today can sing, 'My country, 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty,' only because our colonial ancestors first sang, 'God save the King,'" Trump said.
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